Strategic Manager

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Cancer Research UK Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Strategy Manager to join our in-house Strategy Team at Cancer Research UK. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in supporting our leaders to set the long-term strategic direction for the organisation.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage and deliver strategic projects and programmes of work from initial scoping through to making recommendations and handover to delivery teams.
  • Identify key strategic questions and decisions and drive clarity on project scope and frame.
  • Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis and research to understand and explore the strategic questions.
  • Synthesise insights into clear and actionable business recommendations and work directly with senior stakeholders to communicate them.
  • Prepare impactful papers and presentations for a variety of stakeholder groups, including Executive and Trustee meetings.
  • Contribute to an outward-looking culture, helping identify and understand shifts in the external landscape and their strategic implications.
  • Build and develop internal and external relationships with stakeholders and networks.
Requirements
  • Experience of developing strategy at pace - leading, managing and delivering strategic projects and programmes of work from initial scoping through to making recommendations and handover to delivery teams – supported by strong project management and planning skills.
  • Excellent oral, written communication & presentation skills, with the ability to interpret and explain information clearly, and in a way that delivers actionable insight.
  • A strategic thinker, interpreting complex information, putting it in context and having a clear view of the "big picture", utilising data analysis, sound financial and business acumen, and logical reasoning to manage complex trade-offs and support your conclusions.
  • Numerate, financially literate and comfortable with data modelling and data analysis, with the ability to make complex data easily understood.
  • A lateral and creative thinker in tackling complex tasks using own initiative.
  • Well-developed interpersonal skills and be able to interact confidently with senior stakeholders and colleagues, specifically with Executive Directors and other senior stakeholders.
  • Comfortable with working flexibly and in a rapidly changing working environment. A strong team player, able to work independently, lead, support and coach more junior team members, listen and collaborate - within and outside of the Strategy team.
About Us

Cancer Research UK is the world's largest independent cancer research organisation, with 4000+ staff bringing in £700m+ revenue through a world-class fundraising and philanthropy operation and a network of 550+ shops. Our income enables us to fund scientific research through a network of 4000+ scientists, 90 research institutions and global partnerships. We also use evidence to influence public policy and to provide information to patients. Through our commercial arm - Cancer Research Horizons - we invest and partner to take scientific breakthroughs from the lab to the bedside, translating them into effective treatments and diagnostics for cancer patients.

Our Values

We are guided by our organisation values: Bold, Credible, Human and Together. We believe in acting with ambition, courage and determination, acting with rigour and professionalism, acting to have a positive impact on people and acting 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.

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