Do you want to help prevent breast cancer? Are you a highly engaged senior communications professional with charity or not-for-profit governance experience, strong networks and want to use your connections and expertise to help a fantastic charity build their profile, impact and authority in the field of breast cancer prevention?
We are looking for individuals from the private, third, or voluntary sectors with a strong ability to bring connections and influence to the charity, to join the board of trustees. You have a thorough understanding of what good charity governance looks like, time to commit and you have a deep interest in and are keen to promote breast cancer prevention.
Specifically, we are looking for someone who has leadership experience and expertise in strategic communications, branding and marketing.
If this sounds like you, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
ABOUT US
Breast Cancer UK’s vision is a world where everyone is empowered to reduce their breast cancer risk. Our mission is to lead a movement to empower individuals, advance scientific research and reshape policy to reduce breast cancer risk for all.
We are the only UK breast cancer charity focused entirely on the primary prevention of breast cancer by funding animal-free scientific research into the causes of breast cancer, campaigning to reduce risk, using traditional and digital channels to raise awareness. Today it is estimated that 1 in 7 women will be diagnosed with the disease at some point in their lives but at least 30% breast cancers are thought to be preventable.
Our research and advocacy work focuses on the environmental and chemical causes of breast cancer. Our education programme and advice include all preventable risk factors.
Our strategic Plan (2025-2028) is a bold and forward-looking roadmap that aims to drive lasting change for breast cancer prevention through significantly increasing the visibility of our cause by expanding our research and collaborations, expanding access to prevention education across the UK and mobilising support behind a new policy approach that prioritises prevention. The trustee role is critical in supporting these outcomes.
Breast Cancer UK’s annual income has grown from £107,000 (31.3.2014) to £1.5M (31.3.2024). Our new strategic plan sets out our ambition to expand further.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Board of trustees and support the CEO and wider staff team to deliver our vision and strategy.
FOR DETAILS OF THE ROLE PLEASE SEE THE RECRUITMENT PACK
APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply for this role please submit an up to date CV and a covering letter outlining why you meet the person specification. All documents must be submitted via this link – https://breastcanceruk.hrpartner.io/jobs/trustee–communications–qgam4
For further details please download our Recruitment Pack
TIMETABLE
Interviews – to be held in September via Microsoft Teams
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If you have any queries about the application process then please send an email stating the nature of your query to recruitment@breastcanceruk.org.uk
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An exciting opportunity to join Breast Cancer UK to lead a talented and devoted team to launch their new fundraising and communications strategy, ensuring income growth and diversification continues.
- Location:Remote with occasional meetups in London locations
- Salary:£53,046 - £64,174 with flexible working options (9-day fortnight as standard)
- Closing date:9 a.m. Monday 12th January 2026
At Breast Cancer UK we look to build a world which prioritises prevention. We use science-backed research, education and campaigning to ensure the number of cases of preventable breast cancer is driven down.
Studies show that at least 30% of breast cancer cases could be prevented through lifestyle and environmental changes.
- Empowerpeople to reduce their risk through science-backed health education and practical advice
- Expandour research and drive collaborations to further our understanding of the environmental and other modifiable risk factors of breast cancer
- Leada breast cancer prevention movement that champions the policies that place prevention at the core of our health system and deliver world-class protections against endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
We pride ourselves on our values-driven culture. Our recent staff survey results included 100% of our staff feeling appreciated at work and 100% of our staff feeling comfortable being themselves at work.
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The Director of Fundraising and Communications will provide strategic leadership to a talented and motivated team, delivering an ambitious programme to grow income from a diverse range of supporters.
With a strong emphasis on philanthropy, legacies and corporate partnerships, the role will play a central part in diversifying income streams to support long-term sustainability and growth.
As a key member of the senior executive team, the Director will have responsibility for fundraising, brand, communications and trading functions, ensuring high-impact income generation alongside increased profile and brand recognition.
- Develop and implement a creative and innovative strategy for income growth and diversification
- Lead and direct the team of 8 across fundraising and communications, providing inspirational and supportive management
- As a member of the SET, ensure cross-functional considerations are core to key decision-making
- Lead and collaborate with colleagues on the development of the charity’s national marketing & communications and public-facing campaign strategies
- Identify and design tactics for new income opportunities for BCUK to an agreed annual target that will increase year on year, with an emphasis on creative donor acquisition and retention strategy (corporates, major donors and individuals)
This role will suit an experienced high-value fundraising leader who has an interest in our area of work. The ideal candidate will be strategic, innovative, happy to lead by example and will enjoy leading teams in a collaborative, supportive, motivational style.
- Extensive experience leading fundraising teams and experience designing and implementing successful fundraising and communications development strategies
- Strong track record of building new and existing strategic partnerships
- Significant experience and understanding of building successful supporter journeys
- Experience in financial and budget management, income target setting and projections
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, both with donors externally and colleagues internally
To view the role description and person specification, please go to the ‘How to Apply’ tab above, fill in your details and download the candidate pack. For further information or to arrange a confidential discussion, please contact our advising consultant at Peridot Partners:
Emily Birch | emily@peridotpartners.co.uk | 07398 901458
Dear candidate,
Thank you for your interest in the role of Director of Fundraising and Communications at Breast Cancer UK. You won’t be surprised to read that this is an exciting time to join our charity (what charity wouldn’t say this), but it truly is a strategically critical and pivotal time for us at Breast Cancer UK. Joining us now offers a talented and driven candidate a unique opportunity to influence and help shape the direction of our cause.
We’ve come a long way in the six years since the pandemic hit, from a small charity with an annual turnover of £400K and limited proactive fundraising to a dynamic mid-sized organisation with twice the number of colleagues, a tenfold increase in our supporter base and a diverse pool of sustainable income streams driving an annual turnover of £2.1M.
Our clear strategic focus, strong financial management systems, our values-based and collaborative organisational culture, the quality of our education and supporter experiences and the growing influence of our scientific research programme have been integral to this transformation.
But we have more to do to scale our organisation to enable us to achieve our mission to tackle preventable breast cancers, empowering everyone to reduce their risk of breast cancer. We need to double our size again to build the resource capacity, influence and engagement to deliver our unique programme widely and for meaningful impact to happen. This role is critical in helping us achieve this.
Our new Director of Fundraising and Communications will join a passionate team of talented and committed colleagues actively working to deliver our plans and eager to welcome a visionary leader with a strong belief in our mission, whose people management skills, creativity and highly tactical approach will inspire and enable excellence and results.
If you are looking for a creative challenge and opportunity to advance your career as a strategic leader in a vibrant and truly unique organisation working towards achieving change that will transform lives, we hope you will consider applying.
Thalie Martini Chief Executive Officer
We understand that different members of the community have different access needs and have made some modifications to the way we do business to accommodate people from diverse communities and abilities.
We offer the following amenities:
- When meeting in person, we will book meeting spaces that are accessible for all, making sure that we have step free access to the building, access to all meeting rooms and bathrooms, and an accessible workstation.
- Interviews can be held in meeting rooms that support hearing loops.
- Papers and materials can be presented in different formats and are given to candidates in advance.
- A sign language interpreter can be accessed for interview.
- Working patterns can be adjusted to fit your needs.
For further information or to arrange a confidential discussion, please contact our advising consultant at Peridot Partners:
Emily Birch | emily@peridotpartners.co.uk | 07398 901458
Thank you for your interest in this role. Please download the Candidate Pack.
To formally apply, please submit a CV and supporting statement (ideally maximum 2 sides of A4 each) that clearly outlines your suitability for the role against the criteria provided in the person specification, including your interest and motivation in applying for this position.
Please include your home address, contact email and mobile.
Please ensure that your application is emailed to response@peridotpartners.co.uk, inserting “Application: Breast Cancer UK — Director of Fundraising and Communications” into the subject field. You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt within 2-3 days. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, please contact our admin team.
For further information or to arrange a confidential discussion, please contact our advising consultant at Peridot Partners:
Emily Birch | emily@peridotpartners.co.uk | 07398 901458
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Closing date: 9 a.m. Monday 12th January 2026
Candidates informed of outcome: By 5 p.m. Thursday 15th January 2026
First stage interviews: Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th January 2026 (Online)
Second stage interviews: Thursday 29th January 2026 (In person, London)
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