Senior legacy officer

Kidney Research UK; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

Sick Pay

Death in Service

Employee Assistance Programme

Bike Loan Scheme

Cycle2Work Scheme

Eyecare

Job summary

Kidney Research UK is seeking a senior legacy officer to lead our legacy and in-memory giving initiatives. You will deliver and develop the programme, growing income and ensuring campaigns across channels reach prospective supporters and families with empathy and professionalism.

Working from our Peterborough office with hybrid options, you will collaborate with teams across Individual Giving, monitor results, and use insights to improve impact while upholding our values and regulatory

Qualifications

• Experience delivering acquisition and stewardship campaigns across legacy and/or in-memory fundraising.
• Excellent attention to detail with ability to interpret data and results to inform decision-making.
• Strong relationship-building skills with supporters and stakeholders.
• Confident and sensitive when handling emotive conversations with supporters and families.
• Collaborative, proactive, able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Genuine commitment to Kidney Research UK's mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and develop our legacy and in-memory giving programme, growing this area of fundraising income.
• Plan and deliver acquisition and stewardship campaigns across multiple channels.
• Build and maintain relationships with supporters, families, and colleagues, handling sensitive conversations with care.
• Monitor, analyse and interpret campaign results to drive continuous improvement.
• Work with Internal Giving and the wider organisation for a joined-up legacy and in-memory approach.
• Ensure activity adheres to best practice, regulations and the charity's values.

Skills

Campaign management

Data analysis

Relationship building

Multichannel fundraising

Project management

Communication skills

Job description

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

Salary: £29,000 £34,000 FTE depending on experience

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (part time considered, minimum 30 hours per week with office attendance at least every 2 weeks)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring we pay our employees fairly, we offer the following 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.

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.

As a senior legacy officer, you will play a key role in delivering our legacy and in-memory programme, helping to amplify this significant area and drive income growth for the charity.

The Role

• Deliver and develop our legacy and in-memory giving programme, helping to grow this significant area of our fundraising income
• Plan and deliver acquisition and stewardship campaigns for legacy and in-memory supporters across a range of channels
• Build and maintain strong relationships with supporters, family members and colleagues, handling sensitive and personal conversations with care and professionalism
• Monitor, analyse and interpret campaign results, using insight to make recommendations for continuous improvement
• Work closely with colleagues across Individual Giving and the wider organisation to ensure a joined-up approach to legacy and in-memory marketing
• Ensure all activity is delivered in line with best practice, relevant regulations and Kidney Research UK's values

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience of delivering acquisition and stewardship campaigns across multiple channels within legacy and/or in-memory fundraising
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to interpret data and results to inform decision-making
• Strong relationship-building skills, both internally and with external supporters and stakeholders
• Confidence and sensitivity when handling emotive or personal conversations with supporters and their families
• A collaborative, proactive approach and the ability to manage multiple projects at once
• A genuine commitment to Kidney Research UK's mission and values

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.

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

You may have experience in the following:

• Legacy Officer
• Legacy Fundraiser
• In Memory Fundraiser
• In Memory Giving Officer
• Individual Giving Officer
• Legacy Marketing Officer
• Gifts in Wills Officer
• Donor Stewardship Officer
• Fundraising Officer
• Supporter Relations Officer
• Charity Fundraising
• Legacy and In Memory Marketing
• Not for Profit
• NFP
• Third Sector
• Charities

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