Save the Children International
Global Legacy Fundraising Lead
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Global Legacy Fundraising Lead
Global Legacy Fundraising Lead – Save the Children International
About the Role
The Global Legacy Lead will join Save the Children International’s (SCI) Global Fundraising Team, which focuses on catalysing growth in individual giving and unrestricted income while developing a strong global fundraising portfolio.
This team of global fundraising experts collaborates with Save the Children member offices worldwide, providing strategic and practical support in key areas. They also ensure global leadership in humanitarian fundraising strategies, campaign management, and cross-market benchmarking, while delivering strategic insights to drive fundraising success.
The role is critical to SCI’s ambitious global growth agenda, where legacy fundraising (gifts in wills) holds significant but underleveraged potential as a source of long-term, sustainable unrestricted income.
Role Purpose
Save the Children seeks to strengthen its global movement by securing unrestricted income, which will support more high-impact programming for children.
As the Global Legacy Fundraising Lead, your responsibilities include:
- Setting and implementing global legacy fundraising strategy
- Elevating legacy income as a core driver of financial sustainability
- Enhancing capability, tools, and market insights to maximise growth in legacy fundraising
- Providing strategic guidance, technical expertise, and leadership to strengthen legacy pipelines
- Shaping market strategies and capacity-building initiatives
- Embedding a culture prioritising legacy gifts for long-term viability
Job Title, Location & Remuneration
- Job Title: Global Legacy Fundraising Lead
- Reports To: Global Head of Individual Giving and Market Development
- Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote, with flexible working options
- Location: Any approved Save the Children International office (visit [SCI Careers](link omitted) for a full list)
- Required Time Zone: GMT ±6 hours
- Contract Length: Permanent
- Right to Work: Must have legal work rights for the host location
- Language Requirements: Fluent in English (other languages like Spanish, French, Arabic, or ASL are asset)
- International Travel: Up to 10% of time
- Budget Responsibility: Approx. $20–$50K (depending on specific projects), with influence over million-scale legacy budgets
- Remit: Global
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Experience & Skills
Essential
- Significant experience in strategic legacy leadership, preferably in large fundraising organisations
- Proven track record in defining and executing global legacy strategies, requiring stakeholder engagement in international settings
- Deliverable results in legacy fundraising, including:
- Securing pledgers in multiple markets/globally
- Building legacy pipelines with measurable growth
- Managing complex data across markets for actionable insights
- Expertise in market trends, consumer behaviour, and competitor analysis to inform fundraising strategies
- Strong relationship-building skills with ability to work in multicultural, multi-ethnic teams
- Organisational rigor, leadership, and ability to motivate teams
- Excellent written and oral communication (Must be fluent in English)
Desirable
- Experience in mid-value fundraising programmes
- Connection to legacy fundraising communities or freelance advisors
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Technical proficiency: Microsoft Office Suite & fundraising software
- CRM awareness and data analysis tools experience
- Fluent written & spoken English
Why Join Save the Children International?
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Save the Children is the world’s leading organisation for children, with 25,000+ employees worldwide. Our mission is to save children’s lives, fight for their rights, and help them realise their potential. We know that exceptional people are essential to achieving our goals. We offer:
- A rewarding, collaborative, and inclusive professional environment
- Flexible, sustainable work structures (e.g., hybrid model, time-zone flexibility)
- Alignment with our bold strategy, Ambition for Children 2030
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) & Equal Opportunities
DEI is core to our values, vision, and global strategy. We commit to:
- A diverse, equitable, and welcoming workplace where underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply
- Reasonable adjustments for candidates (e.g., accessibility needs)
- Promoting safeguarding best practices, including rigorous background checks
Application Information
To apply, submit: ✔ Current CV ✔ Cover letter explaining your fit Asking for your earliest submission to avoid missing out, as applications are reviewed rolling and the role may close early.
Recruitment Process
- Application review based on CV & cover letter
- Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team
- Possibly:
- Additional assessment/case study
- Third interview stage
- Offer stage:
- Conditional offer → signed contract post-background checks
Everything in our recruitment process upholds our safeguarding commitments, including adherence to:
- Code of Conduct
- Anti-Harassment & Health & Safety policies
- Safeguarding, DEI & Equal-Opportunity frameworks
Important: We do not charge fees at any recruitment stage. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Apply now to be part of a mission-driven team — working to change the world for children!
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