Legacy Stewardship Manager

Legacy Stewardship Manager
Home based, remote working 
£38,000 - £40,000 pa plus excellent benefits
35 hours per week

The Legacy Stewardship Manager will plan and deliver RNID’s legacy stewardship programme to bring about growth in future legacy income.  It will be responsible for planning and creating high quality legacy communications and experiences which make supporters feel inspired and valued so that we convert and retain them over the long-term.   

It will use a combination of relationship fundraising techniques and mass fundraising activities. In person events will play a pivotal role, as well as communications and journeys across both digital and print channels.  It will also support and enable colleagues to confidently engage in legacy fundraising activities.   

This role is critical in growing future legacy income for RNID, which currently represents 72% of RNID’s income.  It is a new role, responsible for ensuring supporters are cultivated and stewarded to deepen their legacy support over the long-term.  

This role is a new addition to the Legacy Fundraising Team of four, reporting into the Head of Legacies and working closely with the Legacy Marketing Manager and the Legacy Fundraising Officer. We are part of a fundraising team of 20. 

You’re an experienced legacy fundraiser with legacy marketing knowledge as well as strong supporter care and supporter relationship management skills. You’re able to deliver a busy and varied programme of operational activity. You’re comfortable working at a fast pace on multiple activities simultaneously.  You’ve personally planned and delivered multiple in person events for legacy supporters.  You’re organised and an excellent project manager, able to plan and manage activities at once to agreed deadlines and budgets. You work well collaborating with others and are able to influence internal stakeholders at all levels. You’re ready to apply your skills and experience to grow RNID’s legacy stewardship programme to its full potential.   

You will be responsible for: 

·      Managing and delivering  a multifaceted legacy stewardship programme across digital and postal channels as well as in person activities.  

·      Personally managing a small portfolio of one to one supporter relationships 

·      Planning and delivering a programme of in person legacy events  

·      Coordinating and delivering excellent quality legacy supporter care across RNID  

·      Project managing all activities and working closely with colleagues to create legacy stewardship communications, journeys and collateral. 

·      Educating and training colleagues across RNID to confidently support legacy fundraising activities. 

·      Monitoring and reporting on budget and non-financial performance of all stewardship activities  

We are RNID: the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. We’re focused on making the greatest impact possible across the whole of the UK. We champion the latest technology and the opportunities it brings. We also know the value of a friendly face in local communities to support people where they need it most. 

We champion the value of difference and equality and celebrate our diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds or who are deaf or hard of hearing. With almost 20% of our employees having a disability we proudly hold Disability Confident Leader status and guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum essential criteria.

Closing date: 29 March 2026.
First interview Thursday 9 April, Second interview 16 and 17 April 2026.