Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 14,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down. 

The Digital Experience department creates a seamless and integrated digital experience for our customers. The team includes experts in digital product, digital marketing and social media as well as ensuring we are providing a first-rate end-to-end experience for dog lovers, dog owners and supporters. 

The Digital Experience team sits within the Communications and Digital directorate. Communications and Digital plays a central role at Dogs Trust. We help people know, love and understand the charity and take action to support the charity’s work. We use our understanding of Dogs Trust and audience need to produce impactful and creative on-brand communications, liaising with the media and celebrities, and engaging directly with our supporters. We also play a crucial role in evolving the digital supporter experience and use our internal communications expertise to communicate key messages to employees across Dogs Trust.

The Digital Marketing Officer supports the implementation of the marketing activity of Dogs Trust through digital channels to key audiences – encouraging engagement and action, and helping people know and love the charity and support our work. Working with the Digital Marketing Manager, this role will lead on day-to-day email marketing, search marketing and digital advertising with an additional focus on digital fundraising.

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter via our online application form. 

An exciting opportunity for a Communications & Marketing Manager to join our flock!  This is an ideal role for an ambitious and established communications professional who is passionate about making a difference to a much loved cause and enjoys working as part of a team. 

The BHWT is a fast-growing national charity based in the heart of Devon and is at a key stage in its growth with enquiries for hens at a record high, a brand new rehoming centre opening imminently and many exciting future plans.  You will work across the team to devise and implement the organisation's communications strategy working closely with the Leadership Team, manage media relationships, oversee social media and project manage the various marketing aspects of the role including the charity's magazine.  You will have the opportunity to get creative and help to build the brand, develop new audiences and help fly the BHWT to the next level!

This is a great opportunity for an experienced and energetic fundraising leader to join Raystede, the animal welfare charity in Sussex.

You will be leading on all fundraising activity and developing long term investment plans to rapidly increase Raystede’s income through the full range of income streams including major appeals, individual giving, and legacies.  You will manage our small fundraising team and will also have the opportunity to further build your own high performing team in line with agreed investments.

You will report to the Chief Executive Officer work as part of our Senior Management Team to ensure we achieve our strategic aims. 

About you

We are looking for someone who is passionate about animal welfare and can really grasp this fundraising opportunity with both hands.  You will be able to demonstrate:

• A proven track record of successful fundraising through a variety of income streams
• Experience of leading fundraising campaigns which target different audiences through a range of channels and activity
• That you are an inspiring manager able to strike the balance of keeping your team motivated and highly productive
• That you are a confident speaker and networker with proven success of building major partnerships
• Excellent planning and budgeting skills
• Able to demonstrate your knowledge of fundraising opportunities in Sussex

Please visit our website for more information about Raystede. 

If you would like a chat with our Chief Executive about the role, please contact us to arrange a suitable date to talk over the phone. 

How to apply – application form with cover letter

Closing date for applications 10th July

Telephone interviews week commencing 13th July

Interviews with CEO and Trustees week commencing 20th July

Candidates will have an opportunity to visit Raystede which will be arranged and agreed in due course.

PR and Marketing Manager
Animal Defenders International
£35K - £40K
Home Based Initially (Offices in Millbank, Central London)

Animal Defenders International (ADI) are a global campaigning group. The organisation has been involved with several international animal rescues, funding both the relocation and rehoming of circus lions, tigers, chimpanzees and other animals and has become a major force for animal protection, succeeding through its undercover investigations in securing legal protection for animals.

The Role

Charity People are delighted to be partnering with ADI to recruit a PR and Marketing Manager. This is an essential position to the organisation, where you will work to raise the media and social media presence of ADI and associated organisations. You will manage all media relations, marketing and brand management across internal and external communications. Acting as the official spokesperson for ADI, you will produce launch briefings, branding and messaging guidelines for staff and speakers and be responsible for celebrity liaison and development.

We are looking for someone with a wealth of experience within Marketing, PR and Communications across a variety of channels including media relations, press, digital and social media. You should have strong project management skills, be a great organiser, with an eye for detail and the ability to prioritise work and juggle multiple things at once.

The role will involve copy-writing and social media management, so you must have impeccable writing skills with demonstrated experience in preparing engaging presentations, proposals, reports and other communication for diverse audiences, In addition to this, experience of representing an organisation in the press and at times, defending criticism will be essential for this role.

Furthermore, you must be passionate about animal welfare on a global scale and ideally be a vegetarian or vegan.

Charity People are handling all applications for this role. All applications should be sent to Ben Garner at Charity People at [email protected]

Closing 19th July but may close earlier if we receive sufficient applications.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Full time Branch Development Manager to join the team at RSPCA Cornwall. The RSPCA is dedicated to finding unwanted, mistreated and abused animals loving permanent homes. This is a newly created senior role, responsible for all staff and volunteers within the branch, our fostering and outreach programmes, plus retail and other income generation activities. We are looking for an outstanding leader with senior management experience, ideally gained in a variety of roles. You will share our passion to promote animal welfare, and drive changes to our operation that build financial sustainability whilst improving the services we provide to the community and to animals, and developing our people.

Main duties include:

• Working closely with the trustees to provide the strategic leadership and delivery necessary to ensure a sustainable future for the charity.
• Providing leadership to the staff and volunteer team to motivate, energise and enthuse, to seek continual improvement in service delivery and individual personal development.
• Overall responsibility for the Animal Centre, retail units, income generation, fostering and outreach.
• Ensuring compliance with RSPCA standards & policies, relevant legislation and best practice in the provision of branch animal welfare services
• Ensuring that appropriate policies and procedures are developed, implemented and adhered to in compliance with the relevant legislation seeking guidance from Society staff as required.
• Preparing in conjunction with the Trustees, the annual branch budget and report; monitoring progress against branch objectives, ensuring that expenditure is within agreed limits and that income generation targets are achieved.

You will be based at the RSPCA Cornwall Animal Centre, but with regular travel throughout the branch area.

We would like to hear from candidates who can offer the following skills and experience:

Experience:

Essential:

• At least 3 year’s experience working at a senior management level
• Experience of managing budgets
• Experience of fundraising
• Extensive experience of managing teams of people
• Experience of leading team meetings
• At least 2 year’s experience of conducting annual appraisals and performance reviews

Desirable:

• Management experience at a senior level
• Ability to interpret financial statements
• Awareness of fundraising techniques
• Experience of managing teams of people
• Experience of actively contributing to meetings

Education and Training

Essential

• Level 4 or equivalent qualification in Business or Management
• GCSEs in English and Maths

Desirable:

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to a Level 4 Business or Management qualification

Special Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication skills at all levels using a range of different communication media
• Proven ability to write reports suitable for the target audience
• Ability to analyse data and draw conclusions
• Excellent IT skills at user level

Desirable

• Ability to interpret data
• Knowledge and understanding of health and safety
• Experience of working in the Charity sector

Personal qualities

Essential

• Good business acumen
• Creative thinker
• Honest, trustworthy and reliable
• Able to work under pressure

Desirable

• Understanding of the aims of the RSPCA
• A passion for animal welfare
• Ability to network with others
• Keen to learn and further develop

Other

• Possession of a full UK driving licence

Salary £35,000

Please contact for an application form and job description.

Closing date: Friday 10th July 2020

Salary: £23,254
Contract: Fixed term contract until May 31st 2023
Hours: Full time of 37.5 hours per week
Location: Bristol (home-based initially)

About our organisation

The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare. That’s because we cannot tackle these issues in isolation.

We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market and we protect forests. 

We couldn't do any of this without our supporters, partners, donors and dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world where it’s needed the most. 

About the opportunity

The Programme Officer is a key role in Food for Life Get Togethers. Working closely with the Head of Programme, you will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of consistent project management and administrative processes and for facilitating effective connections, organisation and information flows across this multi-partner, multi-faceted programme.

About you 

Are you passionate about positively changing people’s lives through the power of good food? Food for Life Get togethers is a UK-wide programme which will connect different generations and backgrounds through cooking, growing and sharing food, bringing people together to improve their physical and mental wellbeing, tackle loneliness and isolation and build new friendships between people of all ages that strengthens their communities.

If you are a consummate organiser with a keen eye for detail and the ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast pace environment, then we would love to hear from you.

Commitment to Safeguarding 

The Soil Association and FFL are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people that we work with. In accordance with this commitment we ensure that we follow a thorough and safe recruitment and selection process for all roles that work with children. This includes checking against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) where appropriate. Please ensure that you completed the attached self-disclosure form to apply for this position and please note that if you are successful in your application to the role any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check. 

Our employee benefits 

Working with us you will have a range of financial and lifestyle benefits, including 27 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service (pro rata for part-time). For more information on our benefits please visit our website. 

Important dates

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 20th July, 2020
Interviews are expected to take place: online on Monday 27th July 2020

To Apply 

Please follow this link below to read the full Job Description for the role. 

Please submit your CV with a covering letter (both in Microsoft Word format). Your covering letter must cover the “essential” criteria listed in the Job Description. Failure to submit a covering letter may mean your application is removed from the shortlisting process. 

To support our work on enhancing our advertising reach please complete the Equal ops form and return this with your application. Please make sure that the file names of the documents you attach contain your name (first name and surname) Please also complete this self-disclosure form and submit this with your application. 

Please note we look at applications on arrival and reserve the right to close this vacancy early. 

Thank you for your interest in supporting our work at the Soil Association 

Do you want to support pet owners who are homeless or in housing crisis?

We are recruiting for a new position which will involve working with colleagues within the homeless and housing (voluntary and statutory), animal welfare and veterinary sectors across Scotland to develop and deliver a targeted regional strategy that will increase accommodation and support options for homeless pet owners and help homelessness services to become pet friendly. 

This 12-month fixed term unique post is funded by Dogs Trust and the Simon Community to make a difference to the lives of homeless dog owners and their pets across Scotland.  As experts in their sectors, these charities have come together with the aim of increasing accommodation and support options for homeless dog owners, by supporting voluntary and statutory homelessness services across Scotland.  This post is managed and delivered by Dogs Trust, but the post-holder will be expected to work closely with our Simon Community colleagues and other key established contacts in Scotland. 

The bases for this project are Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth and will require the post-holder to be flexible and ‘hot-desk’ across Dogs Trust and Simon Community offices in these areas. 

The role is 35 hours per week, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm (with a requirement to undertake occasional out of hours working; such as attending events and meetings during the evenings or weekends).

Access to a vehicle for work purposes and the willingness to travel across Scotland as needed is essential. This may also include occasional overnight stays. 

Please note - a criminal records check through Disclosure Scotland will be required for this role.

For more information and to apply for this role, please visit our website.

About us

We are an animal welfare charity working to improve life for dogs, cats and the people in our community – at our home in London and internationally. Mayhew’s Community Vet Clinic provides free and low-cost veterinary care for all pet owners and our in-house animals, whilst they await adoption. The services we offer include low-cost neutering, vaccinations, nurse clinics, microchipping and flea/worming treatments. We are accredited under the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme and have achieved silver standard in the ISFM ‘cat friendly clinic’ programme. We are also an approved training practice for student veterinary nurses and offer training opportunities under our International Vet Training Programme. 

The role

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Head Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our modern, bright and spacious vet clinic and lead our team of 10 RVN’s, SVN’s and PCA’s. The successful candidate will work closely with the Senior Vet and the Practice Manager to develop and promote the clinic services. The Head Nurse will utilise their leadership skills to motivate the team to deliver excellent service and develop the great skill set that our team already possess. The successful candidate will have excellent nursing skills with high standards as this position is very much a hands-on role. Previous experience of being a Clinical Coach would be a benefit, though training will be provided if necessary.

In addition to the nursing aspect of the role, the Head Nurse is responsible for line management of Nursing staff, including appraisals and regular one to ones. You will also be responsible for staff rotas and approving annual leave requests. We are very proud to have recently obtained accreditation under the RCVS Practice Standards scheme. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring our high standards are maintained and successful reapproval is granted.

This is a full time permanent position, working 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm. Flexibility is expected with these hours to cover staff absence or to provide role specific training to other members of the team. Participation in an out of hours phone only rota is expected. 

The successful candidate will be qualified and registered with the RCVS. 

This a truly rewarding role within a charity setting that is really making a difference to the lives of animals and people in our community. The successful candidate will be rewarded with job satisfaction and the real scope to develop their skills in many aspects of the running of a small animal charity clinic. 

Salary and benefits

• Competitive salary up to £30,000; depending on experience

• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of 8 days paid public holidays per year) plus an additional day off for your birthday

• Buying and selling annual leave scheme (up to 5 days per year).

• RCVS and VDS membership fees.

• £500 annual CPD budget.

• 2 fully-paid days per year for CPD training. • Discounted veterinary care for staff pets.

• Annual interest-free season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme. • Free healthcare cash plan where you can claim for a range of treatments including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture. 

Full Job Description and Person Specification can be found on our website careers page