Board Support (12 month FTC)

Board Support Fixed Term Contract (12 months) Full time (34.5 hours), we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours

Location: Split between home and our London Office

About us

At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.

We are looking for an organised, proactive and detail-focused Board Support professional to help ensure our governance and executive processes run smoothly at the highest level of the organisation. This is a great opportunity to play a key role in supporting our CEO, Executive Team and Board of Trustees as we work to improve the lives of people living with cancer.

About the role

In this role, you’ll work closely with the Board Manager and Chief of Staff/Company Secretary to provide high quality governance and secretariat support. You’ll help coordinate Executive and Trustee meeting cycles, prepare agendas and papers, take accurate minutes, and keep actions and decisions on track. You’ll also support trustee inductions, maintain governance records plan our Board away days, manage logistics and communications, and ensure information is handled with professionalism and discretion. You’ll play an important part in keeping our governance framework running smoothly with a continuous improvement approach — from maintaining policy review cycles and governance calendars to supporting audit and regulatory requests. You’ll also work with colleagues across the Chief Executive Office to provide seamless support during busy periods or absences.

About you

You’ll bring:

• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail
• The ability to prioritise effectively in a fast paced environment
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication
• Professional discretion when handling sensitive information
• Strong relationship building skills with internal and external stakeholders
• A proactive, self motivated approach and willingness to learn
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• An interest in developing your understanding of charity and company governance the role that Executive Teams and Trustees play

What you’ll achieve

• Smooth, well coordinated Executive and Trustee meetings
• Accurate governance records, logs and documentation
• Reliable support for the Chair, Trustees, CEO and governance leaders
• Timely and well organised trustee inductions
• Inspiring Board Away Days that bring our trustees closer to the needs of people living with cancer and Macmillan’s role in supporting them
• Effective coordination of governance communications and updates
• A positive contribution to the wider Chief Executive Office team

Recruitment Process

Application deadline: Tues 10th March 2026 (23:59)

First interview dates: Mid/late March 2026 (TBC)

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We are an organisation that is committed to setting candidates up for success, so we can support you to be at your best during the application or selection process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice, or a conversation on reasonable adjustments. We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.