Expert communication. Data-led insights. Storytelling with impact. Communications Officer (Insight & Evaluation)
- Internally, this role is known as an Insight & Evaluation Officer (Communications)
£34,000- £36,500 + benefits
Reports to: Lead, Insight & Evaluation
Grade: P3
Directorate: Policy, Information and Communications
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
Location: Stratford, London . Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)
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.
Closing date: 27 August 2025, 23:55
This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact
[email protected] as soon as possible.
Recruitment process: Two competency-based interviews with an exercise included
Interview date: From the week commencing 08 September 2025
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 fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.
Cancer Research UK’s newly created Insights & Evaluation team is part of our Communications department within the Policy, Information & Communication directorate. This new team was created to support our Communications department and the wider organisation in furthering Cancer Research UK’s mission and impact by generating data-driven and evidence-led insights to inform our communications planning and reach our key audiences, while also evaluating the performance of our communications activities and campaigns.
As an Insights & Evaluations Officer, you will play a crucial role in our mission by collaborating with a diverse range of Communications teams spanning Strategic Communications, Social Media, Digital News, Media Relations, Internal Communications, and Cancer Stories to deliver actionable data-driven insights and reporting. This will involve manipulating and quality checking our data, while advising teams on how to improve their data and meet evaluation frameworks and best practices. Furthermore, you will horizon scan for, and analyse the performance of, a diverse range of communications campaigns (such as Children’s Cancer Awareness month, Race For Life, Stand Up to Cancer, & Smokefree UK, etc).
This will be a varied and autonomous role where you will have the opportunity to help shape this new team and achieve our strategy to better harness data to deliver more relevant, trusted, and frictionless experiences for our audiences, ultimately maximising our impact.
If you are a data-driven Insights & Evaluations or Communications Analysis from either a large communications, media, or social media agency or an in-house team, we’d love for you to join our mission.
What will I be doing?
- Assisting in delivering insightful reporting across Cancer Research UK’s Communications department, ensuring regular and priority evaluation documents are produced and presented to the required standard.
- Our communications department consists of: Strategic Communications, Social Media, Digital News, Media Relations, Internal Communications, and Cancer Stories.
- Generating and providing actionable data-driven insights to support colleagues in delivering effective and impactful communications activities and campaigns.
- Compiling, delivering, and presenting regular evaluation reports measuring the effectiveness of Cancer Research UK’s communications across all channels.
- Conducting research and analysis using communications reporting tools and data-handling skills.
- Collaborating with a diverse range of Communications teams and across the organisation to ensure evaluation materials and reports are delivered to the required standard.
- Developing innovative, engaging, and impactful methods of gathering and presenting data.
- Ensuring that reporting is robust and accurate by carrying out data quality checks on internal and external data.
- Championing the value of utilising data in communications planning, helping to create and maintain a culture of Insight & Evaluation within the Communications department.
- Seeking opportunities to provide data-driven insights and be more evidence-led across communications activities.
- Regularly examining monitoring briefs, queries, and dashboards to ensure they effectively measure current communications priorities.
- Serving as an internal Insight & Evaluation point of contact for data requests and guidance on evaluation practices.
- Keeping up to date with the latest best practices and innovations in the communications measurement and evaluation industry.
- Collaborating with other teams and individuals across the charity, developing meaningful relationships and understanding their needs.
- Understanding how effectively evaluating our activity supports the delivery of our communications function and wider organisational objectives.
What are you looking for?
- Insights & Evaluations, Communications, Media, or Social Media Analysis background from either a large communications agency or in-house team.
- General understanding of, and interest in, the communications landscape (including traditional media, social media, and digital/web channels).
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills with experience building credible, collaborative, and engaging stakeholder relationships.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to translate data and insights into a story and present findings to internal stakeholders.
- A proactive and solutions-driven approach to problem-solving and driving continuous improvements.
- Strategic mindset with an understanding of how to use data insights to inform communications plans, with an understanding of how this contributes to the objectives of the directorate and charity.
- Technical skills: Excel (intermediate or advanced) and PowerPoint.
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.
Additional Information
For more information about working with us 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
020 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.
