We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic individual with a commitment to animal welfare to join our team as Animal Centre Manager at our Animal Centre in Halifax.

The RSPCA Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford & District Branch is an independent branch of the RSPCA. Our Animal Centre cares for, rehabilitates and rehomes hundreds of cats, dogs and small animals each year. We pride ourselves on our employees providing the very best in animal welfare and customer service. The RSPCA Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford & District never put a healthy animal to sleep.

We are looking for an individual who can lead our animal centre, sharing our values of placing animal welfare first, valuing and respecting our volunteers, supporters and staff, providing the highest quality of service and being open and honest. As Animal Centre Manager you will be tasked with managing our centre in line with the charity’s objectives and strategy. You will ensure the welfare of all the animals in our care and make sure that all administrative and maintenance procedures are completed to a high standard.

The successful candidate will be a team leader or someone with previous management experience ideally within an animal welfare environment. You will have knowledge of the prevention and control of infectious diseases in cats, dogs and small animals; be driven, positive and enthusiastic, have plenty of initiative and the ability to thrive under pressure. Great communication, organisation and interpersonal skills will be key. A flexible approach to working hours, including the ability to work weekends will be required.

Competitive Salary dependent on experience, qualifications and training

To apply for this position all applicants must complete and submit the following 3 steps to

1. A completed application form.

2. A detailed CV.

3. A covering letter detailing your interest and skills that will lead to your success in the role.

Closing date for applications is the 31st of March. Interviews will take place between the 17th and 30th of April

Are you passionate about dogs and cats? Our people and animals make Battersea a great place to work. Your expertise will help increase our impact for dogs and cats everywhere.

We are looking for a Fostering Manager to develop and implement fostering policy and strategy to achieve the overall objectives of the Home, assessing the risks involved and ensuring fostering is compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements. They assess the risks involved in foster placements in relation to the animals, the foster carer, members of the public, and the reputational risk to the home. They work closely with other animal welfare charities to ensure best practice within the Scheme.

About us

Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 150 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.

Our Operations Team

This role sits within the Operations Directorate, which is responsible for delivering the highest standards of animal welfare and care for every dog and cat in their journey through Battersea, from reception, to intake, to assessment and then to rehoming.

What we can offer you

Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£120), optical (£120), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£300) every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Life insurance

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

For full details, including our job applicant privacy notice, please download our recruitment pack. You can apply by visiting our website. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised.

Wild Welfare, a small but globally active charity, is looking for a new Executive Director who is passionate about improving the lives of captive wild animals and can provide transformational leadership to a committed staff team.

Wild Welfare occupies a unique niche in the animal welfare world. Its vision is to end the suffering of captive wild animals around the world, uniting the worlds leading zoos and animal welfare organisations and working together to provide long lasting change to animal welfare in all captive wild animal facilities. 

This is a significant opportunity for the right person to lead a talented group of people in delivering our strategy and shaping our plans into the future.

The successful candidate will preferably have an in-depth knowledge of both the global zoo and aquarium and animal welfare ‘Not for Profit’ (NGO) communities, and the ability to work with and inspire a range of stakeholders around captive animal welfare reform. 

While believing that zoos and aquariums can play an integral role in shaping how the public feel about wild fauna and the natural world, you will recognise that high standards of animal welfare underpin the success of any captive facility.  You will have a strong interest in and ability to work with different cultures  inspiring those you work with and their public to take action where it is needed most.

Our ideal candidate will have senior level administrative and financial management experience, outstanding communication skills, an outgoing, influential personality and a track record of fundraising and building partnerships.

The individual must be based in the UK and the role requires a 5 day work week, sometimes irregular hours, mostly working from home. The salary will be dependent on the candidate’s background and experience. You must be willing  and able to carry out regular international travel.

To apply: please see attached detail for send us your CV and cover letter by applying online. 

Global Communications Planner
Two positions available
Location: London (UK)
Contract of up to 9 months
Salary: £40,000 - £44,000 pro rata
Closing date: reviewing applications from 22nd March 2020

About the role
This is an exciting but challenging position playing a pivotal role in developing impactful and global marketing and communications strategies for a global animal welfare organisation.

This is a senior strategic role where you will help to build a global movement of people who care about animal welfare by providing effective planning, development and implementation of integrated marketing and communications strategies to engage audiences and build our brand presence in cost-effective and compelling ways.

You will work across a range of programme areas and global campaigns with our international and country offices, using your understanding of audience insight, knowledge of engagement techniques and grasp of the external environment in which we operate to launch campaigns. You will ensure work has an impact on the desired outcome, is co-ordinated, delivered on time and has been developed in collaboration with key stakeholders.

Join us as our Global Communications Planner and help move the world to protect animals.

Who are we?
We are World Animal Protection. For over 50 years, we have moved the world to protect animals. We protect animals because we believe a sustainable future for the planet can only be achieved if both animals and people are part of the solution.

We stop the exploitation of wild animals for entertainment and profit. We protect pets and working animals in communities across the globe. We campaign for better farm animal welfare and fight against factory farming. We also help animals when disaster strikes.

Our vision is a world where animals live free from suffering. We are working to help people to see how important animals are to all of us.

What we offer
As we move into a new strategic period, it is an exciting time to join World Animal Protection. As well as competitive employee benefits, we want our employees to grow with us and build their careers within World Animal Protection and therefore encourage internal applications. We have a strong track record of offering existing staff promotions as well as secondments within the organisation. World Animal Protection is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background.

To apply for the role of Global Communications Planner, please apply via the button shown. 

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Other organisations may call this role Global Communications Manager, Senior Communications Manager, Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, Senior Marcoms Manager, or Lead Campaign Manager.

Direct Marketing Manager

A brand new and exciting role has arisen for an experienced Direct Marketing Manager who has extensive Direct Mail and Copywriting experience to join a leading animal welfare charity based near Borough, London. This charity is currently going through a sustained period of growth and are looking to add an experienced Direct Marketing Manager to their team. This is a brilliant chance for a Direct Marketing Manager to help them manage their multi million pound accounts, as well as maintaining and growing relationships with their agencies and other stakeholders and ultimately make a real difference to the charity and those animals helped by it.

You will benefit from a very strong work life balance, including the ability to work from home.

Skills required for the Direct Marketing Manager are:
- Extensive experience fundraising for a charity
- Experience with Direct Mail Campaigns and writing Copy
- Experience with Telemarketing
- Good Project Management and Budget Managing experience
- Stakeholder management experience

Fundraiser / Fundraising / Charity / Non-profit / Stakeholder Management / Direct Mail / Telemarketing / Project Management / Budgets / Direct Marketing

This is an incredibly exciting chance for an experienced Direct Marketing Manager to work for a leading charity.

Salary: £35,000 - £36,000 + Fantastic benefits
Location: Near Borough, London

Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity.

Understanding Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy

Our client Four Paws, is seeking a top notch senior digital fundraiser to join their team. Reporting to the Head of Fundraising and working within the fundraising team and in collaboration with the comms team, this exciting role will see you working on the digital fundraising strategy.

About Four Paws:

Four Paws is an animal welfare organisation, which works globally to help animals in need through fundraising, and projects and campaigns that help raise awareness of animal cruelty.

Job Summary:

The Senior Digital Fundraiser is responsible for developing and delivering the digital fundraising strategy for Four Paws UK. This includes the planning, execution and optimisation of digital fundraising campaigns as to meet challenging targets for the growth of online audiences and revenue streams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, write and implement the 2020 Digital Fundraising Strategy for FOUR PAWS UK (in partnership with the Head of Fundraising, FOUR PAWS UK).
• Deliver and exceed the targets of the UK digital budget, maximising net return and focusing on the life-time value of supporters.
• Contribute to setting income/expenditure targets, monitoring and reforecasting as required.
• Evaluating digital fundraising campaigns against set Key Performance Indicators and producing monthly performance reports for the Head of Fundraising (UK).
• Email marketing: setting up e-appeals, newsletters, customer email flows such as welcome journeys (ideally in Marketing Cloud)
• Generate email leads and convert into donors - via Facebook, Instagram and other sources
• Project management: be able to source content via email from international partners to feed campaigns, emails, landing pages and other online content.
• Donation page optimisation (Form Suite)
• SEA campaigns: Google Grants, Google Ads
• Facebook/Instagram ads (conversion, cpc)
• Setting up online petitions in petition tool
• Website development / donation pages / crowdfunding pages
• Managing social media channels (paid content only; organic content is managed by the Communications Team).
• Website maintenance (fundraising and donation pages only; the communications team manages the general wesbite).

Relationships:

• To work closely with other UK teams to integrate UK strategies and optimise overall digital fundraising performance.
• To work closely with the International Digital Fundraising Team (based in Amsterdam) to plan, execute and optimise digital fundraising campaigns.
• To work closely with international colleagues to source content for and sign off digital campaigns.
• To manage key relationships with digital agencies and online payment providers (MultiSafePay, GoCardless, PayPal, CAF)
• To act as first port of call for donors in regard to digital enquiries (eg. campaigns, payment)
• Manage interns and volunteers as necessary

Applicant Profile:

You are:

• a creative and innovative digital native with strong project management skills.
• passionate about working for an NGO and animal welfare.
• up to date in digital trends across the commercial and not for profit sectors.
• knowledgeable about fundraising and data regulations, particularly in the digital space.
• experienced in devising, immplementing and optimising online marketing campaigns across email, Facebook/Instagram, the Google marketing suite and other platforms (at least 2 years‘ experience preferred).
• performance focused and driven to generate as many leads as possible for a competitive price.
• passionate about converting leads into donors with have practical, hands-on experience of the strategies that should be deployed to do so.
• a stong online campaigner with working knowledge of which online channels best generate traffic and conversions.
• able to translate complex stories from an organisaiton’s field work (in FOUR PAWS‘ case, international animal rescue and welfare) into simple, effective digital messaging that motivates response.
• results focused and driven to optimise key performance indicators in audience growth, reach and conversion.
• technically minded and knowledgable in digital platforms, particualrly Marketing Cloud, Form Suite, Facebook/Instagram, Google or other email/e-commerce platforms.
• expert in excel and results analysis/optimisation.

Desirable knowledge, experience and competencies:

• Microsoft Office, especially excel.
• Marketing Cloud
• Form Suite
• Online Petition Platforms, such as More Onion and Care2
• Google Analytics / AdWords / Grants / Display
• CMS
• HTML

If you are interested in applying please click the 'Apply button' sending your CV and a covering letter outlining why your suitable to the role. 

Are you an experienced administrator with a flair for great customer service?

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home are looking for a part time Supporter Care Administrator to work with the fundraising team to ensure top class customer service to our supporters and donors, ensuring an efficient and smooth back of house process to record and thank donations.

We are looking for someone who can work as a team player to provide administrative support around our fundraising events, fundraising products and support with income generation through the management of our collection can programme in the community.

In return you will be rewarded by working for an award winning organisation with a passion for animal welfare, office dogs and a friendly and supportive working environment with a focus of staff wellbeing and development.

To apply please download the job description and application form from our website and return to us by the deadline.

Are you an experienced administrator with strong database experience and a love for all things data?

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home are looking for a part time Fundraising Database Administrator to work with the fundraising, communications and finance department to support with the smooth running of administrative processes for donations, events, campaigns and donor communications.

We are looking for someone who prides themselves on their accuracy, attention to detail and knack for being able to oversee the day to day management of a CRM system or database. We need a team player who can support a wide variety of projects, liaising with different team members throughout the working day.

In return you will be rewarded by working for an award winning organisation with a passion for animal welfare, office dogs and a friendly and supportive working environment with a focus of staff wellbeing and development.

To apply please download the job description and application form from our website and return to us by the deadline.

We are seeking a pro-active and engaging Corporate, Community and Events Fundraiser to raise the profile of the charity, grow supporters and corporate sponsors, increase fundraising volunteers and help raise funds for HorseWorld Trust through internal and external activities and events.

You will need to be confident, with excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrable experience of running fundraising events and community fundraising activities, developing corporate partnerships and volunteer engagement.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with drive and ambition and a minimum of 12 months experience in corporate and/or community fundraising / sales / event management.  A full driving licence and the use of a car are also essential.

For more details and to apply for this role please download the Role Profile/Person Specification and Application Form.

Trust and Foundations Officer, an opportunity for talented Trusts Fundraiser to join a well-known Animal Welfare Charity, based in Central London.

The Trusts and Foundations team have a track record of successfully generating income and growing their team. To continue to fund projects, programmes and the charities resources they continue to develop and grow their funding support.

Suppotrted by a great team and senior manager, the role offers you the opportunity to work on a wide range of appliactions, both restricted and unrestricted funding.

As the Trust and Foundations Officer, you will join a welcoming and talented team, working with your colleagues and the Trust and Foundations Team Manager, to steward an existing portfolio of trusts as well as research, cultivate and apply to new supporters with an emphasis on fundraising from larger trusts and securing multi-year gifts.

You will work on a very varied portfolio of funders due the range of project and programmes the charity run. Also, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of applications from mid-value to multi-year. You will be supported where required and enable to grow your skills.

Our client is looking for a talented Trusts Fundraiser who has previous experience of researching, collating, preparing and submitting multiple funding applications to charitable Trusts and Foundations.

With a track record of securing grants from charitable trusts and foundations. You will have excellent communications to develop and maintain key relationships with trusts and foundations and a thorough understanding of how charitable trusts and foundations operate.

Job title: Neutering Support Advisor
Salary: Up to £8,336.47 per annum plus excellent benefits
Location: National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate
Job type: Permanent
Hours per week: 14 hours per week (Thursday and Friday 9am – 5pm)
Closing Date: 29 March 2020
Interview Date: 14 April 2020

Please note, this role is for 14 hours per week to be worked on Thursday and Friday 9am - 5pm.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Neutering Support team as a Neutering Support Advisor.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2018 we helped around 184,000 cats and kittens, an average of 500 per day.

The Neutering Support department is part of the wider Veterinary team and supports the smooth running of our Neutering programme by speaking with the public, issuing out neutering vouchers and ensuring that the Community Neutering team are supported.

You will be responding to enquiries from the general public requesting financial support and advice on the neutering of pets and capture and care of feral cats received by telephone, email and postal routes, including via our National Helpline. You will also input requests for vouchers, assess the owner’s means and send out individual vouchers where an owner qualifies for assistance, and to provide non-clinical neutering-related advice alongside.

You’ll be responding to initial neutering scheme enquiries (including first contacts) by telephone, letter and email from internal and external partners: branches, centres, volunteers, veterinary professionals, advocate charities, and local authorities. You'll be making outgoing calls, drafting emails and letters to resolve issues and as part of proactive projects.

You will need experience of call handling and making outgoing calls. You will have strong Microsoft Office skills including Word, Excel and Outlook with an excellent telephone manner. You will have the ability to work on your own initiative, accurately and under pressure, and be adept at working from multiple databases at one time.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.

For further details please download the job description, available after you have clicked APPLY ONLINE:

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