Job Description

The European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) is a charity and membership association that supports cancer researchers across the world, helping them to communicate, collaborate and work together internationally to help defeat cancer. Our friendly team of 15 staff is supportive, forward-thinking and highly motivated by the work we do.

The Membership Coordinator will support the work of the EACR with a focus on our membership activities. We are looking for a friendly, self-motivated, hard-working and extremely organised person with a positive, can-do attitude. You will bring outstanding communication and customer service skills to enable you to build a rapport with our members at a distance. There is the opportunity for some international travel to our conferences and other events, so you will need to be able to work flexibly at times.

Ola, the outgoing holder of this role, says: “As a part of the EACR team, getting unwavering support for your professional growth and career development is an active reality, every day of every week! A role at the EACR gives you an amazing opportunity to join an exceptional team where every team member’s voice is valued, contributing to the cohesive fabric of a highly professional, productive, and forward-thinking team.”

Responsibilities include:

• Membership: supporting the recruitment and retention of EACR members by keeping their contact details up to date, responding to queries and processing applications. Being the first point of contact for our 14 affiliated national societies
• Member benefits: supporting the delivery of a suite of member benefits, including monthly webinars and a mentoring scheme
• Our fortnightly email bulletin: assisting with the creation and sending of the Mailchimp email to EACR members and subscribers
• Conferences: supporting the delivery of our conferences held around Europe: preparing materials, packing and arranging shipping

You can find more information about the position by downloading the Job Description and Person Specification document from the website linked to at the bottom of this page.

About you

We are looking for a friendly, hard-working and organised person with outstanding communication skills. You will be comfortable working independently and managing a busy workload. You will need to be confident, tenacious, patient, and have a great eye for detail. Employment experience in an administrative role, preferably for a membership or not-for-profit organisation, would be an advantage, but, if you have the right skills, we are happy to receive applications from those seeking their first role. You must be willing and able to travel internationally and to work occasional evenings and weekends, with plenty of advance notice.                                           

About us

The EACR is a registered charity dedicated to advancing cancer research. We’re Europe's largest membership organisation for cancer researchers, with more than 12,000 members in over 100 countries worldwide. Members range from first-year postgraduate students to winners of the Nobel Prize. Anyone who works in, studies or supports any aspect of cancer research can join us as a member.

We provide our members with regular communication about all the latest news, jobs and cancer research conferences and give them opportunities to apply for grants and fellowships.  We offer a suite of benefits to members including webinars, networking events, a podcast, collaboration tools and on-demand resources to support education and development. We organise conferences around Europe on the latest topics in cancer research and offer reduced registration rates to our members.

And also…

We are a welcoming, supportive, close-knit team of 15. We offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave (30 days pro rata for a full leave year plus bank holidays and a further 5 days of office closure).

The EACR has its headquarters in the Sir Colin Campbell Building adjacent to the University of Nottingham Jubilee Campus. It benefits from a creative atmosphere, good transport links and an attractive environment with nearby shops, cafes, green spaces and a gym.

APPLYING FOR THE POST

Closing date for applications: 12:00 (noon) Monday 13 May

First interviews to be held: Wednesday 29 May