Regular & Legacy Giving Lead - 10 Month Maternity Cover

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

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