Relationship Executive - Northern Ireland

£24,785- £28,000 plus benefits

Reports to:

Team Manager Regional

Directorate:
Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Contract:

12 month fixed-term contract

Hours:

Full time 35 hours per week

Location:

Home-based Candidates must be based in Northern Ireland

Closing date: 11th October 2026 23:55

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.

Recruitment process: competency-based interview

Interview date: from week commencing 12th October

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We're looking for an inspiring Relationship Executive to play a vital role in building meaningful connections with individual, group, legacy and corporate supporters, delivering an exceptional supporter experience that inspires long-term engagement and maximises the impact of their contribution to our life-saving work.

Working as part of our Regional team, you'll use your professionalism, empathy and relationship-building skills to provide outstanding service across phone, email and mail, fostering trusted relationships and identifying opportunities for supporters to deepen their involvement with Cancer Research UK.

By working collaboratively with colleagues and championing a supporter-first approach, you'll help ensure every interaction reflects our ambition, credibility, humanity and determination to beat cancer.

• Manage initial and ongoing contact for low, mid value and light touch relationships including and not limited to; individuals, fundraising groups, legators, corporate organisations, and new legacy enquirers follow up and acquisition.
• Provide excellent customer service to support fundraisers via phone, mail and e‑mail, enhancing their fundraising experience and driving increased income and lifetime value.
• Provide timely contact to supporters at various stages of their fundraising journey, providing reward, recognition, and fundraising materials as required to increase long term loyalty and increase propensity to leave a gift in their Will.
• Support the development of a robust prospect pipeline of opportunities, identifying and cultivating leads with a strong focus on lifetime value to CRUK, re‑engaging lapsed supporters and generating potential leads in collaboration with the Acquisition team.
• Identify supporters with high value potential or specific stewardship requirements across income streams and pass relationships to the Relationship Manager to maximise income and build long term relationships, including legacy journeys.
• Responsible for achieving agreed income target and support regional budgets by reporting on and setting monthly targets.
• Work with wider divisional team and drive supporter recruitment and re‑engagement.
• Ensure supporter records are entered and maintained on systems and associated pipelines.
• Ensure you are compliant with Fundraising Regulator and Charity Commission regulations, up to date with CRUK policies and procedures, and operating in line with Institute of Fundraising best practice.

• Experience of providing excellent customer service.
• Strong communication skills, in both verbal and written form with an ability to influence others using clear, candid communication - predominantly over the phone.
• Good listening skills to build effective and valuable relationships with supporters.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Ability and confidence to solve straightforward problems with the direction, guidance and support of colleagues.
• Build internal networks for collaboration and knowledge sharing across the regions and department, with experience of working with colleagues to find new or better ways to do things and to…