Manager, Legacy


Company:	Dementia UK
Salary:	£41,000 to £45,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, EC3N 1RE
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 4 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	13 Nov 2026
Closing date:	29 Nov 2026

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Summary

This is an exciting time to join Dementia UK. We're making significant investment in our fundraising programme as part of an ambitious new five-year strategy, creating new manager roles that will play a pivotal part in growing sustainable income and helping more families access specialist dementia support.

As Legacy Manager, you'll lead the Legacy programme. You will deliver inspiring campaigns, appeals and experiences to reach new audiences to Dementia UK, and deliver inspiring stewardship and appeals to provide exceptional supporter experience to drive long-term sustainable income. You'll manage a Senior Executive and Executive, and work with the Legacy & In Memory Senior Manager to build a culture where people can thrive and work collaboratively across the organisation to maximise impact.

You'll bring experience of managing successful legacy marketing and stewardship campaigns, with expertise across a range of channels and products. You'll be confident in writing operational team plans, managing annual budgets, and supporting the Legacy & In Memory Senior Manager in projecting long-term income. You'll understand your audiences and know how to create sensitive and tailored campaigns to inspire action and build long term return on investment.

You'll be a collaborative manager, able to build strong relationships with the IG, Legacies & In Memory team, stakeholders across Dementia UK and with external partners. You'll be confident participating in and leading cross-organisational projects and build effective collaborative working relationships with colleagues across the charity to support in growing income for Dementia UK.

You’ll be confident in using analysis, insight and audience understanding to inform decision-making across the Legacy & In Memory team. Collating and monitoring Legacy & In Memory team performance through monthly and quarterly reporting and using this to continuously improve the programme and update senior leaders.

Most importantly, you'll be motivated by the opportunity to make a lasting difference for families affected by dementia. If you're an ambitious and collaborative manager who wants to shape the future of Legacies at a growing national charity, we'd love to hear from you.

Our culture

In addition to offering a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a workplace culture that looks after our people to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.

Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation lead and positively contribute to our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.

Our supportive and nurturing workplace culture has recently earnt us recognition as the Sunday Times Best Place to Work in the non-profit and charities sector 2025 (big organisation).

Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We celebrate differences and individuality and encourage everyone to feel comfortable being themselves at work.

Dementia UK is a Disability Confident employer. If you would like support to make an application, contact recruitment@dementiauk.org.

By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.

*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs

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