Marketing Performance Senior Manager

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Bold innovation and leadership. Informed decision-making. Impacting the future. Marketing Performance Senior Manager *Internally this role is known as Senior Manager Performance Management £ 50 ,000 - £57 ,000 (+ Benefits ) Reports to: Head of Performance Management & Effectiveness Department: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract - starting beginning / Mid September 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: 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: 8 July 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. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk as soon as possible. Recruitment process: Screening call with Hiring Manager, followed competency based interview including task related to the role Interview date: Screening calls 13/14 July, interviews 20/21 July, via Microsoft Teams 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 looking for a proactive and experienced performance professional to join us as Marketing Performance Senior Manager in our Data, Insight and Performance team. Cancer Research UK has a vision of a world where everyone can live longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer. To help achieve this, we're strengthening how we engage and inspire people, evolving the way we use insight, data and digital tools to deepen supporter relationships and grow our impact. Join us at Cancer Research UK as we step into an exciting new chapter of transforming how we engage supporters and accelerate progress towards beating cancer. As a Marketing Performance Senior Manager, you'll act as a strategic performance partner , bringing together audience, marketing and financial performance to tell a clear and compelling story of delivery against plans . You'll work cross-functionally with Finance and specialist teams to provide insight, forecasting, scenario modelling and performance recommendations that drive decision-making, inform investment choices, shape future plans and unlock opportunities for growth. If you're passionate about turning performance data into action and influence, we'd love to hear from you. What will I be doing? Develop and communicate the function performance story (including audience performance) across hub & spoke (and key audiences) working in partnership with other performance managers, Finance and DIP specialist colleagues to ensure a consistent view Facilitate an effective performance management process, establishing function level performance measurement frameworks and enabling regular review of performance, identifying risks and opportunities to ensure insights drive decision making and action in year and during the annual planning process Lead forecasting and financial performance management processes , partnering with Finance, Events and Marketing teams, including annual budget planning, in-year reforecasting, scenario modelling and identification of risks and opportunities to optimise income, expenditure and return on investment. Ensure business stakeholders have easy access to a centralised, consistent, independent, and accessible view of performance which is up to date and relevant. Work with DIP colleagues to identify and enable opportunities to reduce manual work to focus effort on insight and performance storytelling and to identify opportunities for innovation through data to improve our processes, offer and engagement with supporters . Partner with marketing, fundraising and finance teams to set campaign and audience performance targets, ensuring plans are underpinned by robust forecasting, insight and evidence-based assumptions. Monitor campaign and portfolio performance to optimise marketing effectiveness and deliver income ambitions Lead o n working with Senior Programme and Senior Product Managers (or equivalent roles) to prioritise, commission and deliver the programme of PM activity. What skills will I need? This role could suit someone with a background as a Marketing Performance Manager , Portfolio Performance Manager Fundraising Performance Manager or Business Performance Manager. W hatever your background, you'll be able to demonstrate Proven experience working

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