Assistant Legacy Development Manager

Job Description

Summary Assistant Legacy Development Manager - covering the Southeast of England.We want to be recognised as the leading fundraising charity in the UK so that people, now and in the future, benefit from nature and heritage. Integral to this is our ambition to grow support from gifts in wills. We’ve committed to grow legacy fundraising acrossour 500 places and created a new role for a regional Assistant Legacy Development Manager to support our legacy fundraising at a local level. If you’re a natural communicator who loves influencing people. If you love working collaboratively, networking across the organisation. If you’re excited by the chance to make your mark on the National Trust’s legacy programme, this could be the role for you. Your contractual location can be the nearest South East regional hub to you or our London office. There is an expectation for regular travel within the respective region, alongside working a hybrid pattern from home, our London office and our Regional Hubs. Depending on your contractual location and if London Weighting applies, the Inner London allowance of £4,465 or Outer London £2,828 will apply and be added to the base salary. What its like to work here We’re bigger than you think, we’re more complicated thanwe appear and we’re larger scale than you’d imagine. We’ve got passionate people in all our teams, and we’ve got so much more we want to achieve. We’re for ever, for everyone and we really mean that. What youll be doing You’ll support a new programme of regional legacy fundraising, which includes on-property promotion, events, and internal training. You’ll report to the Regional Legacy Development Manager and work closely with both Regional and Head Officeteams. You’ll be great with people - staff, volunteers and supporters - inspiring them to take action. Building awareness of legacies at our properties and supporting staff and volunteers. Encouraging them to tell legacy stories at their own places and ensuring thebest are brought into our central communications. You’ll be a storyteller yourself, bringing the impact of legacies to life for supporters and hosting engaging events. Who were looking for We recommend you view the full role profile document attached. You dont need to have all the knowledge, skills and experience listed; this just provides a full picture of what is possible in this role. We’d love you to have: •Understanding and experience of legacy fundraising in a variety of settings. •Great relationship management skills – influencing, persuading and inspiring a variety of stakeholders in a collaborative environment to achieve goals. •Confident in communicating– verbally, in writing, and in presentations - and able to adapt your style to suit a wide range of different audiences. •Experience of planning & delivery of successful events. •An agile, adaptable approach. •Experience managing details data, databases, reportsand processes. Along with your CV please include a covering letter of no more than 500 words telling us about your skills and experience and passion for fundraising. The package The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audienceswe serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Tax free childcare scheme

• Rental deposit loan scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Perks at work discounts i.e. gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Employee assistance programme

• Free parking at most locations

• Independent financial advice

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