Wills and Trust Manager

Are you a confident communicator? Do you have experience of management of services or people? Great news, we may have the role for you.

We are looking for a proactive Wills & Trusts Service Manager to lead and expand our service. You will be instrumental in growing the service’s profile both internally and externally, ensuring it reaches as many families as possible.

This is a full time (37.5 hours per week) permanent role based in our London office. We are flexible with where you work, but we would love to see you in our office 2 days per week. As part of the Wills & Trusts Manager role, you will be providing support to an individual with learning disabilities, which will require face-to-face engagement

We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.

Do you have the skills and experience to be our Wills & Trust Manager?

• Proven experience in managing and growing a project, business function, or small business.
• A strong enthusiasm for learning about Wills and Trusts law and its impact on families.
• Promote and grow the service within internal teams, particularly our personal services arm, and externally to beneficiaries.
• Build and maintain key relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support the service’s growth.

Please see the attached job description for full details. If you would like an informal chat about this role please contact Kirsty in our recruitment team on 01733 873765.

This role will close 11^th February for shortlisting and interviews will take place from 18^th February. At Mencap, we’re excited to receive your application! We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than planned, if we receive a high volume of applications, therefore we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Job ID: 33225

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.

• 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
  
• Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
• Loans for debt consolidation,bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
  
• Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
  
• Access to award winning training and development

*T&C's apply based on contract

We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.  

Our work includes;

• providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
• providing advice through our help lines and web sites