Senior Regular Giving Manager

About us

We’re reimagining and relaunching Regular Giving (direct marketing fundraising) at UCL. This role is a unique opportunity to design and launch a programme from the ground up. You’ll have the backing of a highly-skilled team and a world-leading institution to build a programme that can inspire and engage our 400,000+ strong alumni community.

There has never been a more exciting time to join our Advancement office as we plan for our biggest ever fundraising and engagement campaign, launching 200 years since our foundation, in 2026.

You’ll be joining a team of ambitious, creative and passionate individuals, working together to achieve remarkable things. We’d love you to be a part of it.

At UCL we are a diverse community with the freedom to challenge and think differently. From cancer research to climate change, dementia to social inequality, the world is facing huge challenges and we’re determined to solve them together.

Equity, diversity and inclusion is important to us. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to give their best in a place where their unique experiences, perspectives and skills are seen as valuable assets.

About the role

As the Senior Regular Giving Manager, you’ll lead the strategic planning of the relaunch of our regular giving programme. You’ll research, develop, test and roll-out products and propositions, integrated journeys and a programme of ongoing evaluation and optimisation.

To find out more please email Tom Travell, Associate Director of Regular Giving:

We’ll consider part-time, flexible and job share applications (minimum 0.8 FTE – equivalent of 4 days per week, stated salary to be pro-rata).

This role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of 20% on site.

Please use the attach cover letter upload option to tell us how you meet the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification.

For more information about UCL Advancement, please visit: www.ucl.ac.uk/giving

About you

You’ll be experienced leading a successful direct marketing programme using mail and email (and ideally other channel experience too). Ideally, you'll have experience in the higher education or charity sector, however we're happy to hear from people who have transferable skills and experience drawn from other sectors too.

Your skills and mindset are crucial; we’re looking for a strategic and collaborative leader with a proactive approach to problem-solving. You’ll be adept at balancing the bigger picture with a diligent attention to detail. You’ll be able to spot strategic opportunities and build collaborative relationships inside and outside of the organisation to deliver, whilst ensuring the highest quality insight and data-led output in the programme.

What we offer

UCL is an empowering environment where we invest in your personal and professional growth. We offer agile working and flexibility around working hours. UCL also offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, plus closure days and bank holidays.

Please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more about our benefits.

Our commitment to EDI

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefo re particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

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