Dementia UK
Senior Manager, Legacies & In Memory
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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 two brand-new senior leadership roles that will play a pivotal part in growing sustainable income and helping more families access specialist dementia support
Role Overview
As Senior Manager, Legacies & In Memory, you'll lead the development and delivery of an ambitious strategy that inspires more people to leave a gift in their Will or give in memory of a loved one. You'll lead a talented team, foster a positive, high-performing culture and work across the organisation to maximise long-term fundraising opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and delivery of a strategy that inspires more people to leave a gift in their Will or give in memory of a loved one.
- Lead a talented team, fostering a positive, high-performing culture.
- Work across the organisation to maximise long-term fundraising opportunities.
Requirements
- Substantial experience of leading successful Legacies and/or In Memory fundraising programmes across both marketing and stewardship functions.
- Track record of developing long-term strategies that grow sustainable income.
- Understanding of the sensitive nature of these audiences and experience in creating compelling supporter journeys.
- Experienced in managing significant budgets and identifying innovative opportunities to grow legacy and in memory giving.
- Experienced and confident leader who knows how to build high-performing teams.
- Track record of creating an inclusive, positive team culture where people feel supported, motivated and empowered to achieve ambitious goals.
- Comfortable leading through change, bringing people with you and helping teams adapt, grow and succeed during a period of transformation.
- Collaborative and credible senior manager, able to build strong relationships across the organisation and with external partners.
- Confident in challenging constructively, influencing senior stakeholders and working alongside fellow leaders to deliver shared objectives.
- Brings fresh thinking, encourages innovation and uses insight and data to identify new opportunities and continuously improve performance.
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Benefits
- Motivated by the opportunity to help more families receive the specialist dementia support they need.
Compensation and Conditions
- Salary: £50,000 - £53,000 per annum
- Contract: Full Time, Permanent
- Location: hybrid working, one day per week in our Aldgate, London office
- Closing date: Thursday 3rd September 2026 at 11.59pm
- Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
Additional Benefits
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
- Family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva)
- Life assurance cover at 3 x annual salary
- Health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
- Confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
- Access to a wellbeing app
- Flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more
- Learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning
- Commitment to employee health and wellbeing. We have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer
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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 earned 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.
If you have any queries, please get in touch with us at recruitment@dementiauk.org.
Interview dates for this role are: 16th and 17th September
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