We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Legacy Marketing team and play a leading role in managing and developing the British Heart Foundation's (BHF) legacy marketing stream which aims to promote legacy giving to our external audiences.

You'll be managing multi-channel integrated campaigns using large scale budgets and also have responsibility for our legacy events programme, which aims to engage local communities in the work of the BHF and the importance of gifts in Wills to our lifesaving research.

This is a very exciting time for legacies and legacy marketing at the BHF. Our aim is to significantly increase the prominence of legacies both internally and externally in order to grow and protect this very important income stream which accounts for 50% of our total income.

About you

With proven experience of working in a fast-moving direct marketing / legacy marketing team, you'll have previous experience of prioritising and working on multiple projects concurrently with internal and external stakeholders. You'll be able to ensure these projects are delivered on time and within budget. You'll have extensive and demonstrable direct marketing experience, an IDM Diploma in direct marketing or equivalent is desirable but not essential.

The successful applicant will have strong interpersonal skills, able to develop solid working relationships with customers, external suppliers and internal departments. A self-starter, who motivates themselves and those around them, you'll be a good strategic thinker with an ability to set long and short term objectives, able to seize opportunities and find solutions.

You'll have a developed ability to use, manipulate and analyse data across a variety of media (especially direct mail, telemarketing and digital) and have previous experience of working with expenditure budgets of £1m+, including monitoring and reporting.

You'll be a proven leader who thrives on the opportunity to work in a fast paced and ambitious team.

About us

When you work at the British Heart Foundation, you become a part of medical history. Part of a world leading organisation that has played a role in decades of life saving breakthroughs, from heart transplants and pacemakers to stents and clot busting drugs. And we're not about to stop any time soon. We are here to beat heartbreak forever. To stop heart and circulatory diseases devastating families. And if you want to help us get there sooner, you could be the Legacy Marketing Manager we need.

How to apply

To apply for this role please use the apply button below. Our process involves submitting your CV and a supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.

Please note this is a 9 month fixed term contract

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

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