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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 Marketing Intern.
What will I be doing?
In this role you will develop fundraising materials and support our marketing campaigns. This is an exciting role, joining a busy team and working across third party events such as the TCS London Marathon and Great North Run.
Role and purpose
The Events and Sports Marketing team sits within our Marketing, Fundraising and Engagement (MFE) directorate.
As we start to get ready for events taking place in 2025, we’re looking for an intern to help us create impactful content and materials to support our marketing campaigns and supporter journeys.
As well as content and design input, you’ll also have the opportunity to help us to optimise our campaigns by analysing our activity, carrying out market research and making recommendations for how we can improve.
Key responsibilities
- Creation of fundraising and marketing materials and content for third party Sports events
- Management of multiple stakeholders
- Copy writing and design input
- Competitor and market research
- Analyse campaigns and make evidence-based recommendations
What skills are you looking for?
You’ll be able to bring to the role:
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Good attention to detail
- A well organised approach
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- The ability to be able to complete tasks independently with confidence, and as part of a team
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.
