Inclusion and Engagement Intern – Pol icy, Information and Communications

Full-time annual salary : £13.15 per hour (£23,933 full time yearly equivalent)

Contract Length: 16 weeks (1 July – 18th October)

Hours: 7 hours per day, 4 days per week

Application Deadline: Tuesday 30 th April 11:59pm (the vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applicants, so please apply early to avoid disappointment)

Interview dates: Approximately 22nd May – 31st May

Location: Hybrid: Stratford, London for 1-2 days per week and working from home the rest of the time (any home working needs to be in the UK) OR home based

Positions: 1

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 an Inclusion and Engagement Intern.

What will I be doing?

In this role you will be working on parts of our EDIE (Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) workstream, designed so that as a team we are able to ensure that we are representing and engaging with as wide a range of cancer experiences as possible.

Role and Purpose

The Patient Involvement team plays a critical role at Cancer Research UK, as we ensure the voice of people affected by cancer is at the heart of our work.

We do this by supporting teams to consult, collaborate and partner with patients and loved ones, drawing on their unique experience and knowledge of being affected by cancer, to help increase the relevance, quality and impact of our work.

One element of this role is reaching out and building relationships with other organisations and charities who support people whose voices we want to make sure are included in our involvement work.

Your role would be to map out existing relationships across the team so that we have a solid understanding of where we currently stand, talk to team members and staff in the wider directorate to help prioritise where we should reach out to next. You will also work on identifying what we as a team can do to build stronger connections with organisations, we have existing contacts in, to make sure that we have a reciprocal relationship.

We have an existing Inclusion in Involvement Steering Group, who are people who feel that their experience of cancer is traditionally left out, misunderstood or underrepresented in research, information and communications around cancer. As part of your work, you will create and deliver a consultation for this group (with support from your line manager) to get their feedback on the topic and understand their thoughts as to approaches to connect with other organisations, what we as a team could offer, and other ways to engage with underrepresented demographics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Amalgamate all existing documents and spreadsheets that track relationships with other organisations into one place
• Grade existing relationships with other organisations so we understand who we have strong relationships with, and who we have looser connections with
• Prioritise organisations to reach out to (that we don’t have existing relationships with)
• Understand what (if any) needs of other organisations we can support with to ensure that we build long lasting reciprocal relationships
• To write copy for staff to use when reaching out to new organisations
• To engage with other teams at CRUK to understand the demographics that will be prioritised over the next 3-5 years and to identify
• To engage with other teams at CRUK who are also reaching out to similar organisation to improve the ‘connectedness’ of our approach and that multiple teams aren’t reaching out to the same contacts at the same time

What skills are you looking for?

You’ll be able to bring to the role:

• Someone organised and comfortable with using Excel spreadsheets to capture large amounts of information.
• Experience of networking and influencing, with the ability to build relationships with staff at other similar organisations.
• An interest in health inequalities and a basic understanding of EDI and why it is important.
• Confident and able to work independently and proactively when needed.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

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.