Delivery Manager (Research Operations)

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Delivery Manager (Research Operations) £37,000 - £41,000 plus benefits Reports to: Senior Delivery Manager (Research Operations and Communications) Directorate: Research & Innovation Contract: Permanent 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: Thursday 25th June 23:55pm Interview process: 2 stage competency based interview process Interview date: First stage w/c 6th July 2026 - Second stage w/c 13th July 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. At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. Cancer Research UK are seeking a talented Delivery Manager to join our Research Operations & Communications team within the Research & Innovation (R&I) directorate. The Research Operations and Communications department underpins the work of CRUK's Research & Innovation activities, driving the delivery of our Research Strategy through world-class funding, communications and engagement. As part of the Planning & Delivery team, you'll take ownership of cross-departmental initiatives, lead strategic projects, and support senior stakeholders, including members of the Research & Partnerships Leadership Team. This is a highly collaborative role, offering the opportunity to shape and deliver activities that directly support our mission to beat cancer. You will work closely with the Research & Partnerships Director, leading the development, delivery, and reporting of the annual departmental operating plan. Alongside this, you'll manage key strategic projects, ensuring delivery against priorities and driving measurable impact across the department. What will you be doing? Drive and lead the delivery of cross-department projects, being responsible for elements including planning, delivery, reporting and pro-actively seeking and resolving blockers. Matrix-management of cross-departmental project teams. Providing leadership to teams of varying size, creating the conditions for accountability and collaborations. Collaborate with Sponsor and Business Owners to clearly define the vision, objectives, key milestones, governance and roadmap of the project. Establish appropriate governance frameworks to ensure that activities are managed effectively, and decisions and escalations are managed appropriately. Take direct accountability for stakeholder expectations, develop and maintain strong and constructive working relationships at all levels from stakeholders through to project team members, to ensure that all necessary resources and contributors are fully behind the delivery. Develop clear plans, including clear deliverables, milestones, dependencies, owners, risks and mitigations. Monitoring project progress and proactively adjusting plans as necessary to ensure goals are met and projects are delivered in accordance with best practice and standards. Ensure the Research & Partnerships Director has necessary briefings for key meetings with external stakeholders, drafting these in close collaboration with Partnership and Science teams. Oversight of cross-departmental activities and key priorities to ensure these are aligned with key review and governance points, including leadership team meeting, CRUK Executive Boards and Committees. Ownership of departmental meeting planning and collaborating with CRUK Internal Comms teams on Research & Innovation events, as required. Support with operational planning and reporting for the Research & Partnerships department. To be responsible for ensuring departmental objectives and work plans are monitored and reported to the Director and Leadership Team, proactively identifying risks as required. Contribute to wider Planning & Delivery Team activities by helping to embed a consistent project delivery framework across R&I and support the implementation of project management best practice. What are we looking for? Strong project management track record, with a demonstrated ability to deliver on a diversity of projects. Knowledge or experience of at least one formal project management methodology, e.g. APM or Prince2. Highly organised, able to set and meet demanding deadlines, and to hold others accountable for delivery of projects/activities. Ability to build effective relationships with and influence a broad range of stakeholders at all levels. Understanding how to influence effectively and build consensus and matrix manage cross-disciplinary teams. Strong analytical skills - able to bring structure to complex problems, and extract key issues, and to present data in a clear and concise format. Confident in discussing difficult issues and to influence solutions with staff at all levels. Assured self-starter, with an ability to work independently, delivering day-to-day workload and priorities with minimal supervision. Strategic thinking and an ability to think beyond the immediate i

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