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Head of Legacy & Community Engagement

Job description

A leading international animal welfare charity is seeking a Head of Legacy and Community Engagement to join the charity's fundraising and communications team. The position will sit on the team's SLT and will play a key role in devising a new 5 year strategy with ambitious income and growth targets.

The Head of Legacies and Community Engagement will harness relationships with the charity's most engaged supporters to generate the maximum financial and non-financial contributions possible.

The charity's legacy work is already very successful and generates over half the organisation's income so this position is instrumental in ensuring ongoing success and developing new innovations.

The position will manage 3 members of staff - Community Engagement Manager, Legacy Marketing Manager and Legacy Administration Manager.

You will have the following:
Substantial experience in the area of legacy fundraising (marketing and administration)
Proven ability to provide strategic direction and team leadership
Demonstrable experience of digital fundraising
Experience of leading and motivating teams