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Compassion in World Farming International is a global movement transforming the future of food and farming. As our Global Head of Major Donors, you’ll lead and grow a high-impact global philanthropy programme, generating significant income from high-net-worth individuals and principal donors to support our mission to end factory farming.
Role type: Full-time; Permanent
Location: Godalming, UK (hybrid working pattern 2x days in the office: Team days Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Salary: £55,000 -£60,000 per annum (depending upon skills and experience)
About the role
As our Global Head of Major Donors, you’ll help shape and deliver an ambitious global major donor strategy, building a strong pipeline of five and six figure donors across key markets, including the UK, US and Europe while personally cultivating high-value relationships. Alongside this you’ll provide strategic oversight of our growing global mid-level donor programme. As part of this role you’ll work closely with senior leaders across Compassion, where you’ll help translate our work into compelling propositions that inspire meaningful, long-term support.
As our Global Head of Major Donors, you’ll be responsible for:
- Leading the global major donor and mid-level fundraising programmes to deliver sustainable income growth across the UK, US and key European Markets
- Building and executing strategies to grow five- and six-figure gifts, with a focus on £50k+ donors
- Personally cultivating, soliciting and stewarding a portfolio of high-value donor relationships
- Developing compelling donor propositions and exceptional supporter journeys
- Driving pipeline development and prospect acquisition through insight led strategies
- Leading and developing a high-performing small team of fundraisers based in the UK, US and Europe
- Overseeing income forecasting, KPIs and CRM data quality to support strategic decision-making for this programme
- Collaborating across teams to maximise donor engagement, events, and global fundraising impact.
About you
To succeed in this role, you’ll be a strategic and relationship focused leader, with a strong track record of securing high-value gifts and growing philanthropic income streams across different markets. You’ll need to bring a blend of strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, and leadership capability, where you are able to inspire donors and team members, while delivering against ambitious income targets.
Skills and experience you’ll need to bring:
- Proven success securing five and six-figure gifts from high net worth individuals
- Experience working in international fundraising contexts, ideally with experience of the US and/or European markets
- Experience designing and delivering major donor growth strategies
- Experience of leading or contributing to mid-level giving programmes
- Strong personal track record in cultivating, soliciting and closing high-value gifts
- Experience leading and developing passionate, high-performing fundraising or philanthropy teams
- Strong financial and analytical skills, including forecasting and pipeline management
- Ability to create compelling, tailored donor journeys and propositions
- Outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with confidence to influence at senior level
- A collaborative, proactive approach with a clear commitment to our mission
If you don’t meet every requirement but believe you could thrive in this role, we encourage you to apply.
Why join us
This is a rare opportunity to shape global philanthropy and deliver lasting impact for animals worldwide.
We offer a supportive, flexible workplace with a strong focus on wellbeing and development, including:
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Health Cash Back Plan and 24/7 GP access
- Employee Assistance Programme and MHFA support
- Premium Calm App subscription
- Electric car scheme available
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Enhanced discretionary sick pay
- Hybrid working model (role and location dependent)
- Free onsite parking and office next to mainline station
- Cycle Benefit scheme and other savings options
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
How to apply and key dates
If you’re ready to make a global impact, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the Person Specification. To support a fair and unbiased recruitment process, we kindly ask that you do not include a photo in your CV.
Please note that we may begin interviews on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.
Closing date: Friday 5 June 10am
1st Stage (Teams) Interview: Wednesday 10 June
2nd Stage (Face to Face at HQ) Interview, with task: Wednesday 17 June
“Join us in building a more compassionate future for animals, people, and the planet.”
As part of Stage 1 interviews, shortlisted candidates may receive pre‑shared, values‑based interview questions to support a positive candidate experience. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know, we’re always happy to support candidates.
About Compassion
Compassion in World Farming International is a leading global organisation working to end factory farming. Founded in 1967 by British farmer Peter Roberts, we’ve spent over 50 years driving change, successfully campaigning to ban cruel practices such as barren battery cages, veal crates, and sow stalls across the UK and Europe.
Our work combines advocacy, campaigning, and collaboration with policymakers and businesses to promote animal welfare and sustainable food systems. We envision a future where animals are treated with compassion, and farming supports both people and the planet. To learn more about our mission, culture, and opportunities, please explore our Candidate Pack, and Careers Page.
To comply with legal requirements in the UK and internationally, all applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the country where the role is based. Compassion in World Farming is absolutely committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and live experience and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within our organisation and across the sector. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.
Registered Charity
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Compassion in World Farming International is a leading global organisation working to end factory farming.
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Our client is the UK's largest conservation charity, founded in 1895 to preserve historic places and spaces of natural beauty in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It protects over 500 historic houses, gardens, and 780 miles of coastline, acting as a major landowner to ensure these sites are open to the public. This organisation now seeks to appoint a new Head of Campaign Planning and Prospectus is delighted to be leading the search.
Head of Campaign Planning (internally known as Head of Appeal Planning (Fundraising))
Swindon / London / Hybrid / national role (expect 40-60% of your week at a one of the national site)
37.5 hours per week / Permanent
£55,000 - £62,000 per annum
Reporting to the Head of Fundraising Strategy, and as part of a positive, ambitious and forward-thinking Fundraising Leadership Team, you'll lead the development and coordination of campaign and appeal planning, setting clear frameworks and priorities that support effective delivery. You'll oversee multiple, complex workstreams, ensuring strong governance, clear decision making and timely progress. A key part of the role involves translating insight, performance data and diverse inputs into coherent plans, compelling strategies and clear narratives. You'll work closely with senior leaders, cross functional teams and governance or volunteer groups, enabling informed contribution and supporting confident decisions. You'll operate at both strategic and operational levels, bringing clarity to complexity and enabling others to deliver successful outcomes in a fast moving and evolving environment.
The successful candidate will bring a strong understanding of fundraising campaign design and what drives campaign success in practice, alongside proven experience designing and delivering fundraising or organisational campaigns. You'll have strong planning and project management capability (including governance structures and test-and-learn approaches), and be comfortable with budgeting, financial planning and forecasting in a charitable context. You'll be analytically strong, able to structure complex information clearly, and highly effective at stakeholder engagement and influencing across organisational boundaries, including enabling senior volunteers or governance groups (e.g., Boards, committees or appeal groups) to contribute effectively to strategic activity. In terms of fundraising, you will have a mix of expertise, ideally elements of digital and philanthropy/high value.
How to apply:
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Femke Vorstman at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. To formally apply, you will need to complete a supporting statement (max. 2 sides of A4) by COB on 7 th June.
