Science Content Manager (Cancer Grand Challenges)

Science Content Manager (Cancer Grand Challenges)
Internally this role is known as Science Information Manager

Salary: £35,000 - £41,000 plus benefits  
Reports to: Senior Communications Manager (Cancer Grand Challenges) 
Directorate: Research & Innovation 
Contract: Permanent 
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week 
Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (2 days per week in the office) 
Closing date: Sunday 22nd November 23:55pm
Recruitment process: 2 Stage process, 1st stage competency based, 2nd stage will include a task related to the role 
Interview date:   First stage interviews from w/c 30th November

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We have an exciting opening at Cancer Grand Challenges for a Science Communications professional to join the team and build the Cancer Grand Challenges brand through delivering compelling content about the science we fund, its impact and the people that make it possible.

About the team

Cancer Grand Challenges is a global funding initiative founded in 2020 by the two largest funders of cancer research in the world: Cancer Research UK and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the US ( www.cancergrandchallenges.org ).

Cancer Grand Challenges supports a global community of diverse, world-class research teams to come together, think differently and take on some of cancer’s toughest challenges. These are the obstacles that continue to impede progress and no one scientist, institution or country will be able to solve them alone. With awards of up to $34M, Cancer Grand Challenges teams are empowered to rise above the traditional boundaries of geography and discipline to make the progress against cancer we urgently need. We are about to launch our sixth call for applications to tackle cancer’s greatest challenges, and we are celebrating 10 years of the initiative . So, this is an exciting time to join the team.

In this role you will join a small but growing team of marketing and communication professionals that support and deliver on all aspects of CGC’s brand. As a Science Content Manager you’ll work across multiple channels, such as writing for webpages, presentations, meeting materials and engaging event experiences; you’ll also support in our income generation through partners and philanthropy.

When you work at Cancer Grand Challenges, you’ll be employed by Cancer Research UK.

What you’ll be doing?

- Developing in-depth knowledge of Cancer Grand Challenge’s research portfolio and keeping up to date with the latest developments from our teams.

- Translating complex scientific information into engaging content to inspire diverse audiences to get involved with Cancer Grand Challenge’s mission;

- Creating a range of content deliverables across multiple channels that bring our brand story to life. This will include writing for webpages, presentations, meeting materials and engaging event experiences.

- Lead on the development of engaging content to help support Cancer Grand Challenges plans for raising income through partners and philanthropy. This includes fundraising materials, pitch documents, briefs for senior leaders, funding applications and communications for donor events.

- Acting as point of contact for CRUK’s Science Engagement team to support them with developing content for CRUK’s channels and for donor pitches and stewardship.

- Support the stewardship of existing partners and donors including donor reports, communications to donors and material to illustrate the scientific impact of the teams they fund.

- Owning our initiative’s science stories, including building and maintaining an easily accessible internal repository / content hub of our initiative’s research findings (for example as part of PowerPoint presentations), impact and people, in order to inform engaging content for various audiences in collaboration with comms and fundraising colleagues.

- Building close working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders, gaining clear insight into the specific requirements and priorities of different audiences.

What are we looking for?

- Excellent scientific knowledge essential. A higher degree (PhD or MSc) in biomedical or related field desirable.

- Proven ability to translate and communicate science content for multiple audiences.

- Understanding of writing compelling stories and content for a specialist audience (specifically funding partner and philanthropic audience).

- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with strong attention to detail and the ability to interpret and explain complex information with a creative flair.

- Significant experience of managing projects, with ability to develop and deliver complex plans and deliver multiple tasks to competing deadlines and prioritise effectively.

- Strong experience of building relationships with stakeholders internally and externally, judging situations and acting diplomatically to influence effectively and build consensus.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold:  Act with ambition, courage and determination

Credible:  Act with rigour and professionalism

Human : Act to have a positive impact on people

Together:  Act inclusively and collaboratively

We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.

You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page .

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.

For more information on this career opportunity please visit our website or contact us at [email protected] .

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Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.

We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact [email protected] or 0 20 3469 8400 as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.