Cancer Research UK (CRUK) attracts many people keen to support our important cause and who are inspired to be part of the fight against cancer. However as a large and diverse organisation of over 4,000 people it can be difficult for people to navigate and understand what roles may be available across the charity if they want to grow and develop their career here.
When we ran our first engagement survey with People Insight, against a backdrop of a highly engaged workforce, we discovered that only 49% of people believed that their career aspirations could be met at CRUK. We identified this as a key driver of engagement.
From our exit interview data we also knew that the top three reasons for people leaving the charity were related to progression.
As a charity, personal development is a key aspect of our employee value proposition and so this lack of transparency was felt to be a priority to address, along with support for managers in having career conversations with their teams.