Regular Giving and Legacy Giving Manager

Imperial Enterprise; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

43 days’ annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Imperial College London is seeking a Regular Giving and Legacy Giving Manager to oversee a multi-channel fundraising programme, boosting regular gifts, mid-value donations and legacy gifts. You will manage two Regular Giving Officer roles and align supporter journeys across direct mail, phone, email and social media.

The role includes maternity cover up to 10 months starting December 2026, with opportunities to pilot new ideas and collaborate with the Alumni Engagement team and other university

Qualifications

• Track record in direct-marketing fundraising in Higher Education or charity sector.
• Proven line management experience and staff development.
• Ability to build relationships and collaboration among stakeholders and teams.
• Experience managing projects to budgets, targets and timescales.
• Experience developing compelling and response-driven copy and creative.
• Experience interrogating, analysing, manipulating and interpreting large, complex data sets for targeting and segmentation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee donor journeys and cases for support, develop appeals and segment data.
• Lead Regular Giving Officers and mentor staff.
• Collaborate with Alumni Engagement, Major Gift and Events teams to embed giving messaging.
• Pilot new ideas while delivering a mature, sector-leading programme.

Skills

Fundraising

Line management

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Copywriting

Project management

Tools

CRM software

Direct mail platforms

Job description

Regular Giving and Legacy Giving Manager

We’re searching for a Regular Giving and Legacy Giving Manager to oversee a sector-leading, multi-channel appeal programme to increase numbers of gifts and donors to the University. Following the launch of Imperial’s bold and ambitious strategy we are preparing to launch a comprehensive fundraising campaign. The Regular Giving and Legacy Giving team will play a pivotal role in bringing about a step-change in regular, mid-value and legacy donations to the University.

The postholder will oversee and implement the overall strategy and supporter journey for alumni and donors primarily through direct mail, telephone, email and social media.

This is an exciting role with opportunities for the postholder to oversee an award-winning acquisition campaign, a brand-new mid-value programme and a successful legacy marketing programme. The post holder will be instrumental in building collaboration with the Alumni Engagement team to promote philanthropy and take alumni on a journey to their first gift.

If you are a talented fundraising professional, who loves to collaborate, and has a proven track record in delivering excellent regular giving programmes in either the Higer Education or charity sector, we would love to hear from you.

This is a maternity cover role of up to 10 months, starting in December 2026.

What you would be doing

Working across the Regular Giving & Legacy Giving team and managing 2 Regular Giving Officer roles , you will oversee supporter journeys for donors, working on cases for support, appeal development and data segmentation. You will have the opportunity to pilot new ideas as well as delivering a mature and sector-leading programme. Working across Advancement, you will build relationships with key internal stakeholders especially the Alumni Engagement team, Major Gift, and Event teams to capitalise on opportunities to embed regular giving and legacy messaging in all University activities.

What we are looking for

• A successful track record, in delivering direct-marketing fundraising in Higher Education or the charity sector
• A proven track record of line management and professionally developing members of staff
• The ability to build strong relationships and collaboration among key stakeholders and teams
• A significant and demonstrable experience of managing and organising projects to agreed budgets, targets and timescales
• A significant and demonstrable experience of developing and evaluating compelling and response driven copy and creative
• A significant and demonstrable experience of interrogating, analysing, manipulating and interpreting large, complex data sets for targeting and segmentation purposes
• Experience of liaising with and managing a variety of internal stakeholders and obtaining buy in and support for projects
• Experience of working with external agencies (creative agencies, fundraising consultants, copywriters, mailing houses and printers)
• Experience of working effectively in a changing, fast paced and innovative environment.

What we can offer you

• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity.
• Benefit from a sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including up to 43 days’ annual leave and a generous pension schemes).
• Access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day one, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and cycle-to-work scheme.
• Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel.
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing .

Further information

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week) on a fixed-term contract for up to 10months.

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