Legacy and in memory marketing manager (maternity cover)

Closing date: Sunday 14 September 2025

Location: Flexible – home or office based – with regular visits to Andover Office

Salary: £42,000 pro-rata - Full time (37.5 hours) or Part time (30 hours) - 9 month fixed term maternity cover

Join us in Beating Macular Disease

Are you an experienced legacy and in memory fundraiser who loves helping others? Do you want to make a real difference to people living with sight loss? Join the Macular Society as a legacy and in memory marketing manager and help us Beat Macular Disease by supporting people who wish to leave a lasting impact, guiding them through legacy gifts and in-memory donations, and helping to grow our vital fundraising community.

About the Macular Society

Macular disease is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, with around 300 people diagnosed every day. We're the only UK charity determined to beat the fear and isolation of macular disease through:

• World class research to find new treatments and a cure
• Practical support for people affected by sight loss
• Trusted advice and support services that empower those living with macular disease.

About the role

We're looking for an experienced fundraising or marketing professional or consultant with a proven track record legacy and in memory campaigns. You will develop and implement campaigns that create awareness, inspire action, and ultimately help secure future legacy and in memory gifts for the Macular Society.

You’ll be familiar with and comfortable analysing data and insights to inform your approach and decision making towards legacy and in memory marketing, ensuring these activities are well-targeted and effective, across a range of channels. Once gifts are secured, you’ll be passionate about providing the best possible supporter experience, understanding motivations and reflecting them in a way that brings people closer to the cause and encouraging future support. 

Leading a team of two experienced Legacy and In Memory Fundraising Officers, you’ll support this talent by providing opportunities for learning and development.

Flexible working

This role can either be part-time (minimum of 30 hours per week) or full-time, and can either be office or home-based, or a mix of the two. The only thing we do ask is that you visit the Andover office in Hampshire on a monthly or two-monthly basis, as we feel it’s important that the team all come together regularly in person.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Proven experience in fundraising or marketing, ideally in legacies, in-memory giving, or individual giving
• Experience planning and delivering campaigns and projects on time and on budget, using data and insights to inform decisions
• Excellent communication skills, including public speaking, copywriting, and building strong relationships with donors and partners
• Highly organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities independently and as part of a team
• Committed to equality, diversity, inclusion, and providing the best supporter experience with empathy and professionalism
• Ambitious, collaborative, and integrity-driven, ready to Make Things Happen and put those we support first

Why join us?

In return, we provide a great working culture – we do something worthwhile and are proud to work together to Beat Macular Disease – as recognised by our inclusion in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 list. 

Benefits include:

• Flexible working options
• 26 days annual leave, rising to 27 after one year
• Option to buy or sell annual leave
• Supportive family-friendly policies
• 6% pension contribution

 To read about our benefits in more detail, see link below.

Inclusion and diversity

We are an equal opportunities employer and a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons, particularly people with lived experience of sight loss.

• Guaranteed interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum (essential) criteria and disclose their disability in their application
• Opportunities to request reasonable adjustments for interviews and the role

We aim to be an inclusive employer reflecting the communities we serve.

How to apply

For a full job description and person specification, please see below.

To apply: please email your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@macularsociety.org 

Questions? Please address any questions by email to nigel.gorvett@macularsociety.org

Closing date: 14 September 2025

Interviews: Week commencing 22 September 2025