Children with Cancer UK
People and Culture Coordinator
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Role Overview
The People & Culture Coordinator provides proactive coordination, administrative and office support across the People & Culture department, helping to deliver a positive employee experience and support the charity’s culture transformation.
The role supports the delivery of People & Culture initiatives including employee engagement, learning and development, wellbeing, internal communications, recognition activities, and office coordination.
The successful candidate will be organised, proactive, and detail-focused, ensuring activities are delivered effectively and supporting the charity to build a positive, values-led culture.
Children with Cancer UK
Our vision is a world where every child and young person survives their cancer diagnosis.
We are the leading childhood cancer charity in the UK, supporting families and childhood cancer research since 1988. Over the last 38 years, we’ve developed kinder treatments, improved public and scientific understanding of childhood cancer, and raised over £300 million. Our mission is to improve survival rates and the quality of survival in young cancer patients and to find ways to prevent cancer in the future.
Key Responsibilities
People & Culture Projects
- Coordinate People & Culture projects and initiatives, ensuring activities are delivered on time and actions are completed.
- Maintain project plans, trackers, and documentation, providing regular progress updates.
- Support the implementation of new People & Culture initiatives, systems, and processes.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and ways of working.
Employee Engagement and Culture
- Coordinate employee engagement, wellbeing, and culture initiatives that promote a positive employee experience.
- Support Pulse Surveys, employee feedback activities, and communications.
- Coordinate employee events, recognition activities, and Social Committee initiatives.
- Maintain People & Culture content across internal communication platforms.
Learning and Development
- Coordinate onboarding, induction, and learning activities for new and existing employees.
- Support the administration of learning platforms and maintain accurate training records.
- Coordinate workshops, leadership development sessions, and mandatory training.
- Monitor training completion and support the delivery of the annual learning and development programme.
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Reward, Recognition and Internal Communications
- Support the delivery of reward and recognition initiatives and employee appreciation programmes.
- Coordinate People & Culture communications, including newsletters, announcements, and engagement campaigns.
- Promote employee achievements and share positive stories across the charity.
Office Coordination and Employee Experience
- Coordinate office facilities, workplace activities, and day-to-day office administration.
- Support hybrid working arrangements and new starter preparation.
- Liaise with suppliers and internal teams to ensure a safe, welcoming, and well-maintained working environment.
- Support charity-wide meetings, events, and office initiatives.
Administration, Reporting and Continuous Improvement
- Maintain accurate People & Culture records, trackers, and reports.
- Provide administrative support to the Head of People & Culture and People & Culture Executive.
- Maintain confidentiality when handling employee information.
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve processes, systems, and the employee experience.
- Act as a positive ambassador for the People & Culture team and support wider organizational initiatives.
Experience and Skills
Essential Experience
- Experience in a coordination, administration, project support, or People/HR role.
- Experience organising projects, events, or training activities.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Experience handling confidential information.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and digital systems.
Skills and Knowledge
- Excellent organisational and planning skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Ability to build positive working relationships.
- Strong administrative and coordination skills.
- Ability to use initiative and improve processes.
- Confident using technology and learning new systems.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
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Personal Attributes
The successful candidate will be:
- Highly proactive and organised.
- Team Player.
- Positive and approachable.
- Detail-focused and reliable.
- Able to use initiative, work independently, and collaboratively.
- Solutions-focused with a "can-do" attitude.
- Adaptable and comfortable managing changing priorities.
- Contribute to a positive working environment.
- Committed to delivering an excellent employee experience.
Desirable Experience and Skills
- Experience within HR, People & Culture in the charity sector.
- Experience coordinating multiple projects or events.
- Experience supporting internal communications.
- Experience using HR systems such as Charlie HR or learning platforms.
- Experience supporting employee engagement or wellbeing initiatives.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Children with Cancer UK, we value diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. The statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required for this position.
How to Apply
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in line with our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Please submit your CV and cover letter as one document, e.g., PDF or Word document.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The charity recognises that candidates may use Artificial Intelligence tools to support aspects of the recruitment process. Candidates may use AI tools for research, preparation, or to support written applications; however, all submitted work must accurately represent the candidate’s own skills, experience, and suitability for the role.
Candidates should disclose if AI has been used in preparing application materials or completing any assessment activity. Failure to appropriately disclose significant use of AI-generated content may impact the recruitment process.
You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy.
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