Marketing Delivery Manager

£42,000-£45,000 plus benefits

Reports to: Senior Marketing Delivery Manager

Directorate: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

Closing date: 15th March 2026 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. 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 recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 as 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: First round will be a competency-based interview with a task

Interview date:

week commencing 23rd March

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are looking for a motivated Marketing Delivery Manager to support Cancer Research UK's marketing team to execute best-in-class campaigns. This role will implement strategic marketing plans for a wide variety of campaigns across the marketing portfolio

In this role you will lead a team of flexible marketing executives and senior executives (team of 4) foster a collaborative culture while motivating strong performance and consistently delivering to the highest standards.

This role sits within the flexible marketing team which acts as a central resource team to help marketing delivery teams with campaign delivery and execution. Campaigns and projects are allocated on a quarterly basis. This is a unique role and offers huge opportunity to work across CRUK’s marketing, portfolio, audiences and channels.

What will I be doing?

• Manage and motivate a flexible marketing delivery team, supporting wellbeing, performance and building a strong team culture while the team are rotated across the portfolio on seasonal projects and reactive campaigns. Support direct reports with their own performance, learning and development.

Significant experience of managing a complex network of internal and external stakeholders, with proven experience of developing working relationships and influencing at all levels

Significant experience in planning and delivering multi-channel campaigns that meet strategic objectives and campaign KPIs.

Excellent project management skills including resource and risk management.

Significant experience of developing highly effective campaign assets for use across channels.

Strong understanding of end-to-end supporter or customer journeys and the role of different channels in fully integrated campaigns.

Relevant experience translating marketing strategy into tactical delivery plans by channel, audience and budget.

Data-driven with a strong understanding of UX principles and relevant experience of interpreting results and recommending opportunities for optimisation.

Experience in contributing to a strong team culture through collaboration and knowledge‑sharing.

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 recruitment@cancer.org.uk.

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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 recruitment@cancer.org.uk 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.