Head of Legacies – Fundraising

Job Title: Head of Legacies
Location: Esher
Salary: GBP53,000 – GBP55,000 per annum, pro rata
Job Type: Full Time / Part Time, Permanent
Hours: Minimum 30 hours per week, flexible
About Us:
Supporter journeys, pledgers, metrics, insight we legacy folk love to prove the difference we make. We're small enough to be a close–knit team where you can see the difference your projects make to the care we give every day. Yet, big enough and ambitious enough for you to grow and explore new legacy fundraising, trends, and techniques.
About the role:
We are looking for a Head of Legacies to work closely with our Director of Income Generation in the provision of strategic leadership for the organisation's legacy programme.
You will have the responsibility for achieving ambitious growth in this vital area of income for our charity. Building and leading a high performing team to deliver against operational plans and targets is essential, along with the ability to engage proactively with internal and external stakeholders.
As a key role in the Fundraising team, you will proactively engage in supporting the Director in leading the wider team as well as actively participating in the Extended Leadership Group of senior staff across the organisation.
About you:
With Legacy giving as your passion, you will be positive, ambitious, solutions focused, have a creative eye and the vision to take a long–term plan into delivery of operational deliverables.
You will be flexible, results driven and comfortable with using digital methods of engaging with our supporters along with a mindset that likes to test and learn new approaches to delivering our targets.
You will be used to developing effective relationships and working collaboratively with colleagues from other disciplines as well as managing relationships with external suppliers.
We see fantastic supporter journeys and customer experience as being essential to the success of this role. You'll be looking to create a sustainable long term legacy plan to increase the number and value of legacy gifts left to Princess Alice Hospice, using both online and offline channels. Maintaining an up–to–date knowledge of legacy and wider fundraising trends and challenges will be essential in providing opportunities to continuously innovate and improve future plans.
All of this with a professional, experienced, and friendly Income Generation team to learn from and learn with.
If you are a flexible thinker, share our values, and are looking for a dynamic role in a supportive and inclusive environment, we would love to hear from you!
About Princess Alice Hospice:
Princess Alice Hospice is one of the top ten adult hospices in the UK, providing specialist palliative care and support to a community of more than a million people living in Surrey, south west London and Middlesex.
At Princess Alice Hospice we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We are fully committed to equality of opportunities, and we warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds and cultures.
Closing Date: 8th January 2024
Interview Date: Week commencing 22nd January 2024
To apply for the role please click on 'Apply Now'
Candidates with experience of: Legacy Campaign Executive, Charity Manager, Charity Project Manager, Marketing Manager, Marketing Lead, Head of Fundraising, Fundraising Lead, Fundraising Manager may also be considered for this role.