MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT

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MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT
Feb 05, 2026
Full time
General Counsel Permanent Full time (34.5 hours), , we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours Location: Split between home and our London Office (with at least 2 days based in the office each week) Salary Range: £116,000 - £124,000 About us At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. About the role: As Macmillan s General Counsel, you will lead all legal, governance and regulatory activity across the organisation. You ll act as our principal legal adviser, ensuring we operate with integrity and confidence while delivering maximum impact for people living with cancer. Strategic Legal Leadership Advise the Chief Executive, Executive Team and Board on legal, governance and risk matters Provide expert legal guidance across contracts, employment, IP, data protection and regulatory compliance Lead legal input into transformation, mergers, partnerships and major organisational initiatives Oversee safeguarding, serious incident reporting and regulatory investigations Apply commercial judgement to balance opportunity and risk Risk, Compliance & Regulatory Oversight Design and embed Macmillan s risk and information governance frameworks Maintain organisational risk appetite, reporting and assurance Ensure compliance with GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, PECR and ISO27001 Oversee risk registers, business continuity and crisis management Lead whistleblowing, complaints, investigations, insurance and indemnities Contract & Commercial Management Shape commercial models and partnership structures Draft, review and negotiate contracts, grants and partnership agreements Strengthen contract management systems and templates Ethics, ESG & Stakeholder Engagement Lead Macmillan s ethics and integrity framework Provide oversight of data ethics and responsible technology use Support ESG priorities and represent Macmillan with regulators and sector bodies Team Leadership & Organisational Impact Lead and develop the Legal and Governance team Build organisational legal literacy through training and guidance Manage departmental planning and budgets Ensure early legal involvement in organisational projects About you We re looking for someone who: Is an experienced senior lawyer with broad commercial, regulatory and governance expertise Has a strong track record advising Boards and Executive Teams Brings sound commercial judgement and a balanced approach to risk Understands data protection, compliance and sector specific regulation Has significant experience negotiating complex contracts and partnerships Demonstrates strong ethical judgement and commitment to integrity Is an inclusive, inspiring leader who develops high performing teams Communicates with clarity and influence at all levels Thrives in a collaborative, fast moving environment Recruitment Process Application deadline: Sun 15th Feb 2026 First interview dates: Early - mid March 2026 To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, Our Voice and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT
Oct 01, 2025
Full time
Virtual Fundraising Events Manager Permanent appointment Full time (34.5 hours) Location: Hybrid between home and a Macmillan office (see what this looks like in the advert text) £35,200 - £39,200 per annum About us At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. About the role You will lead on the delivery of a portfolio of virtual and DIY fundraising events, including our Facebook Challenges and growing Swim It campaign, with the objective of raising over £6m for people living with cancer. You will be responsible for recruitment through paid and organic marketing and providing a sector-leading stewardship journey to ensure our supporters feel engaged and inspired from the moment they sign-up, working collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders to achieve this. This role does require weekend work (although not at your desk) as you ll be out and about cheering on our participants. You will be compensated for your weekend work with days in lieu. Please note, the internal job title for this role is Challenge Events Programme Manager. About you: Experience of delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns or management of complex projects, in line with agreed budgets and schedules Demonstrable experience of delivering mass-scale stewardship campaigns Experience of using data or insight to understand performance, make decisions and inform plans A proactive approach to resolving project blockers, conflict or underperformance An ability to build positive relationships with colleagues and external partners, which enable productive collaboration on projects Familiarity with leading individuals or groups to deliver a project, campaign or collective goal. In return, we offer a range of benefits including: 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options Pension matched up to 7.5% 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more About hybrid working in this role We have three offices; our Head Office in London and two workspaces based in Shipley and Glasgow. There are no fixed weekly office days for this role, and we support flexible, hybrid working arrangements. In terms of requirements for in-person attendance, the postholder will be expected to attend Challenge Events Away Days (quarterly), Virtual & DIY team meetings (quarterly) and reviews or planning meetings with key suppliers (these will be infrequent and arranged with as much notice as possible). Recruitment Process Application deadline is 23:59 on Tuesday 14 October 2025. Interviews will be held in the afternoon of 21 and 22 October 2025. To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. So we can support you to be your best during the application or interview process, please contact Macmillan TA Team for advice and reasonable adjustments. We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, Our Voice and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.