Regional Poppy Appeal Manager

Posted 1 day 6 hours ago by Royal British Legion

Permanent
Not Specified
Community & Sport Jobs
Not Specified, United Kingdom
Job Description
About The Role

We're looking for an inspiring and strategic leader to join the Royal British Legion as a Regional Poppy Appeal Manager in London, however working in South and East Midlands for the first three months. In this fundamental role, you'll lead a team of Poppy Appeal Managers across your region, supporting them to deliver one of the UK's most recognised and respected fundraising campaigns. It's a fantastic opportunity to shape how the Poppy Appeal is delivered locally, all while making a lasting difference to the Armed Forces community.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

You'll be responsible for guiding your team to meet income and contribution targets, ensuring all activity is carefully planned, well-resourced, and aligned with our wider fundraising strategy. With strong people management skills, you'll lead by example - motivating your team, driving performance, and ensuring volunteers and supporters feel valued and inspired. You'll also play a key part in budget planning, compliance, and stakeholder engagement, building strong relationships with internal teams, local authorities, and community partners.

This role is perfect for someone with a background in community fundraising, volunteer management, or leading high-performing teams. If you're passionate about people, results-driven, and excited by the challenge of bringing together communities in support of a cause that really matters, we'd love to hear from you.

At the Royal British Legion, we know the importance of flexibility, so we offer options like our 9-day fortnight while also considering other flexible working arrangements to suit your needs. We want you to feel supported in balancing work with life's other joys!

You will be contracted to our London Hub, Haig House. Under our Future Working framework, there will be some flexibility for working remotely/at home, using our collaboration tools to work with colleagues, but with a minimum expectation of two days/week connecting directly face-to-face with colleagues at the hub. This particular role will require a full UK driving licence. The role will only require occasional travel to South and East Midlands locations during the first three months of the post. On these days, travel will be considered as your London office days.

Employee benefits include -

- 28 day's paid holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Very generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%
- A range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role and the needs of RBL.
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- A range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives.
- Opportunities to volunteer.
- Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.