Senior Legacy Marketing Officer

We are looking for an experienced legacy fundraiser to join our team as a Senior Legacy Marketing Officer

At Mencap, we're passionate about making the UK the best place to live for people with a learning disability. Our friendly and ambitious Legacy Fundraising Team plays a vital role in helping achieve that vision - and we're looking for a creative and driven person to help us grow our legacy giving pipeline and build meaningful supporter relationships.

What you'll do

As our new Senior Legacy Marketing Officer, you'll lead on the planning and delivery of inspiring cross-channel campaigns to promote gifts in Wills - with a strong focus on digital. You will:

• Lead acquisition campaigns to grow quality legacy leads, testing and learning through digital channels alongside our Digital Marketing Specialist
• Plan and deliver a successful annual legacy supporter event
• Collaborate with our Gifts in Wills Officer to gather stories, write copy, and create engaging content
• Own relationships with key external suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure campaign success
• Use Salesforce to analyse campaigns and deliver insights to improve future activity
• Create visual assets using Canva to support smaller campaigns

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone proactive, creative, and organised, who is excited to make an impact in a values-led organisation.

You'll bring:

• Strong project management skills and experience delivering marketing campaigns (Essential)
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines with a keen eye for detail
• Experience analysing campaign data to drive improvements (Essential)
• Confidence in communicating with a range of stakeholders, including presenting
• Experience using CRM systems (ideally Salesforce) and email marketing platforms (Essential)
• Experience with Canva or similar content creation tools (Desirable)
• Knowledge of legacy fundraising or the charity sector (Desirable)

At Mencap, we're inclusive, passionate, and brave. We believe in the power of gifts in Wills to change lives - and we want you to help us grow this vital income stream. In return, we offer:

• A flexible hybrid working approach
• Opportunities for professional development
• A chance to make a real difference every day

How to apply:

If you're excited by this opportunity, we'd love to hear from you!

Please apply with your CV and a covering letter that highlights your suitability for the role.

If you need any support with your application or have questions, please contact our Recruitment Team on .

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers32 days of paid holiday(including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

Everyoneis expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

Every daywe grow and learn. It's okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes

Everywherepeople will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We're not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you're applying for.

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