Marketing & communications manager (partnerships & philanthropy)

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.  

About the role

This role is a 2 year fixed term contract.

This is an exciting time to be joining the ambitious, award-winning brand, marketing and communications team in this new role, to develop and execute impactful marketing and communication strategies for our largest partnerships with Asda and People’s Postcode Lottery.

The next 2 years will be monumental as we celebrate our partnership milestones with Asda Tickled Pink - £100m raised by 2025 and our 30th anniversary in 2026.  It’s also set to be an incredible year for our partnership with the People’s Postcode Lottery as we’re planning to deliver engaging campaigns to amplify our partnership and highlight the impact of the incredible funds raised by players.

You’ll deliver a programme of marketing campaigns and communications across a range of owned, earned, shared and paid channels.  Working directly with our partners and alongside key partnership, marketing and communications colleagues across the charity, this programme of activity will amplify our partnerships, extend our reach, grow our brand awareness, and create meaningful engagement with key audiences. 

About you

We’re looking for an experienced marketing and communications manager who is passionate and enthusiastic about bringing to life the incredible work of our key partners – Asda Tickled Pink and People’s Postcode Lottery.

This is an important role for Breast Cancer Now and one which requires relevant experience in developing, delivering and evaluating integrated, multi-channel marketing and communications strategies.  The role provides a great opportunity to work with stakeholders across the charity, and with our partners, to support the creation and delivery of marketing and communications.  As such, you’ll possess excellent interpersonal skills and be adept at building and managing positive working relationships with people at all levels.  You’ll be dedicated to finding innovative and creative marketing techniques and developing compelling narratives to reach target audiences and will have experience of managing and working beside creative teams, to support the creation and delivery of campaigns.  You’ll also be experienced in measuring and evaluating campaigns and reporting back learnings and recommendations.

The successful candidate will be a confident and experienced project manager, able to work flexibly and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.  Experience of working on charity corporate partnerships would be preferred.

But most of all, you’ll be as passionate as we are about making a significant difference for people affected by breast cancer.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please email Recruitment@breastcancernow.org

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date 5:00pm on Monday 21 April 2025

Interview date

First round interviews (online) Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 April 2025

Second round interviews (in person) To be confirmed

(Second round interviews to be held at The White Chapel Building, 10 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 8QS)