Senior Legacy & In Memory Marketing Manager - FTC

Salary Circa £53,000 per annum

Contract type Fixed Term

Location Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AD (Agile; approximately 2 days a week from our office)

Published

20 hours ago

Closing

in 9 days

This is a Fixed Term, 9 months, Full Time vacancy that will close in 9 days at 13:01 BST.

The Vacancy

The gifts in Wills and in memory marketing team is responsible for raising awareness, generating income, and mass stewardship of the incredible people who support the charity in this way. The role of the Senior Legacy and In Memory Marketing Manager is to lead this high-performing team; to set and deliver the strategy to maximise gifts in Wills acquisition, conversions and long-term income; and to implement the transformative new in memory strategy within the team and across the charity.

This is a 9-month FTC or return of the substantive postholder

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Development of Gifts in Wills and In Memory Marketing

• Work with the Head of Legacy and In Memory Giving to define and deliver priorities for the team, including support on developing a new legacy strategy.
• Contribute to the generation of £23m of income annually across gifts in Wills and in memory, working to maintain the pipeline from top of funnel onwards to ensure that this income continues to grow in line with strategic plans.
• Lead annual operational planning and development of legacy and in memory marketing strategies and plans, including making recommendations on team structure and resource.
• Work with the Head of Legacy and In Memory Giving and the Legacy Relationship Manager to ensure continued awareness, alignment and support for gifts in Wills and in memory across the charity.
• Work with the Head of Legacy and In Memory Giving and the Legacy Relationship Manager and Legacy Casework Manager to ensure continued alignment between the work of marketing, case management and relationship management.
• Implement and continue to develop the new in memory strategy.

Line Management

• Line management of the Senior Legacy and In Memory Marketing Officer and Legacy and In Memory Marketing Officer, driving their success to ensure a highly motivated team that achieves their targets.
• Support the Senior Officer with line management of the Executive.
• Monitor, review and empower the team to continue functioning at a high level.
• Spot and maximise development opportunities across the team.
• Support cross-team working and collaboration, ensuring that the team is well-represented in cross-functional working groups and other matrix working structures.

Campaigns and Communications Management

• Accountable for the delivery of marketing activity on time, on budget and on brand across a variety of media, including a new multichannel marketing campaign centred on TV.
• Responsible for the integration of marketing activity across the charity to drive maximum value.
• Accountable for the development and delivery of an annual test and learn programme where appropriate.
• Accountable for end of campaign reviews and analysis, KPI monitoring and reporting, and proactive adaptation of plans to optimise results.
• Responsible for management of agencies to maintain positive relationships and generate the best possible outputs in line with KPIs.

Cultivation and Stewardship

• Accountable for mass stewardship of prospects, gifts in Wills and in memory supporters to ensure their positive relationship with the charity to maximise long-term value.
• Work with the Relationship Manager to ensure the synthesis of the relationship management and marketing functions.
• Work across teams to improve supporter journeys and develop understanding of their lifetime value.
• Ensure the database is maintained correctly by the Legacy and In Memory Marketing team.

Budget, planning and forecasting

• Responsible for translating strategy and operational planning into annual budgets.
• Accountable for overall team budgets and reforecasts, including legacy case management and relationship management.
• Raise the skill level of the team in relation to budgeting to increase their ability to take ownership of their respective areas.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• An excellent understanding of the world of fundraising and the opportunities available to ARUK and the sector.
• Experience working in gifts in Wills and in memory teams.
• Knowledge of dementia or experience of a medical research charity.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• An ability to manage a busy and varied workload.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Skilled at building excellent relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Effective account and people management skills.
• Excellent CRM/database management skills, preferably Salesforce.
• Line management experience.
• Project and budget management experience.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding financial and non-financial targets.
• Supporter/stakeholder management experience.
• Professional and hard-working team player.
• Outgoing, enthusiastic and able to remain calm under pressure.
• Ability to handle sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.
• Flexibility to work some unsociable hours and willingness to travel independently.

Additional Information:

Ways of working:   

As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.

Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. 

Salary: Circa £53,000 per annum, plus benefits.

Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 19th April 2026, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country. Recently, the company has won multiple workplace environment awards and has an outstanding record of employee satisfaction.

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The Values

• Innovation

We are creative and fearless in our work.

• Accountability

We take ownership of our work and lead from the front.

• Teamwork

We collaborate widely and build supportive environments.

The Charity

Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.

There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.  We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.  Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.

The Benefits

It is important to offer a range of benefits which are designed to meet both the organisational and individual needs, are market competitive and designed to attract and retain employees.

For more details on working for Alzheimer's Research UK click here.

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