Legacy administration manager

Kidney Research UK; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in kidney disease research is looking for a Legacy Administration Manager to secure and manage legacy income while ensuring compassionate communication and efficient handling of a varied caseload. This full-time role offers the flexibility of hybrid working and comes with a competitive salary of £39,000 - £45,000 FTE depending on experience. Join a vibrant team dedicated to improving the lives of those with kidney disease.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

Sick Pay

Death in Service

Employee Assistance Programme

Bike Loan Scheme

Cycle2Work Scheme

Eyecare

Discount Portal

Qualifications

• Proven experience of charity legacy administration.
• Solid understanding of inheritance tax and estate accounts.
• Ability to handle sensitive conversations with professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Maximising and securing legacy income for the charity.
• Ensuring timely and accurate receipt of funds.
• Managing a varied caseload of legacies.

Skills

Charity legacy administration

Understanding of inheritance tax

Compassionate communication

Decision-making on complex issues

Resilience under pressure

Job description

Legacy administration manager

Location: Contracted to our Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid working

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full time: 37.5 hours or part time considered (minimum 30 hours per week)

Salary: £39,000 - £45,000 FTE depending on experience

Benefits:

• Flexible working
• Generous annual leave
• Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical
• Pension Scheme
• Sick Pay
• Death in Service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike Loan Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Eyecare
• Discount Portal

Closing date: Sunday 30 November 2025. We may extend the advert, but please apply as soon as possible.

Telephone interviews will be held week commencing 1 December 2025

Interviews will be held week commencing 8 December 2025

No agencies please

Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.

We are looking for a legacy administration manager to play a crucial part in maximising and securing legacy income for Kidney Research UK. You'll ensure timely, sensitive and accurate receipt of funds while protecting the charities interests and reputation.

The legacy administration manager will be responsible for a varied caseload of legacies, ranging from pecuniary gifts through to more complex residuary estates, and occasionally contentious cases.

You will have proven experience of charity legacy administration, a solid understanding of inheritance tax, estate accounts, along with the ability to make decisions on complex issues. You'll also need to be resilient under pressure and able to handle sensitive conversations with compassion, diplomacy and professionalism.

If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

About Kidney Research UK:

Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research, we fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making our work more essential than ever.

At Kidney Research UK we work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. We collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.

Over the last ten years we have invested more than £71 million into research. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.

Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity.

Those patient contributions are vital, always helping us and our partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring we see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding us that behind every statistic and every number is a person - the patients and the carers who inspire our mission and push us forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.

You may also have experience in the following: Legacy Administration Manager, Legacy Officer, Legacy Executive, Legacy Specialist, Gifts in Wills Manager, In Memoriam Giving, Estate Administration, Probate and Estates, Charity Legacy Income, Legacy Fundraising, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.

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