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Legacy Manager

Royal Voluntary Service

Hoddesdon

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GBP 42,000 - 50,000

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Job summary

Join a leading charity as their Legacy Manager to drive fundraising initiatives focused on legacy and in memory giving. This role entails developing a strategy to grow income, working collaboratively with different teams, and building relationships with stakeholders to create impactful fundraising events. Applicants should bring substantial experience in fundraising with an emphasis on excellent communication and organizational skills, along with a passion for customer experience.

Benefits

26 days’ holiday plus public holidays

Ten weeks’ company sick pay

Pension scheme

Employee benefits package

24-hour doctor line

Confidential employee assistance programme

Extensive training opportunities

Qualifications

At least 5 years’ fundraising experience, especially in legacy and in memory fundraising.
Experience of developing and managing fundraising portfolios.
Understanding of UK legacy and in memory giving market.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and implementation of a new Legacy and In Memoriam fundraising strategy.
Acquire new donors and build stewardship plans for legacy pledgers.
Deliver successful legacy cultivation events.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Public Speaking

Education

Fundraising Management

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Royal Voluntary Service has an opportunity available for a Legacy Manager to join our team. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a salary from £42,810 per annum

About the Legacy Manager role:

The Public Fundraising team are responsible for recruiting and stewarding new supporters in order to secure long-term income and growth. The fundraising team has real ambition to grow and develop, and Legacy and In-memory giving will form a key part of these plans.

You will lead on the development and implementation of a new Legacy & In Memoriam fundraising strategy that will

support our vision to grow income in this area. To do this you will be an ambitious, confident and experienced Legacy fundraiser with a passion for excellent customer experience and a natural collaborator. You will be

great at building relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will work with teams across the charity to establish potential within our existing networks as well as reaching new audiences.

This is an opportunity to build and shape Legacy and In-mem giving at Royal voluntary service. You will be responsible for putting together plans to acquire new donors as well as building comprehensive stewardship plans for legacy pledgers and in-memoriam donors. You will have experience of delivering legacy events, marketing and setting and meeting ambitious KPI’s.

The role will work closely with the Head of Public Fundraising, research and implementing other new Legacy and in memoriam opportunities. All legacy administration is handled externally.

Location: This role is Home based with occasional national travel

Hours: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Benefits

26 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation
A great pension scheme
2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
Enhanced Family Leave schemes
An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions counselling included
Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
Opportunities to discuss flexible working
Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society

What you'll bring as our Legacy Manager :

Knowledge

Experience of developing and managing a mixed Legacy and In-Mem Marketing portfolio.
Experience of stewarding legacy prospects to become pledgers
Excellent knowledge of GDPR, Fundraising Regulator guidelines, and other fundraising standards.
A good understanding of working across a variety of fundraising channels; including digital, email, social media, direct mail, telemarketing, and SMS.
A good understanding of using Charity CRMs.
Proven record of managing agencies
Proven track record of planning and delivering events
A proven track record of delivering successful legacy and in memory fundraising programmes
Understanding of UK legacy and in memory giving market including future trends and direction.
Ability to report and analyse online and offline campaigns, including interpreting results, applying learnings and making recommendations to increase income.
Ability to design, develop and deliver training and development activities for both staff and volunteers.
Proven track record of delivering legacy cultivation events

Skills

An excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing, and able to build and develop strong working relationships across an organisation.
Strong public speaking skills and experience of speaking at events for volunteers and supporters .
A self-motivator with excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise and deliver multiple projects to schedule.

Experience

At least 5 years’ fundraising experience especially in legacy and in memory fundraising
Experience of integration of legacy & in memory fundraising promotion across an organisation
Experience of working in a dispersed charity with operational volunteers
Experience of working with volunteers in a fundraising capacity.
Experience or understanding of the nature of home/remote working.

Please refer to the role profile available to view on this vacancy for full details of this opportunity.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Legacy Manager please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you!

The closing date for this role is Friday 27th June 2025. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

At Royal Voluntary Service our goal is to welcome everyone and build inclusive and diverse teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.

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