Vacancy Details

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.  

About the role

Sitting within our our people and organisational development team, you will support us with a wide range of administrative duties associated with our recruitment and selection campaigns.

As the first point of contact for all recruitment related queries from recruiting managers and candidates, you’ll be responsible for uploading vacancies and supporting information onto our online advertising platforms. Along with managing recruitment activity on our applicant tracking system (ATS).

You’ll ensure all our recruitment and selection literature, including adverts and job descriptions are correctly branded and formatted and work closely with the recruitment coordinator and HR advisors to create recruitment packs, for senior level recruitment. Responsible for managing the recruitment inbox you’ll support recruiting managers and the HR advisors with the administration relating to the shortlisting process and coordinate interview dates and times with shortlisted candidates.

About you

You’ll have experience of working in a customer-facing administrative role within an HR or recruitment function. And have experience of recruitment processes and procedures. Not only will you have experience of using industry standard software packages but be able to use an administrative system or database. You’ll have the ability to work as part of a small hybrid team and possess excellent written and verbal communications skills allowing you to work together at all times when in the office or when working from home. You’ll understand the importance of working accurately and with attention to detail within a confidential framework and have the ability to plan and organise your own workload.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.  

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.   

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please email Recruitment@breastcancernow.org

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date 9:00am on Tuesday 28 January 2025

We reserve the right to close this advert early subject to volume of applicants. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Interview date Wednesday 5 February 2025 (London office)