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Team: Legacies & In Memory
Location: Remotely, UK
Work pattern: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: Up to £44,400.69 per annum
Contract: Fixed term for 12 months
Cats Protection are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity, and we’re seeking an ambitious, knowledgeable and compassionate individual to lead our successful legacy and in memory fundraising programme
Will you join us and make life better for cats?
Responsibilities of our Regional Legacy & In-Memory Manager:
- Our Regional Legacy & In Memory Manager leads the development and delivery of our regional Legacy and In Memory fundraising programme, growing income, deepening supporter engagement and strengthening Cats Protection’s long-term sustainability and legacy income.
- The successful candidate will work with the wider legacy and in memory teams on various projects, including designing and delivery targeted multi-channel marketing, delivering high-quality stewardship, and owning the reporting process for regional activity in these areas. They will also help to define annual plans and manage budgets and KPIs, in order to grow the volume and value of supporters leaving a legacy or giving in memory at a local level.
About the Legacy and In Memory department:
- The department sits within our Individual Giving and Legacies business area of the Marketing & Income Generation Directorate
- There are four broad areas of expertise and delivery within the department – legacy marketing, legacy administration, in memory fundraising, and local legacy and in memory giving – with 16 individuals making up the teams.
- The teams are responsible for fundraising programmes that cover traditional legacy giving, Free Wills, our Cat Guardians service and In Memory giving for both people and cats.
What we’re looking for in our Regional Legacy & In-Memory Manager:
- Significant experience in a legacy and/or In Memory fundraising role
- Experience of delivering fundraising activity in a local/regional environment
- Management of income and expenditure budgets
- Considerable experience of commissioning and managing external agencies and consultants
- Comfortable reporting and presenting to colleagues, senior management and external agencies
- Familiar with CARE NG or similar CRM system
- Experience of utilising in depth data analysis and segmentation for marketing purposes
- Experience of line managing and developing diverse teams
- Experience of working in a volunteer focused Charity
What we can offer you:
- Range of health benefits
- 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
- and much more, which you can learn about
Interested? Here’s how to apply:
Application closing date: 29th March 2026
Virtual interview date: 7th or 8th April 2026
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
If successful, your recruitment journey will include:
1. Anonymised application form
2. Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats
Woodgreen Pets Charity has been helping pets and their owners live happier, healthier lives for over 100 years. From rehoming and community support to education and advocacy, our work is powered by dedicated people and a focus on reaching communities so that our voice can play an important role in shaping conversations about animal welfare.
We are in an exciting period of growth and transformation and are looking to appoint a Legacy Engagement Manager to our team on a 12-month fixed term basis. Responsible for developing and implementing our Legacy and In Memory marketing strategies, supporter journeys, and operational plans, our successful applicant will support Woodgreen’s Senior Development Manager to evaluate campaigns and activities, drawing conclusions and making recommendations to support us in securing a growing pipeline of legacy pledgers.
By developing and delivering campaigns in the retention/stewardship stages of the legacy supporter journey they will increase In-Memory income and report and evaluate retention and stewardship activities against objectives and KPIs, ensuring that key learnings are used to inform future development activity. Planning and developing Woodgreen’s supporter journeys across Legacy, Pet Promise and In Memory our successful candidate will ensure alignment with both Woodgreen’s acquisition strategy and Individual Giving communications and journey.
If you are;
- Experienced in developing and implementing supporter journey programs, events and direct marketing campaigns.
- Enjoy working with data and fundraising databases to develop and measure effective marketing strategies and activities.
- Have substantial analytical skills and attention to detail, specifically in relation to supporter relationships, retention and development management.
And have a good knowledge of best practice legacy marketing and fundraising strategies coupled with a knowledge of, and commitment to, compliance with fundraising codes of practice, fundraising regulator guidelines and data protection regulations we would love to hear from you!
This is a full time 12 month fixed-term opportunity, working 37.5 hours per week on a hybrid basis with the expectation that our successful candidate will work from our Godmanchester site approximately 1 - 2 days a month dependant on business need. The starting salary for this position will be £35,598 - £43,507 pro rata per annum depending on experience. This is complemented by;
- 36 days annual leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays) rising by 1 day each year to a maximum of 40 days after five years
- Up to 8% employer pension contributions
- Support towards healthcare costs (cashplan)
- Employee wellbeing package to include free access to Headspace
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Benefits hub – exclusive discounts on popular brands
- 25% discount in our charity shops
Please note that you will need to have existing Right to Work in the UK to apply for this opportunity as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
Woodgreen is committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and, as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.
Early application is encouraged as this position may close sooner than the stated deadline if a suitable candidate is found.
Woodgreen is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our vision is for every pet to have a home where they are loved, well cared for and enjoy positive relationships with their owners.



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