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UK Director of Fundraising
Type of contract: Permanent
Location: U.K.
Salary: Starting salary is £54,250 per annum based on assessment of skills and experience at interview.
Closing date: 29th October 2024
Interview dates: TBC
Everything we do is thanks to out supporters, so it is an exciting time to join us as our Director of Fundraising. The UK office is the largest income contributor to the World Animal Protection group and as a result this is a challenging and exciting role where you will be responsible for all UK fundraising expenditure and income. Reporting to the UK Country Director, you will work as a part of the UK senior leadership team to help delivery a coordinated approach to managing our resources across three core functions Campaigns, Communications and Fundraising.
Who are we?
World Animal Protection is the global voice for animal welfare, with more than 70 years’ experience campaigning for a world where animals live free from cruelty and suffering.
We have offices in 12 countries and work across 47 countries. We collaborate with local communities, the private sector, civil society and governments to change animals’ lives for the better.
Our goal is to change the way the world works to end animal cruelty and suffering for both wild and farmed animals. Through our global food system strategy, we will end factory farming and create a humane and sustainable food system that puts animals first. By transforming the broken systems that fuel exploitation and commodification, we will give wild animals the right to a wildlife. Our work to protect animals will play a vital role in solving the climate emergency, the public health crisis, and the devastation of natural habitats.
What will you be doing?
Within the scope of the role, you will be responsible for the following:
•Planning, delivering and measuring our fundraising efforts, b product and audience.
•Responsible for the delivery of all UK fundraising income and growth against agreed targets.
•Be accountable for compliance and governance related to fundraising, ensuring all fundraising activity and any support services provided are in accordance with the law, sector best practices, to meet supporter expectations and protect the reputation of the organisation.
•Lead the UK’s Fundraising teams, providing inclusive and motivational leadership, in which you will role model the values of the organisation.
•Manage, empower and enable our UK Fundraising team to deliver specific products that motivate people to join us on our mission towards a world free from animal suffering.
Who are we looking for?
•A highly numerate individual who uses data to drive and measure performance.
•Have substantial proven experience in fundraising with demonstrable success in growing income streams across Individual Giving, Legacy Giving, Philanthropy and Partnerships with an annual income of at least £8 million and an annual expenditure of £2m.
•With experience ideally in the voluntary sector, understand the importance of partnerships and will be skilled in working with senior stakeholders, both internally and externally.
•Understand how to motivate and inspire others, creating a high performing, dynamic team culture.
What can we offer you?
We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including.
•Help saving for your retirement - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
•24 days’ holiday per year when you join.
•Opportunity to flex public holidays to an alternate day that better suits an employee and their beliefs.
•Additional 3 days to be taken at the end of the calendar year.
•2 global Wellbeing midyear closure days – on 22 and 23 July our offices will close to give our employees a wellbeing break during the year.
•Flexibility - the ability to choose your start time based on your needs.
•Life Assurance - all World Animal Protection employees receive Life Assurance. Under the Death in Service benefit scheme the employee will receive 3x annual salary to go to their nominated beneficiary.
•A range of 'Inclusivity Benefits': to aid belonging and inclusion at work, and to give our employees support in the moments they most need it. This includes including Bereavement, Carers, Disability, Menstrual/Menopause, Pregnancy Loss, Fertility Treatment, Gender Affirming Medical, Companion Animal Bereavement Leave and ‘Pawternity’ leave.
To achieve our aim of making World Animal Protection a Diverse and Inclusive employer, we particularly welcome applications from individuals of traditionally under-represented communities and backgrounds.
At World Animal Protection we recruit with our values & behaviours in mind. Please bear this in mind through your application journey. These are:
Global: We make decisions & act with a global mindset
Diverse and Inclusive: We actively encourage and promote diversity, ensure all voices are heard and included and are committed to equal opportunities for all
Collaborative: We work together and co-create to achieve lasting change
Agile: We make change happen in a fast-moving world
Growing People: We continually learn and develop
Accountable: We are role models. We take responsibility for our actions and encourage others to do the same
Courageous: We push boundaries, take risks and set ambitious targets
