We are at the forefront of the global fight against cancer, bringing together millions of people who share our determination. But we need to go much further.
We’re looking for people who can act as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK and focus on what matters to help us get to where we want to be.
Cancer Research UK’s event delivery team delivers a variety of events across the UK including Race for Life 3K, 5K, 10K, Pretty Muddy, Pretty Muddy Kids, Shine Night Walk and over 50 third-party events supporting our participants.
We’re looking for paid events assistants and events merchandise officers to join the world’s leading charity dedicated to beating all types of cancer. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain world-class hands-on experience working on some of the country’s leading events.
Hundreds of inspiring events. Millions of pounds raised. One clear purpose. Build experience and gain skills in areas such as merchandising, fund-generation and supporter experience.
Hundreds of inspiring events. Thousands of participants. One clear purpose. Build experience and gain skills in areas such as course, obstacles and volunteer management.
Race for Life is Cancer Research UK’s biggest series of fundraising events. Taking place across the UK, the events include 3k, 5k and 10k routes as well as our Pretty Muddy obstacle events.
Race for Life started 31 years ago as a women-only event. The first event was held in Battersea in 1994, where 750 participants raised £48,000. Since that point, Race for Life has grown into a series of hundreds of events across the country, raising over £940 million towards beating cancer over the last quarter of a century.
In 2019, for the first time, the Race for Life opened it's doors to men to participate too, making it a truly inclusive event, giving people the chance to come together with their family and friends, and join the movement to help beat cancer.
Shine Night Walk is Cancer Research UK's marathon, half marathon and 10k night walk, bringing people from across the UK together to light up London and fund life-saving research. In 2023 we had 12,500 participants taking part, raising over £2,300,000. It’s an amazing event that staff, volunteers and participants love.
Shine Night Walk 10k has also been introduced in 17 cities across the UK, gathering thousands of people to experience a night like no other.
Our Sports team have over 140 events that they work on all year round. All of these events are organised by other third-party event organisers rather than Cancer Research UK. These events range from cycling, swimming, triathlon, marathon (including of course the London Marathon) events and many more, they are also nationwide.
The Sports team work with our participants who sign up to these events to encourage them to raise money for Cancer Research UK, support them in their training and welcome them to the event on the day. We have cheering points where staff and volunteers go to points on the course to cheer the participants on and encourage them round the course.
Cancer Research UK also participates in a series of Big Hike events. There are also opportunities to work at these third-party organised events, supporting at pit stops, handing out water and cheering participants on.
The National Event Delivery team is a field-based team that covers the entire country. We are split into 5 divisions. The divisions cover the following areas:
Covering Scotland from the central belt, up to Inverness and Aberdeen, Belfast, Carlisle and the North East of England from Newcastle down to Middlesbrough and Darlington.
The North includes all areas of Yorkshire from the North Yorkshire Moors down to and including the Peak District and Chesterfield. The North West includes West Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and North Wales as far as Caernarfon.
Covering Birmingham, Stoke, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Norwich, Ipswich and Peterborough.
Covering the Welsh coast from Aberystwyth to Cwmbran, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Channel Islands, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. The border includes Swindon and Portsmouth as our furthest East locations.
Including Greater London, Essex, Hertfordshire, East Berkshire, Sussex, Surrey and Kent.
At Cancer Research UK, we want you to get involved with all we have to offer. Outside of your day-to-day role you will also have the chance to:
Access e-learning modules
Accrue annual leave
Forge great contacts and network within the world’s leading cancer research charity
Get involved in exciting staff fundraising activities
If neither of these roles are for you, but you’re still interested in being involved in the Cancer Research UK event delivery season, you can choose to volunteer with us instead.
