Macmillan has spent more than 100 years helping people living with cancer. From the moment someone is diagnosed with cancer, we're there with all the information, support and guidance they need, to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can.
How we help people
We know that cancer can disrupt your whole life, and affects everyone differently. Cancer impacts more than your physical health, it can impact relationships, jobs, finances, emotional wellbeing and so much more. It can be made worse simply because of who you are and where you live.
But we’re here to change that.
Work with Macmillan
Join Macmillan as a colleague or partner organisation and you'll be working with a bunch of talented, passionate people to make life better for everyone living with cancer across the UK.
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We are courageous. We are determined. We give it all we've got.
We put the needs of people living with cancer first, which takes real strength. We’re not expecting any one person to be unbreakable - we all have a part to play and together we are stronger.
It’s about being accountable for our actions and using our courage and determination to achieve the best possible result. This calls for everyone to speak up and sometimes make difficult decisions. We don’t do what’s easy. We do what will make the biggest difference.
With heart
We are genuine. We are compassionate. We see the whole you.
We have big hearts at Macmillan, but this doesn’t make us soft. We want Macmillan to be a place where everyone can be their true self and feel that their voice is valued; never ignored or undermined.
We take the time to really listen and commit to an open and honest response, even when the answer isn’t what the other person wants to hear. We’ll always speak the truth, not with arrogance or cruelty, but with compassion and mutual respect.
With ambition
We are experts. We are innovators. We strive to be better.
We still share Douglas Macmillan’s ambition to ‘stand for betterness’.
We develop our knowledge and skills, learning from the diverse perspectives, ideas and experience of others. Progress relies on change and we’re bold enough to try new approaches, because calculated risks can lead to great things.
Success is celebrated and if we fail, we learn from it and try again. We take pride in what we do and are committed to doing it as best we can.
Our people
Our people are committed to doing whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. Find out more about the people and teams who move mountains to make it happen.
Our leadership team
Our leaders do whatever it takes to support people living with and affected by cancer – with heart, with strength, with ambition.
Our cancer experts
As an organisation, Macmillan is an expert in cancer. From Macmillan nurses to the Macmillan Support Line services, we have cancer experts to support you no matter what your situation.
Our trustees
Our Board of Trustees is responsible for shaping the strategy and direction of Macmillan. We meet regularly to ensure our policies and strategies help us be there for people with cancer.
Building a representative and inclusive organisation
As an organisation, it is one of our strategic objectives to represent and reflect everyone living with cancer, regardless of who they are.
To be able to achieve this, it is essential that we build a fully representative and inclusive organisation, where everyone working here feels they can be themselves and realise their potential.
Improving representation
We want to become an organisation where we truly reflect and represent the communities we serve in everything we do to support people living with cancer.
Clear targets for representation
By 2025 we want our organisation to be 20% ethnically diverse and 16% disabled to reflect the UK population.
Diverse shortlisting
We are empowering all hiring managers to look wider than technical ability, to embrace difference and diversity that each candidate can bring to the table.
Diverse panels
We ensure that all recruitment processes have two assessors to enable the benefits of diversity of thought in the process and decision making.
Underrepresented communities
We are working with charity providers to reach individuals from communities where are under-represented to build a more diverse organisation.
Inclusive culture
We want to ensure that all our colleagues feel they belong at Macmillan and that they can be themselves in everything they do.
Training for all
Everyone has opportunities to develop and access learning which is right for them, including coaches, mentors, development support, training, professional qualification funding and on the job learning.
Flexible working
We are a flexible first organisation, encouraging flexible working with condense hours, part time working, core hours, home and dual location working and flexible bank holidays.
List of all the benefits that Macmillan Cancer Support are offering their
employees.
Benefits may vary depending on role, location and length of service.
25 days annual leave, plus 1 extra day per full year worked (up to 30 days). Includes 8 flexible bank holidays and an additional ‘Macmillan day’ off over the festive period.
A free will writing service for employees: All employees have access to a free will writing service with selected providers
Winter flu vaccinations: Employees have access to free winter flu vaccination vouchers
Life insurance at 3 x annual salary
One Volunteer day a year: Where you can take a day to volunteer with Macmillan or somewhere else without using any annual leave
Shopping Discounts: Discounts in over 800 high street brands and shops
Flexible working: Your manager will work closely with you to make sure your schedule works for you. You are more than your job, and we want to create flexibility around the other priorities in your life
Annual leave buying and selling scheme: Allowing both full-time and part-time employees to purchase up to a maximum of 1 week extra holiday
Interest-free season ticket and gym loans
A discount on Cyclescheme City Bike Hire: A cycle to work scheme
Pension scheme: If you are a Macmillan employee you may join the pension scheme from your first day with us. Macmillan will match your contributions up to 7.5%
Learning and development: We are here for you and your wellbeing, providing extensive support and and when you need it
Mental health and wellbeing support: We are here for you and your wellbeing, providing extensive support and and when you need it
