Salary From:
£35,500
Salary To:
£39,500
Region:
UK Wide
Location:
Dual London/Home
Advertised Job Category:
Engagement
Department:
Supporter Care
Job type:
Contractor
Closing Date:
4 June 2026

Marketing Executive - Volunteering
Fixed Term Contract (12 months) 
Full time (34.5 hours) we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours
Location Home-based / Split between home and our London Office
Salary Range £35,500 - £39,500 – benefits and recognition

About us

At Macmillan Cancer Support, we do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. Right now, we’re looking for a passionate and experienced marketing professional to lead engaging, insight-driven campaigns that inspire volunteers and campaigners to join our mission.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of volunteer marketing at one of the UK’s most recognised charities, delivering meaningful campaigns that create lasting impact for people affected by cancer.

About the role

As our Volunteer Marketing Manager, you’ll lead the planning and delivery of multi-channel volunteer marketing and communications campaigns that attract, engage and retain volunteers and campaigners across the UK.

Working closely with internal stakeholders, specialist teams and external agencies, you’ll help deliver sector-leading supporter experiences, using insight and innovation to continuously improve campaign performance and audience engagement.

You’ll also line manage and support the Volunteer Marketing Executive, fostering an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing environment aligned with Macmillan’s values and leadership commitments.

What you’ll be doing

Leading impactful multi-channel marketing campaigns from planning through to delivery and optimisation
Managing volunteer communications, including newsletters and supporter engagement activity
Using data, insight and audience understanding to inform strategy and improve performance
Working collaboratively across marketing, data, PR, media, content and supporter care teams
Managing relationships with creative and strategic agency partners
Supporting the development of volunteer propositions, products and audience journeys
Managing campaign budgets, reporting and financial forecasting
Championing inclusive marketing practices and positive supporter experiences throughout all activity

About you

We’re looking for someone who combines creativity with strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.

You’ll bring:

Experience delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns or complex projects
Strong understanding of campaign performance, data and insight-led decision making
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
Confidence influencing stakeholders and collaborating across teams
Experience managing competing priorities and driving projects forward
A proactive, solution-focused mindset
An understanding of volunteer audiences and supporter engagement would be highly beneficial
Previous line management or leadership experience would be advantageous

Why join Macmillan?

At Macmillan Cancer Support, you’ll be part of a compassionate, ambitious organisation where your work directly supports people living with cancer.

We offer:

Flexible hybrid working
A supportive and inclusive culture
Opportunities for learning and development
Generous benefits and wellbeing support
The chance to make a genuine difference every single day

Closing date & interviews

Closing Date: Thursday 4th June 2026
Interviews: tbc

Ready to apply?

If you’re a passionate marketing professional who thrives on collaboration, creativity and purpose-driven work, we’d love to hear from you.

Join us and help us do whatever it takes for people living with cancer.

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 are an organisation that is committed to setting candidates up for success, so we can support you to be at your best during the application or selection process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice, or a conversation on 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.

If you would like to discuss your application or anything further in regards to a career at Macmillan Cancer Support please email us at TATeam@macmillan.org.uk.

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