Breast Cancer Now
Breast Cancer Now

Charity number 1160558

We are formed by the merger of Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now. Our research and care provides support for today and hope for the future.

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Services Coordinator, Primary Breast Cancer

  • Full time
  • £28,051 – £32,051
  • Remote Working
  • Closing 4th December 2023

Would you like to make a real impact on the lives of people with breast cancer? Are you passionate about ensuring that people with breast cancer receive the emotional, social and practical support and information that they need? If so, you could be the coordinator that we are looking for to join our busy team and help us reach more people through our award-winning services. We are recruiting a permanent post.

The role

You will be responsible for the organisation and delivery of our face-to-face and online services for people with primary breast cancer, including coordinating service events, recruiting, training, and working with moving forward facilitators and moving forward volunteers.

A key part of the role involves developing and maintaining relationships with healthcare professionals and other external stakeholders to promote our services and increase reach and uptake in the north and east of Scotland (Highlands, Western Isles, Orkney, Shetland, Grampian, Tayside and Fife).

About you

Do you thrive on challenge? Can you demonstrate a passion for supporting people with breast cancer?

You must have experience of developing and delivering information, health or other support services and have knowledge of UK healthcare systems. Your excellent verbal and written communication skills help you manage successful relationships with a range of different stakeholders, often remotely. You are organised and have excellent time management skills. You use your initiative and prioritise your workload.

Working as part of a busy established team across different geographical sites can be challenging. You will need to be a supportive and resilient colleague, potentially supporting services outside of your team’s geographical location.

Flexibility to travel and work outside normal office hours, with occasional overnight stays is required.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland.

Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you, whenever you need it.

Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care, for anyone affected by breast cancer.

Why? Because we believe that by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live – and be supported to live well. But to create that future, we need to act now.

Job description and benefits

The job description and our attractive benefits package are available for you to download.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role involves travel across Scotland. It can either be home based or office based at our Glasgow office if within reasonable commuting distance.

In line with our hybrid working model, if based at our Glasgow office, you will be required to attend the office for a minimum of 2 days per week, subject to the roles travel requirements.

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Events Officer

  • Full time
  • £26,633 – £31,500
  • Cardiff, Glasgow, London or Sheffield with hybrid working
  • Closing 15th September 2023

The role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a lively, dynamic and driven fundraising Events Team. Over the last decade, Breast Cancer Now has built up a strong events function, with community and events currently accounting for nearly a quarter of the charity’s overall voluntary income.

We are now looking for an Events Officer to play a key role within the team, supporting on the delivery of our flagship fundraising challenges, the Pink Ribbon Walks (PRWs) whilst playing a key part in the team to drive Breast Cancer Now forward as the go-to charity for challenge events.

About you

We’re looking for someone with a real drive and a passion for charity events fundraising.

You will be supporting the delivery of Breast Cancer Now’s flagship events series The Pink Ribbon Walks, including delivering the marketing strategy to meet target participant numbers and providing logistical support to the Pink Ribbon Walk Events Team.

We are a dedicated team with our supporters at the heart of what we do, if you have experience and interest in delivering events and building relationships with supporters then this could be the role for you.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland.

Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you, whenever you need it.

Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care, for anyone affected by breast cancer.

Why? Because we believe that by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live – and be supported to live well. But to create that future, we need to act now.

Job description and benefits

The job description and our attractive benefits package are available for you to download.

Shortlist
This vacancy has now closed

Policy and public affairs lead, Scotland

  • Full time
  • £34,000 – £37,000
  • Glasgow (home and office based)
  • Closing 8th August 2023

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our policy, evidence and influencing team to achieve change for people with breast cancer in Scotland.

You’ll play a key role leading the development and delivery of our policy and public affairs work in Scotland. You’ll develop evidence-based policy positions, and design and deliver public affairs and policy influencing plans in line with our strategic aims.

You’ll also support the roll out of campaigning activity and act as a key spokesperson for the charity in Scotland, representing us in the media as well as with campaigners and senior stakeholders.

About you

You’ll have experience of working in relevant policy or public affairs roles developing policy positions and materials, and a proven ability to build strong external contacts.

Along with strong analytical and communication skills, you’ll have the ability to work well independently while managing a varied workload, and the capability to lead projects and work with teams across the UK.

You’ll have a good understanding of the current health policy landscape in Scotland or the UK as well as knowledge of Scottish or UK parliamentary processes and legislative systems.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland.

Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you, whenever you need it.

Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care, for anyone affected by breast cancer.

Why? Because we believe that by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live – and be supported to live well. But to create that future, we need to act now.

Job description and benefits

The job description and our attractive benefits package are available for you to download.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our Glasgow office. However, our hybrid working model allows full-time staff members to work up to 3 days per week at home.

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This vacancy has now closed

Top job! Senior Manager, Primary Breast Cancer Services

  • Full time
  • £42,000 – £47,000
  • Cardiff, Glasgow, London or Sheffield (home and office based)
  • Closing 7th August 2023

Would you like to make a real impact on the lives of people with breast cancer? Are you passionate about ensuring that people with breast cancer receive the emotional, social and practical support and information that they need? If so, you could be one of the senior managers we’re looking for to join our ambitious and growing services team to help us reach more people through our award-winning services. This is a fast-paced and growing department that’s really committed to making a difference. Being a part of our team is being part of a thriving, positive, dynamic, successful, and welcoming community making a difference to the lives of thousands of people.

If you’d like to be a part of this, we would like to hear from you!

The role

You’ll be leading a UK-wide team of permanent and contract staff within the relevant team to deliver our services. You’ll manage the implementation of our strategy for growth, building on our achievements so far and embedding a culture of continuous improvement. You’ll be responsible for ensuring our services are delivered effectively, safely and efficiently and will lead on increasing awareness of and referrals to our face-to-face and online services.

About you

You’ll be a confident, determined and capable leader with a strategic mindset and have experience of leading a UK wide hybrid team. You’ll have exceptional organisational skills, the ability to work across a number of conflicting deadlines and priorities. You’ll also be determined to ensure agreed activities are delivered to the highest standards, against agreed budgets, timelines and objectives.

Resilient, flexible, proactive, and enthusiastic, you’ll be comfortable in adapting your communication style to a wide variety of stakeholders and situations.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland.

Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you, whenever you need it.

Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care, for anyone affected by breast cancer.

Why? Because we believe that by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live – and be supported to live well. But to create that future, we need to act now.

Benefits

We fully recognise that our people are our greatest asset and play a role as active ambassadors for our charity. In recognition of that commitment and in support of the work that staff do, we have a portfolio of health, wellbeing and staff benefits that are available. These include (subject to eligibility):

  • Flexibility to work from home up to 3 days a week
  • A variety of paid leave options including annual leave which starts at 25 days paid leave per year; increasing each year up to 30 days, in addition to bank holidays. Let’s not forget that we are also closed between Christmas and New Year.
  • Option to buy and sell annual leave
  • Enhanced family friendly options (e.g. maternity, adoption, paternity)
  • Enhanced sick pay, including income protection
  • Employee Assistance Programme and support with the cost of treatments such as dentist appointments, glasses and physiotherapy through Simplyhealth
  • Financial assistance towards a travel season ticket or bike
  • Pension plan and life assurance
  • Social activities including a book club, netball team and networks for parents and carers

Job description and benefits

The job description and further information on our attractive benefits package are available for you to download.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role can be based in our Cardiff, Glasgow, London or Sheffield office. However, our hybrid working model allows full-time staff members to work up to 3 days per week at home.

Shortlist
This vacancy has now closed

Top job! Senior manager, secondary breast cancer services

  • Full time
  • £42,000 – £47,000
  • Cardiff, Glasgow, London or Sheffield (home and office based)
  • Closing 7th August 2023

Would you like to make a real impact on the lives of people with secondary breast cancer? Are you passionate about ensuring that people with breast cancer receive the emotional, social and practical support and information that they need? If so, you could be one of the senior managers we’re looking for to join our ambitious and growing services team to help us reach more people through our award-winning services. This is a fast-paced and growing department that’s really committed to making a difference. Being a part of our team is being part of a thriving, positive, dynamic, successful, and welcoming community making a difference to the lives of thousands of people.

If you’d like to be a part of this, we would like to hear from you!

The role

You’ll be leading a UK-wide team of permanent and contract staff to deliver our services for people with secondary breast cancer. You’ll manage the implementation of our strategy for growth, building on our achievements so far and embedding a culture of continuous improvement. You’ll be responsible for ensuring our services are delivered effectively, safely and efficiently and will lead on increasing awareness of and referrals to our face-to-face and online services.

About you

You’ll be a confident, determined and capable leader with a strategic mindset and have experience of leading a UK wide hybrid team. You’ll have exceptional organisational skills and the ability to work across a number of conflicting deadlines and priorities. You’ll also be determined to ensure agreed activities are delivered to the highest standards, against agreed budgets, timelines and objectives.

Resilient, flexible, proactive, and enthusiastic, you’ll be comfortable in adapting your communication style to a wide variety of stakeholders and situations.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland.

Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you, whenever you need it.

Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care, for anyone affected by breast cancer.

Why? Because we believe that by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live – and be supported to live well. But to create that future, we need to act now.

Benefits

We fully recognise that our people are our greatest asset and play a role as active ambassadors for our charity. In recognition of that commitment and in support of the work that staff do, we have a portfolio of health, wellbeing and staff benefits that are available. These include (subject to eligibility):

  • Flexibility to work from home up to 3 days a week
  • A variety of paid leave options including annual leave which starts at 25 days paid leave per year; increasing each year up to 30 days, in addition to bank holidays. Let’s not forget that we are also closed between Christmas and New Year.
  • Option to buy and sell annual leave
  • Enhanced family friendly options (e.g. maternity, adoption, paternity)
  • Enhanced sick pay, including income protection
  • Employee Assistance Programme and support with the cost of treatments such as dentist appointments, glasses and physiotherapy through Simplyhealth
  • Financial assistance towards a travel season ticket or bike
  • Pension plan and life assurance
  • Social activities including a book club, netball team and networks for parents and carers

Job description and benefits

The job description and further information on our attractive benefits package are available for you to download.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role can be based in our Cardiff, Glasgow, London or Sheffield office. However, our hybrid working model allows full-time staff members to work up to 3 days per week at home.

Shortlist
This vacancy has now closed

Services Development Coordinator, Secondary Breast Cancer

  • Full time
  • £27,431 – £33,527
  • Scotland (home based)
  • Closing 27th February 2023

The role

We’re seeking a services development coordinator to join our specialist team focusing on services for people with secondary (metastatic) breast cancer. This role will develop and ensure successful delivery of services that provide information and emotional and practical support both online and face-to-face.

You’ll play a key role in supporting and developing our Living with Secondary Breast Cancer service in Scotland and the north of England, working with the services development manager and a small team of services development coordinators who are based across the UK.

You will coordinate the service events, liaising with venues and speakers and recruiting, training and supporting the sessional therapists; you will also facilitate some of our online services.

A key part of the role will involve you developing and maintaining relationships with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders to promote our services and increase their reach and uptake.

This role ensures Breast Cancer Now can make big strides forward in supporting everyone who needs us by making our services more widely available and increasing awareness of them.

About you

Do you have a passion and commitment for supporting people with breast cancer? Together with an understanding of the challenges living with a life-limiting illness or complex health or social needs? We’re looking for someone with experience of developing and delivering health, information, or other support services, who will enjoy managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders, often remotely. You’ll be organised and with excellent time management skills, and able to use your initiative and prioritise your workload. You will enjoy working as part of a supportive and busy team, operating across different geographical sites.

Flexibility to travel and work outside normal office hours, with occasional overnight stays is required.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland.

Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you, whenever you need it.

Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care, for anyone affected by breast cancer.

Why? Because we believe that by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live – and be supported to live well. But to create that future, we need to act now.

Job description and benefits

The job description and our attractive benefits package are available for you to download.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role involves significant travel across Scotland and the north of England. It can either be home based or office based at our Glasgow office if within reasonable commuting distance.

In line with our hybrid working model, if based at our Glasgow office, you will be required to attend the office for a minimum of 2 days per week, subject to the roles travel requirements.

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This vacancy has now closed

Development Manager, Here for You

  • Full time
  • £34,000 – £40,000
  • Flexible location: Sheffield, Cardiff, Glasgow or London (Hybrid working)
  • Closing 10th October 2022

The role

Are you an experienced and motivated manager looking for a new challenge?

We are looking for someone to take the lead in progressing our new personalised referral service, Here for You, to the next level. Here for You introduces people diagnosed with breast cancer to our support services and our aim is to sign up healthcare teams across the UK to take up our offer for their patients.

Building on progress to date, you will be responsible for all operational delivery, including identifying areas for improvement in our internal processes, as well as managing the development of our expansion plans. You will proactively engage with Cancer Alliances and NHS hospital trusts, promote the service to internal and external stakeholders, implement robust evaluation and review of the service and ensure a sustainable quality service fit for the future.

This role is offered on a fixed-term contract until July 2024.

About you

You must have excellent project management skills and experience, with the ability to produce and implement a clear and practical roadmap for the delivery and expansion of the Here for You service. You will be a self-starter, methodical, with strong attention to detail, and have excellent time management skills.

A confident and persuasive communicator, you will bring demonstrable experience of working collaboratively with a range of colleagues and confident in reporting to stakeholders at all levels. You will work closely with the Head of Personalised and Specialist Support Services as project lead, identifying opportunities for internal improvement and external expansion and implementing agreed strategies.

You will also work closely with the managers of our delivery teams and colleagues across Breast Cancer Now to ensure their ongoing involvement and commitment to the success of Here for You.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity.

We believe that by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live – and be supported to live well. But to create that future, we need to act now. That’s why the brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support people, whenever they need it. And dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care, for anyone affected by breast cancer.

You can find out more at breastcancernow.org/here

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role can be based in one of our four offices across the UK (London, Sheffield, Cardiff, Glasgow). In line with our hybrid approach, full-time staff member may choose to work up to three days per week from home.

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This vacancy has now closed

Services Development Coordinator, Secondary Breast Cancer

  • Part time
  • £27,431 – £33,527 pro-rata
  • Glasgow, G2 4TB (Hybrid working)
  • Closing 11th July 2022

We’re seeking a Service Development Coordinator to join our specialist team focusing on services for people with secondary (metastatic) breast cancer. This role will develop and ensure successful delivery of services that provide information and emotional and practical support both online and face-to-face.

You’ll play a key role in supporting and developing our Living with Secondary Breast Cancer service in Scotland, working with the Services Development Manager and a small team of Services Development Coordinators who are based across the UK.

You will coordinate the service events, liaising with venues and speakers and recruiting, training and supporting the sessional therapists; you will also facilitate some of our online services.

A key part of the role will involve you developing and maintaining relationships with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders to promote our services and increase their reach and uptake.

This role ensures Breast Cancer Now can make big strides forward in supporting everyone who needs us by making our services more widely available and increasing awareness of them.

About you

Do you have a passion and commitment for supporting people with breast cancer? Together with an understanding of the challenges living with a life-limiting illness or complex health or social needs? We’re looking for someone with experience of developing and delivering health, information, or other support services, who will enjoy managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders, often remotely. You’ll be organised and with excellent time management skills, and able to use your initiative and prioritise your workload. You will enjoy working as part of a supportive and busy team, operating across different geographical sites.

Flexibility to travel and work outside normal office hours, with occasional overnight stays is required.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the charity that’s steered by world-class research and powered by life-changing care. We’re here for anyone affected by breast cancer, the whole way through, providing support for today and hope for the future.

We’re that trusted friend that people affected by breast cancer turn to for caring support when they need it most. The expert authority on breast cancer research who is making breakthroughs and driving forward progress. And a vehicle for change, acting now to make sure anyone affected by breast cancer gets the best possible treatment and care.

We believe that we can change the future of breast cancer and make sure that, by 2050, everyone diagnosed with the disease lives – and is supported to live well. But we need to act now.

This role is primarily based in our Glasgow office. However, in line with our hybrid working practice, part time staff members are expected to work a minimum of one day per week from the office. Should you have any queries with regards to this please email Recruitment@breastcancernow.org in the first instance.

Breast Cancer Now is an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce.

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This vacancy has now closed

Policy and Public Affairs Lead

  • Full time
  • £34,000 – £37,000
  • Glasgow
  • Closing 7th June 2022

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Policy, Evidence and Influencing team to achieve change for people with breast cancer. You will play a key role leading the development and delivery of a policy and public affairs strategy in Scotland. You will represent the charity at external meetings and oversee the design and delivery of public affairs plans in line with the charity’s strategic aims and policy calls. You will also support the roll out of major campaigning activity and act as a key spokesperson for the charity in Scotland, representing us in the media as well as with campaigners and senior stakeholders.

About you

You will have experience of developing written briefings for stakeholders, analysing data to support policy development, writing public affairs plans, developing written policy material and reports, and building strong external contacts. You will have a good understanding of the current health policy landscape as well as knowledge of UK parliamentary processes and legislative systems.

You will possess excellent communication skills and have demonstrable ability to work independently and as part of a team. You will lead and manage projects and plan and organise a busy workload working outside of normal working hours on occasion and as necessary.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the charity that’s steered by world-class research and powered by life-changing care. We’re here for anyone affected by breast cancer, the whole way through, providing support for today and hope for the future.

We’re that trusted friend that people affected by breast cancer turn to for caring support when they need it most. The expert authority on breast cancer research who is making breakthroughs and driving forward progress. And a vehicle for change, acting now to make sure anyone affected by breast cancer gets the best possible treatment and care.

We believe that we can change the future of breast cancer and make sure that, by 2050, everyone diagnosed with the disease lives – and is supported to live well. But we need to act now.

The role requires the post-holder to travel and attend external meetings and events in Edinburgh on a regular basis. On occasion, the postholder will also be required to travel to our London office where the majority of the Policy, Evidence and Influencing team is based. In line with our hybrid working practice, full-time staff members may choose to work up to three days per week from home. The other days will be primarily based in our Glasgow office or, where appropriate, for external meetings or events, particularly in Edinburgh. If you have any questions about how our hybrid working policy will apply to this post, please email Recruitment@breastcancernow.org in the first instance.

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