Title: Legacy & In Memory Fundraising Manager

Hours: Part-time, 24 hours per week- hybrid working model

Contract Type: Permanent 

Salary/Grade: €55,644 - €67,981 – Grade VI salary scale (Pro rata)

Job Closing Date: 5pm, Friday 8th November 2024 

Summary of the role:

LauraLynn have just embarked on a very ambitious fundraising strategy for the next 5 years. This is a very exciting time to join the fundraising team as we continue to invest and develop in Legacy and In Memory fundraising. Although LauraLynn is a ‘young’ charity, we believe that by generating engagement in legacies now, we’re securing the future of our work and enhancing our ability to achieve our long-term goals. We want to secure transformative Legacy gifts that will bring joy and peace of mind to the children and families that rely on our services.

Legacies presents a significant opportunity for LauraLynn given the projected increase in the transfer of intergenerational wealth in Ireland and the growing awareness and appreciation of how donors can contribute to a charity’s sustainable future.

The Legacy & In Memory Manager will work closely with the Head of Individual Giving and the wider fundraising team to develop and deliver LauraLynn’s Legacy and In Memory fundraising strategy.

Using a mix of fundraising channels including direct marketing, social media, events and cultivation through personal engagement with legators, this role will help build and maintain a robust pipeline of legacy and in memory prospects and supporters to ensure the long-term success of the programme.

This position will provide ample opportunity for creative thinking, generating new ideas. The role will suit a confident fundraiser with great relationship management skills who is naturally empathetic with donors.  A passion and energy for fundraising and for LauraLynn, will be vital to success in this role.

Benefits:

• Strong sense of purpose and meaning
• Flexible working options
• Learning & development opportunities
• Pension Scheme
• Comprehensive induction programme
• Extensive in-house person-centred training programme for nursing, clinical and care staff
• Generous annual leave
• Active wellbeing supports including an inhouse occupational health service and a free 24/7/365 employee assistance programme (EAP) for staff and their immediate family members’.
• VHI group scheme
• Membership to HSSCU Credit Union
• Bike to work scheme

Essential Criteria - ideally the successful candidate will possess the following:

• Two years fundraising management experience in a charitable organisation or agency
• Experience of managing third party agencies. 
• Experience of delivering fundraising campaigns from conception to rollout
• Demonstrable experience in championing Legacy fundraising or Major Donor fundraising or campaigns at an organisational level with excellent skills in education, influencing and negotiation. 
• Experience in setting objectives and KPI’s in relation to fundraising campaigns/appeals as well as monitoring and reporting of performance
• A track record of meeting financial targets with experience of setting, monitoring and reforecasting on budgets
• Demonstrable experience in using innovative techniques to develop and implement campaigns