Legacy Marketing Officer

Legacy Marketing Officer 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a progressive and leading global farm animal welfare charity. 

Compassion in World Farming is the leading international farm animal welfare organisation, actively campaigning to improve the lives of farmed animals around the world. You could join us in fighting factory farming – the biggest form of animal cruelty on the planet. 

Position: Legacy Marketing Officer 
Location: Godalming, Surrey (with flexibility and possibility for some home working) 
Job type: Part-time, permanent 
Hours: 3 days per week (0.6 FTE) 
Salary: £27,000 - £32,000 (dependant on experience) pro rata 
Benefits: include health scheme, parking (first come first serve basis), bike scheme, travel loans available, free fruit, 25 days leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), generous pension scheme. 

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 16th October 2017 

About the role: 

Do you have a proven track record in legacy fundraising or direct marketing, boundless energy; fantastic communications skills and a desire to change the world? 

Compassion in World Farming is a fast-growing and influential campaigning charity that is already transforming the lives of millions of farm animals around the world and seeking to change fundamentally the way our food is produced. We are looking for a talented new legacy marketing officer to inspire future income from our passionate movement of supporters and donors. 

Typically, over a third of our critical work only happens because of the incredible gifts made to us by supporters in their Wills. Our legacy mission is simple: ‘Through a dialogue with Compassion, all those most closely associated with the charity will have considered whether a legacy is right for them and their family – and acted on their decision.’ You will be responsible for driving an innovative programme of engagement and communication that delivers against this mission. 

As our new legacy officer, you will be responsible for leading the UK legacy programme and helping secure the future of this vital income stream. Your passion for marketing and communications will be matched by your ability to deal confidently and sensitively with supporters who are considering making such a personal commitment to changing the world. You will also play a vital part in supporting and working with colleagues in other offices worldwide as we seek to grow our movement of supporters making such incredible gifts. 

About you: 

To succeed in this role, you will have a track record of delivering fantastic marketing communications, ideally in legacy fundraising or a directly related field. You will be entrepreneurial, creative, have gravitas, exceptional communication skills and the ability to work directly with supporters and those considering making a gift in their will. 

The successful applicant will have the ability to work autonomously, but will enjoy working with the input and support of other team members in a dynamic environment. 

Candidates should also possess a keen interest in animal welfare. 

You may have experience of the following: Marketing Executive, Marketing Communications, Marketing Campaigns, Marketing Officer, Fundraising, Charity, Not for Profit, Third Sector, Legacy Fundraising, Gifts etc. 

This vacancy is being advertised by Easy Web Recruitment, the UK’s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by Easy Web Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief, and we confirm that we will gladly accept all applications.