Cancer Grand Challenges Summer Internship London 2024

We are now recruiting for our Summer 2024 Internship programme!

We are now accepting applications for our July internship intake. We’re really excited to be recruiting interns and we have some great internships available across the charity.  We will also be recruiting for our Autumn internships later this year. To be notified once these applications are live, please visit our website to sign up.

Are you looking for an exciting internship opportunity at one of the UK’s largest health charities?

Why we need you

Cancer Research UK is the world’s largest charity dedicated to beating all types of cancer. We now have an opportunity for you to join us as a Cancer Grand Challenges Intern.

What will I be doing?

The key project and purpose of this role is to support the CGC Future Leaders Programme as well as CGC Events.

The Future Leaders Programme aims to support training, collaboration and networking to enable our community of CGC Future Leaders to contribute to solving cancer’s toughest challenges.

Role and purpose

Key responsibilities

With guidance, support and supervision from the Research Programme Manager, the Intern will, among other responsibilities, support:

• Develop induction materials for newly recruited future leaders (i.e., drafting a CGC Welcome Pack);
• Support the organisation of a New Joiners Virtual Event;
• Support the team organising the in-person CGC Future Leaders Conference 2024, to be held in Barcelona 13-15 November. We expect 120 attendees from all over the world. Information about the 2022 conference here and here;
• Develop comms materials such as Newsletters, Twitter Threads, etc.;
• Provide logistical support for the CGC Monthly Seminars Series;
• Collate information about the Future Leaders community and updating contact details, etc
• Provide secretariat support on the monthly meetings of the CGC Future Leaders Working Group
• Support in the preparation of events, strategy, etc.;
• Assist in preparation for other CGC events (booking travel/accommodation, etc);
• Supporting other priorities for the CGC initiative as required during the period of the internship.

What skills are you looking for?

You’ll be able to bring to the role:

• Interest in the area of cancer biology and with a desire to contribute to supporting cancer research worldwide;
• Ability to form strong, positive collaborative relationships at all levels of seniority;
• Good communications skills, with strong attention to detail;
• Interest in learning or previous experience in supporting events, virtually or in person;
• Ability to present information in written form or verbally, that recognises the needs of the audience and enables effective decision making;
• Interest in learning or experience of planning, managing and delivering strategic projects; ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks and to support others to do so, showing adaptability to meet challenging targets and deadlines;

What will I gain?

This role will add real value to Cancer Research UK so we want to ensure you’re getting a lot out of it too. As an intern you’ll go through a structured development programme with skills training in project management, CV writing and interview skills and you’ll have a buddy to help you settle in. You’ll be eligible for many of our benefits, including paid holiday, and you’ll gain key experience to help you launch your career.

How do I apply?

Please apply online by uploading your details and answering an application question. Please complete an application form for only one Internship role.

One of our values at CRUK is Being Human. We want to hear about why you’re interested in CRUK and what is motivating you to apply. So, we discourage the use of AI when completing your application form and throughout the process.

Application process

Stage 1: Online application

Complete an online application form – you’ll be asked to answer a motivational competency question and upload your CV.

In our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we operate an anonymised shortlisting process. Please therefore ensure that you have completed the work history section of the application form in full and that you have answered all application questions, as this is the information we will be using to shortlist. CVs are required to be uploaded for all applications, as they will be collected for use later in the process.  If you experience any problems submitting an application, please email earlycareers@cancer.org.uk

Stage 2: Assessment

If your initial application is successful you will then be invited to complete our new situational judgment test. The test poses real life scenarios that a CRUK intern might be met with in their day to day role and asks how you would tackle that scenario. This is un-timed and multiple choice. Please let us know if you think you might require adjustments for this assessment.

Stage 3: Audio Submission

If you are successful in the previous stage, you will be asked to complete an audio submission, answering competency-based questions. The questions will be emailed to you and you will have a few days to submit a response via an audio recording (no video required).

Stage 4: Interviews

If you are successful in the previous stage, you will then be invited to a face-to-face interview at our head office with representatives from the team you are applying to.

The Internship will start on Monday 1st July 2024.

There’s a place for everyone at Cancer Research UK. Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented, and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.

If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you. We don’t expect everyone to meet all of the criteria listed.

We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen by emailing us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk.

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.