Legacy & Relationship Officer

The Benefits: 33 days holiday, Parking, healthcare, and Pension The Hours: Full time, Monday-Friday About the Role It’s an enormous pleasure to be representing Support Dogs in their search for a Legacy and Relationship Officer, which is a new role for the charity due to growth. Support Dogs are a national charity who support the lives of people affected by autism, epilepsy and disability, they were founded over 30 years ago and have supported countless families over that time. Support Dogs have huge plans over the next twelve months, and as such are strengthening their fundraising team with a Legacy and Relationship Officer to specifically assist with developing income from legacies and gifts in wills, this will in turn mean they will be able to support more families than ever before. Responsibilities Reporting into the Head of Fundraising, the successful candidate will lead on legacy giving which will include the marketing and promotion of this form of giving. Typical duties will include the following: Managing relationships with existing legacy pledgers Developing relationships with new and existing legacy pledgers Acting as the first point of contact for all legacy enquiries both internally and externally Responsibility for the planning and delivery of a programme to promote legacy giving to help grow their pipeline of legacy supporters, including producing marketing material such as newsletters Developing and managing relationships with solicitors, funeral directors, and National Free Will Network as well as other charity organisations to help grow legacy income for the charity Assisting with the organisation of 2-3 charity events each year Working in collaboration with the Head of Fundraising to achieve financial targets and budgets through fundraising activities Supporting the fundraising team by attending relevant networking events Producing reports as required to provide data insight on legacy activity Qualifications We would love to hear from candidates who have the following skills and experience: Previous experience working within fundraising Experienced in managing donor relationships Exceptional customer care and able to build strong and lasting relationships Confident in marketing strategies and activities Ability to track progress and report data to senior management A compelling and professional writer with exceptional spelling and grammar Able to use own initiative Hugely professional and personable Contact For further information about this truly brilliant role, please contact Becca as soon as possible on 07714771600 / rebecca@benchmarkrecruit.co.uk #J-18808-Ljbffr