Relationship Manager

Relationship Manager - Fundraising

plus benefits

Reports to: Regional Team Manager

Directorate: Marketing Fundraising & Engagement

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Location: Home-based (London/Greater London/surrounding areas) The successful candidate must be located within the geographic area shown on the map below. Please click to view:

date: 24th May 2026 23:55

Please let us know if there is anything about the recruitment process that you would like to discuss in particular if there are any changes or adjustments that would make it easier for you to apply. Please contact oras soon as possible.

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.

Recruitment process: Competency based interview

At Cancer Research UK we exist to beat cancer.

We are looking for an ambitious driven people person passionate about raisingvital fundsto support Cancer Research UK. As a Relationship Manager you will inspire and motivatea wide range ofsupporters(including individuals groups and corporate partners)to developstrongrelationships maximising in-year fundraising opportunities andlong-termvalue.

We are looking for candidates from a business development or fundraising background who are excited to join our hard-working team in and around London/ Greater London and the surrounding for a natural people person with excellent relationship building skills confident in negotiating with and influencing a diverserangeof used to managingmultiplepriorities and be adaptable in an environment where no two days are the -centred and motivated by making a real impactwedlove to hear from you.

Thisis ahome-basedrole with significant travel across the patch to maximise community will be some out of hours workingrequiredsuch as supportermeetings andevents however you will get this time back via our time off in lieu policy.

What will I be doing

• Inspiring developing and managing supporters to achieve their goals through offering outstanding and tailored stewardship.

• Developing aprospect pipeline of opportunitiesandidentifyingand supporters and income in collaboration with the Business Development team

• Hitting fundraising targetsand KPIsfor CRUKs life saving research.

• Supportingcreation and delivery of relevant strategies that build better and longer lasting relationships to increaselong-termincome

• Building strong working relationships withwiderdepartmentteam colleaguestoeffectively developtransitioned supporters

What are we looking for

• Experience of working as part of a high performing team achieving KPIs and targets

• Experience of working unsupervised with the ability to drive and generate own workload

• Excellent networking and relationship manager skills and the ability to motivate and influence supporters or customers to reach targets.

• Ability toadapt style and approachgeneratenew ideasandtoacquirenew business.

• A strong solution focused approach toenablesupporterstoovercome challenges and maximise theirfundraising.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills (face to face written and phone)

• Great timemanagementprioritisationand planning skills.

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

Were 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 youre interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience wed 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 wont 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 .

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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 or 0as 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.