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Philanthropy Specialist
Type of contract: Permanent
Location: Australia
Salary: The starting salary is $74,261 per annum, with the possibility of up to $80,627 based on an assessment of skills and experience at the interview stage
Closing date: Sunday 23rd November 2025
Interview dates: w/c 17 November 2025
At World Animal Protection, we believe a kinder world for animals is possible, and we’re making it happen. As our Philanthropy Specialist, you’ll play a pivotal role in helping supporters turn their compassion into lasting impact.
In this role, you’ll grow and nurture meaningful relationships with our wonderful supporters, guiding them as they consider leaving a gift in their Will to protect animals for generations to come.
You’ll apply your strategic marketing expertise to grow and enhance our Bequest program, implementing innovative ideas, testing new approaches, and continuously improving how we inspire more people to take this powerful step for animals.
Who are we?
World Animal Protection is the global voice for animal welfare, with 75 years’ experience campaigning for a world where animals live free from cruelty and suffering.
We have offices in 14 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’re working to 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 wild life. 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.
Join an inclusive, energetic team whose love for wildlife and farmed animals helps us move the world to protect them.
Our focus on 'Values & Belonging' gives everyone a seat at the table, recognises different perspectives to approach our work, and brings our team together to genuinely have fun.
We pride ourselves on our highly competitive global pay policy that ensures you’re compensated for fighting the good fight for animals.
Here, we believe having the flexibility to care for yourself and your (human or fur) family, means greater impact towards our vision of a world where animals live free from cruelty and suffering.
What can we offer you?
In Australia, we are offering a competitive salary and wellbeing benefits including. *Benefits vary across locations.
- Birthday leave
- Parental leave topped up to full pay
- Menstrual and Menopausal leave (12 days)
- End-of-year and mid-year gifted leave days
- One additional day of anniversary leave per year of service up to a maximum of five years
- Employees can work 30 days overseas in a 12-month period
- Extended bereavement leave (10 days)
- Disability leave
- Pregnancy Loss, Fertility Treatment, Gender Affirming Medical needs,
- Companion Animal Bereavement, and 'Pawternity' leave.
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
