Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
The Role
As Legacy Administration Officer, you will maximise income from legacies left to Oxfam GB by ensuring the effective, timely, and sensitive administration of legacy gifts in accordance with the law, internal procedures, and best practice.
What We Are Looking For
We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.
Qualifications
* Self-Awareness – understanding how the way we perform our role relates to bereaved families and other charities.
* Agility, Complexity and Ambiguity – navigating the tension between maximising income and giving due regard to cases where other claimants feel their entitlement should take priority.
* Relationship building – strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to handle sensitive correspondence.
* Experience of legacy administration in a charity context or probate legal work.
* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a large and varied caseload.
* Attention to detail and accuracy in data recording and financial processing.
* Ability to interpret wills, estate accounts, and legal documents.
* Proficient in use of Microsoft Office applications and CRM systems.
* Certificate in Charity Legacy Administration (ILM) or legal/paralegal qualification.
* Proficiency in use of FirstClass4.
* Commitment to Oxfam’s values of equality, empowerment, and accountability.
Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.
From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in‑house courses, e‑learning modules, on‑the‑job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.
Read more about all the opportunities Oxfam has to offer here.
Flexibility
We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. We think this role would work particularly well as partially home‑based. We currently use a hybrid approach with staff coming to the Oxford office once a month for this role.
How To Apply
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
Values, Safeguarding and Commitment
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through its code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
About Oxfam
Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.
Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.
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