Senior Programme Manager

You will play the lead role in shaping and delivering long term transformation across Donor and Transplantation Services (DTS) through culture, process, technology and data change.

We’re Anthony Nolan. By uniting people and science, we’re growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant, can find their lifesaving match. We’re currently giving four people a day another chance to live.

Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for a Senior Programme Manager to join our Technology team.

Title: Senior Programme Manager

Salary: Circa. £100,000 per annum dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)

Location: Hybrid, with a minimum of 2 days per week on-site at head office in Hampstead, London

Job Summary

You will lead the DTS For the Future programme, a multi year initiative designed to fundamentally transform how DTS teams operate and engage with customers and donors.

You will own the overall programme plan, outcomes and delivery roadmap, coordinating multiple interdependent workstreams to ensure benefits are delivered on time and within budget. You will establish programme governance, lead benefits realisation, collaborate with senior stakeholders and provide strong, visible leadership across teams and partners.

Responsibilities:

• Review the initial scoping outputs and shape a clear, actionable delivery approach, including deeper discovery where required.

• Establish and run effective programme governance, ensuring transparent reporting of progress, risk, scope, budget, benefits and confidence to executive sponsors and boards.

• Build and oversee the programme’s benefits realisation approach, ensuring benefits are tracked, owned and delivered across all workstreams.

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across clinical, operational, technology and support teams to maintain alignment and shared ownership.

• Lead and support the workstream delivery teams, ensuring dependencies are managed and obstacles removed to maintain delivery momentum.

• Drive delivery quality and pace through a hybrid agile approach, coaching teams to adopt and embed effective delivery practices.

• Manage third party delivery partners, ensuring they contribute effectively to programme outcomes.

• Ensure that robust change management activity is in place to enable teams to adopt new ways of working and realise programme benefits.

• Provide strong, visible leadership to internal teams, delivery partners and stakeholders, modelling the behaviours needed for successful transformation.

• Coordinate interdependent workstreams and activities to ensure delivery remains on track and aligned to the overall roadmap.

Requirements:

• Proven experience leading large scale, multi year transformation programmes, with a strong track record of delivering complex, outcomes focused change in operationally critical environments.
• Excellent programme governance, financial control, and risk and dependency management skills, with the ability to establish and run robust assurance frameworks.
• Strong digital, data and technology fluency—you can confidently engage with technical, data and platform concepts, translate between technical and non technical stakeholders, and ensure solutions are feasible, aligned and grounded in real operational need.
• Deep experience of hybrid agile delivery at programme scale, including coaching teams and embedding effective delivery practices across multiple workstreams.
• Enterprise level change leadership capability, with experience shaping culture, driving behavioural change, and leading people through ambiguity at pace.
• Outstanding stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, build credibility, and act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across clinical, operational, technology and corporate teams.
• Demonstrable leadership of multi layered teams,including line management, matrix management and third party partner leadership, with an inclusive, collaborative and empowering leadership style.
• Experience managing and optimising third party partnerships,including software development partners, managed services providers and strategic suppliers.
• A continuous improvement mindset, using data, feedback and lessons learned to refine approach, improve ways of working and enhance delivery outcomes.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary

• 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop

• Life Assurance of four times annual salary

• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme

• And more! (further details on our

  Life at Anthony Nolanpage)

Please check out the full job description here, and you can read more about what to expect on the

Our recruitment processpage.

Please note: We encourage you to apply as soon as possible – this advert may close early if we receive a high volume of strong applications. 

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.

Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer. 

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

• Department
• Technology
• Role
• Programme Management
• Locations
• Head Office
• Remote status
• Hybrid
• Contract hours
• Full time
• Employment type
• Permanent
• Closing date
• 23 February, 2026

Head Office

So how can you tell if you're Anthony Nolan too?

•  You’re passionateand dedicated to your work
• You’re innovativeand looking for a challenge
• You want to improveand learn every day
• You’re accountablefor your work and take pride in what you do
• You’re people and patient focused– you want to make a difference to people’s lives

These five values are what drive and motivate us across all of our divisions. From lab research and tissue typing, to finance, HR and legal, from patient support and logistics, to fundraising, marketing and communications… everyone has a critical role to play in our lifesaving work.

We’re incredibly proud of the people who work for us – and we’re always on the lookout for more passionate and talented individuals. If you like the idea of joining a team that gives four people the chance of life every day, check out our job listings below.

About Anthony Nolan

Anthony Nolan is the charity that makes lifesaving connections between patients in need and incredible strangers ready to donate their stem cells. Find out more about what we do here. 

Already working at Anthony Nolan?

Let’s recruit together and find your next colleague.

Donor Provision Support Coordinator

Join the Donor Provision Support Team and deliver dedicated high-quality support to transplant centers and donors to help achieve a seamless donation process.

We’re Anthony Nolan. We’re here to uncover the answers inside us. Answers for people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Answers that will not only improve lives today but save them tomorrow.

By uniting people and science, we’re growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant, can find their lifesaving match. We’re currently giving four people a day another chance to live.

Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for a Donor Provision Support Coordinator to join our Donor Provision Support team.

Title: Donor Provision Support Coordinator

Salary: £30,750 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)

Location: Hybrid, with head office in Hampstead, London

As a Donor Provision Support Coordinator, you will play an important part in providing support to UK transplant centers, international registries, and the wider Donor Provision team. You’ll process new requests for stem cell products. You’ll act as liaison between the patients’ team and donors registry, providing accurate, timely information, always delivering excellent customer service.

You’ll also manage the timely delivery of medication and coordinate nurse referrals for UK donors undergoing G-CSF injections, ensuring donors feel informed, supported and prepared. Throughout all aspects of the role, you will prioritise donor and patient safety, effectively triaging your workload in a fast-paced environment. Your strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, combined with a high level of attention to detail, will enable you to build constructive relationships, uphold quality standards, and help to support a safe, seamless donation process.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary

• 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop

• Life Assurance of four times annual salary

• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme

• And more! (further details on our

  Life at Anthony Nolanpage)

Please check out the full job description here, and you can read more about what to expect on the Our recruitment process page.

Please note: We encourage you to apply as soon as possible – this advert may close early if we receive a high volume of strong applications. 

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.

Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer. 

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

• Department
• Operations & Patient Services
• Role
• Donor & Transplantation Services
• Locations
• Head Office
• Remote status
• Hybrid
• Yearly salary
• £30,750
• Contract hours
• Full time
• Employment type
• Permanent
• Closing date
• 22 February, 2026
• Hybrid working expectation
• 2-3 days per week

Head Office

So how can you tell if you're Anthony Nolan too?

•  You’re passionateand dedicated to your work
• You’re innovativeand looking for a challenge
• You want to improveand learn every day
• You’re accountablefor your work and take pride in what you do
• You’re people and patient focused– you want to make a difference to people’s lives

These five values are what drive and motivate us across all of our divisions. From lab research and tissue typing, to finance, HR and legal, from patient support and logistics, to fundraising, marketing and communications… everyone has a critical role to play in our lifesaving work.

We’re incredibly proud of the people who work for us – and we’re always on the lookout for more passionate and talented individuals. If you like the idea of joining a team that gives four people the chance of life every day, check out our job listings below.

About Anthony Nolan

Anthony Nolan is the charity that makes lifesaving connections between patients in need and incredible strangers ready to donate their stem cells. Find out more about what we do here. 

Already working at Anthony Nolan?

Let’s recruit together and find your next colleague.

Cord Blood Donation Coordinator

Join us as a Cord Blood Donation Coordinator at Saint Mary’s Hospitals, Oxford Road and Wythenshawe. Full training will be provided – no experience needed.

We’re Anthony Nolan. We’re here to uncover the answers inside us. Answers for people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Answers that will not only improve lives today but save them tomorrow.

By uniting people and science, we’re growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant, can find their lifesaving match. We’re currently giving four people a day another chance to live.

Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for a Cord Blood Donation Coordinator to join our Manchester Cord team.

Title:  Cord Blood Donation Coordinator

Salary: £25,178 per annum

Contract: 12-month fixed term (Maternity Cover)

Hours: 36 per week, 3 shifts per week

Location: Fully site-based, Saint Mary’s Hospitals, Oxford Road and Wythenshawe

• Act in a professional manner and adhere to Anthony Nolan’s and the hospitals values and standards of behaviour.

• Assist with education of the potential mother/donor about the Anthony Nolan Cord Programme to enable informed choice regarding the voluntary donation of cord blood.

• Approach as many women as possible in the maternity unit to raise awareness and thereby gain informed consent from eligible women who wish to donate.

• Safely collect maternal and cord blood samples according to standard operating procedures

• Organise couriers and safe transportation of cord blood units with completed documentation to the cord blood bank for processing and storage.

• Assist with the maintenance of a clean and safe environment adhering to prevention and control of infection policies, procedures and best practice.

• Ensure Anthony Nolan Quality Management System is applied.

• Ensure and maintain complete confidentiality and Data Protection policies.

• Adhere to the hospital’s uniform policy.

• Proactively engage with site Maternity Services to maximise their support for the Cord Blood Programme.

• Attend mandatory team meetings when rostered to do so.

• Ensure cord collection stock management processes and procedures are followed.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary

• 27 days annual leave (pro rata), pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop

• Life Assurance of four times annual salary

• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme

• And more! (further details on our

  Life at Anthony Nolanpage)

Please check out the full job description here, and you can read more about what to expect on the

Our recruitment processpage.

Please note: We encourage you to apply as soon as possible – this advert may close early if we receive a high volume of strong applications.

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.

Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

• Department
• Operations & Patient Services
• Role
• Cell Collection Services
• Locations
• Manchester Hospitals
• Yearly salary
• £25,178
• Contract hours
• Full time
• Employment type
• Fixed term
• Closing date
• 20 March, 2026
• Hybrid working expectation
• Fully site-based

Manchester Hospitals

So how can you tell if you're Anthony Nolan too?

•  You’re passionateand dedicated to your work
• You’re innovativeand looking for a challenge
• You want to improveand learn every day
• You’re accountablefor your work and take pride in what you do
• You’re people and patient focused– you want to make a difference to people’s lives

These five values are what drive and motivate us across all of our divisions. From lab research and tissue typing, to finance, HR and legal, from patient support and logistics, to fundraising, marketing and communications… everyone has a critical role to play in our lifesaving work.

We’re incredibly proud of the people who work for us – and we’re always on the lookout for more passionate and talented individuals. If you like the idea of joining a team that gives four people the chance of life every day, check out our job listings below.

About Anthony Nolan

Anthony Nolan is the charity that makes lifesaving connections between patients in need and incredible strangers ready to donate their stem cells. Find out more about what we do here. 

Already working at Anthony Nolan?

Let’s recruit together and find your next colleague.

Senior Legacy Officer

Join our fundraising team and play a pivotal role in growing legacy fundraising at Anthony Nolan. With an annual income budget of £1.1 million, legacy giving is a key growth area for the charity.

We’re Anthony Nolan. We’re here to uncover the answers inside us. Answers for people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Answers that will not only improve lives today but save them tomorrow.

By uniting people and science, we’re growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant, can find their lifesaving match. We’re currently giving four people a day another chance to live.

Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for a Senior Legacy Officer to join our Fundraising team.

Title:  Senior Legacy Officer

Salary: £33,000 - £36,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)

Location: Hybrid, with head office in Hampstead, London

Our team works to raise vital long-term income to help Anthony Nolan save the lives of people with blood cancer and blood disorders. As our first dedicated Senior Legacy Officer, you will play a central role in delivering inspiring, audience-led marketing campaigns across digital, mail, telemarketing and events. You will lead on the day-to-day stewardship of legacy supporters, providing thoughtful and personalised communications that nurture lasting relationships with enquirers, pledgers and professional audiences such as solicitors and Will-writing partners.

Working closely with colleagues across the organisation and external suppliers, you will ensure the smooth and high-quality delivery of campaigns and supporter journeys. You will also take responsibility for maintaining accurate CRM records and producing regular reports on campaign performance and supporter engagement. By using data, insight and supporter feedback, you will help to shape and optimise legacy activity, ensuring our marketing and stewardship are as engaging and effective as possible.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of both campaign delivery and stewardship, while contributing to the growth of a key income stream with significant long-term impact. The role offers the chance to gain experience of both strategic and hands-on aspects of legacy fundraising, while working in a collaborative and supportive environment. You will also have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with some of our most loyal supporters, playing a vital role in securing Anthony Nolan’s future income and helping more patients survive and thrive.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary

• 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop

• Life Assurance of four times annual salary

• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme

• And more! (further details on our

  Life at Anthony Nolanpage)

Please check out the full job description here, and you can read more about what to expect on the Our recruitment process page.

Please note: We encourage you to apply as soon as possible – this advert may close early if we receive a high volume of strong applications. 

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.

Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer. 

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

• Department
• Fundraising
• Role
• Fundraising
• Locations
• Head Office
• Remote status
• Hybrid
• Yearly salary
• £33,000 - £36,000
• Contract hours
• Full time
• Employment type
• Permanent
• Closing date
• 10 March, 2026
• Hybrid working expectation
• 2 days per week on site

Head Office

So how can you tell if you're Anthony Nolan too?

•  You’re passionateand dedicated to your work
• You’re innovativeand looking for a challenge
• You want to improveand learn every day
• You’re accountablefor your work and take pride in what you do
• You’re people and patient focused– you want to make a difference to people’s lives

These five values are what drive and motivate us across all of our divisions. From lab research and tissue typing, to finance, HR and legal, from patient support and logistics, to fundraising, marketing and communications… everyone has a critical role to play in our lifesaving work.

We’re incredibly proud of the people who work for us – and we’re always on the lookout for more passionate and talented individuals. If you like the idea of joining a team that gives four people the chance of life every day, check out our job listings below.

About Anthony Nolan

Anthony Nolan is the charity that makes lifesaving connections between patients in need and incredible strangers ready to donate their stem cells. Find out more about what we do here. 

Already working at Anthony Nolan?

Let’s recruit together and find your next colleague.

Laboratory Services Supervisor

Join our Business Delivery Team in the Laboratories and oversee day-to-day operation of the Anthony Nolan H&I Laboratory, including stock control and asset management.

We’re Anthony Nolan. We’re here to uncover the answers inside us. Answers for people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Answers that will not only improve lives today but save them tomorrow.

By uniting people and science, we’re growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant, can find their lifesaving match. We’re currently giving four people a day another chance to live.

Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for a Laboratory Stock and Asset Supervisor to join our Laboratory team.

Title: Laboratory Services Supervisor

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)

Location: Fully site-based, with head office in Hampstead, London

• The Laboratory Services Supervisor is a key operational role responsible for ensuring that the Anthony Nolan H&I Laboratory has the equipment, materials, and infrastructure required to operate safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with ISO 15189 and EFI standards.

• This role has end-to-end responsibility for asset and stock management, including capital equipment oversight, service contracts, procurement coordination, supplier management, and ensuring business-critical continuity of laboratory operations.

• The post-holder will lead the Stock and Asset Coordinator and work closely with scientific and quality teams to ensure that laboratory services are fully supported, risks are proactively managed, and operational performance is maintained at the highest standard.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Significant experience managing scientific assets or equipment fleets in a regulated laboratory setting

• Demonstrated responsibility for procurement, supplier management, or operational budgeting

• Experience working with ISO 15189 or equivalent accreditation frameworks

• Strong operational problem-solving skills and ability to manage facilities-critical risks

• Ability to balance hands-on operational work with strategic planning

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary

• 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop

• Life Assurance of four times annual salary

• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme

• And more! (further details on our

  Life at Anthony Nolanpage)

Please check out the full job description here, and you can read more about what to expect on the

Our recruitment processpage.

Please note: We encourage you to apply as soon as possible – this advert may close early if we receive a high volume of strong applications. 

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.

Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer. 

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

• Department
• Laboratories
• Role
• Technical & Labs Support
• Locations
• Anthony Nolan Histocompatibility Laboratories
• Yearly salary
• £40,000
• Contract hours
• Full time
• Employment type
• Permanent
• Closing date
• 01 March, 2026
• Hybrid working expectation
• Fully site-based

Anthony Nolan Histocompatibility Laboratories

So how can you tell if you're Anthony Nolan too?

•  You’re passionateand dedicated to your work
• You’re innovativeand looking for a challenge
• You want to improveand learn every day
• You’re accountablefor your work and take pride in what you do
• You’re people and patient focused– you want to make a difference to people’s lives

These five values are what drive and motivate us across all of our divisions. From lab research and tissue typing, to finance, HR and legal, from patient support and logistics, to fundraising, marketing and communications… everyone has a critical role to play in our lifesaving work.

We’re incredibly proud of the people who work for us – and we’re always on the lookout for more passionate and talented individuals. If you like the idea of joining a team that gives four people the chance of life every day, check out our job listings below.

About Anthony Nolan

Anthony Nolan is the charity that makes lifesaving connections between patients in need and incredible strangers ready to donate their stem cells. Find out more about what we do here. 

Already working at Anthony Nolan?

Let’s recruit together and find your next colleague.