Thank you for your interest in job opportunities with Children with Cancer UK.

We are united by a common goal – to save and improve young lives. We are dedicated to keeping administrative and staffing costs low, which means we can devote more of the funds we raise towards vital research and welfare projects. At times we do have occasional employment and volunteering opportunities at our office location.

Current vacancies

Family Liaison Officer

Job title: Family Liaison Officer
Salary: £28,000-£33,000 based on experience
Contract: Perm, full-time or part-time (would consider two part-timers)
Location: Can be either: Hybrid – Office (London) based at least two days a week; or homebased with onsite presence at Raines Retreat, Pickering, North Yorkshire
Reporting to: Head of Supporter Care and Welfare
Direct reports: None

Main purpose of position

We are seeking a Family Liaison Officer to lead on managing relationships with the charity’s patient families and to develop a calendar of events to support families through every stage of the paediatric cancer journey. This is a new and pioneering role for the charity and aligns with our strategy to provide greater support and opportunities to the families we work with to promote connection with others and give them much-needed rest and recovery time. This is an exciting opportunity to expand and develop this ground-breaking service into the future and develop the role as the three-year strategy evolves.

Main responsibilities

Building relationships

  • Be the face of Children with Cancer UK to the families we support, building long-term relationships with them and establishing trust and confidence, ensuring support is always fit for purpose.
  • Act as a long-term point of contact for advice, information and opportunities for connection. Offer practical support to patients and their families, making initial and ongoing contact to Children with Cancer UK’s new family sign ups.
  • Work closely with the Marketing and Communications team to identify patient stories to be captured for our website and marketing materials.
  • Market and recruit families to visit the charity’s new retreat venue in Yorkshire with occasional travel to the venue. Act as a family liaison in the build-up, during and after their holiday, to ensure a positive experience, working closely with the Retreat Manager.

Information and services

Events

PPI

Cross-team collaboration

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Applications and deadline:
To apply for this position please forward your CV, plus a covering letter outlining why you think you are right for the role to gianna.bocchi@hr-inspire.com by 5pm on Friday 21 March 2025.

Supporter Care Manager

Job title: Supporter Care Manager
Salary: £34,000 to £37,000 (pro-rata)
Contract: Part-time 3 days – Hybrid working)
Location: London Office
Direct reports: x3 Two part time, one full time
Reporting to: Head of Supporter Care and Welfare

Main purpose of position

To support the Head of Supporter Care and charity with effective supporter stewardship, response handling, complaint management and administration. The majority of the role will be managing the Supporter Care Team to respond appropriately to supporters, improving supporter relationships and supporter journey in order to give an increased lifetime value and increase supporter retention.

Main responsibilities

Line management

  • Line manage and ensure the smooth running of the Supporter Care Team.
  • Monitor, review and carry out appraisals for the team.
  • Organise the team and their workload to ensure performance is kept to a high standard, work is processed effectively and efficiently and within a satisfactory timescale.
  • Communicate regularly with the team to receive and discuss ideas and views and act upon problems and help develop solutions where possible in consultation with other team managers as necessary.
  • Communicate regularly with the team to discuss work in progress/appeals/ press releases etc.
  • Encourage training and development of individuals and the team to maximise their effectiveness.
  • Lead on supporter complaint management across the organisation.

Cross team working

Project coordination

Operations

Supporter stewardship

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Applications and deadline:
To apply for this position please forward your CV, plus a covering letter outlining why you think you are right for the role to gianna.bocchi@hr-inspire.com by 5pm on Friday 21 March 2025.

We have no volunteering opportunities at the moment