Careers with Born Free
We employ a wide variety of staff with a range of expertise. Our policy, rescue & care, education and conservation staff are hard at work taking action for wild animals in need. They are supported by colleagues with extensive experience in administration, finance, marketing, and fundraising.
Our administration and finance departments provide membership support and process donations. Our communications, PR and fundraising teams develop our campaigns and handle our communications, while our partnerships team works with corporate partners and sponsors.
All current vacancies will be displayed on this page with details of how to apply.
Born Free is an equal opportunities employer.
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CURRENT VACANCIES
Director of Programmes
Full time: 35 hours per week
Salary: £70,000 – £80,000
Location: Home working with regular attendance at the Born Free Foundation offices in Horsham, UK. Frequent travel required to visit the field teams and projects overseas, and regular travel to attend national and international conferences to represent the charity.
Born Free Foundation is looking for a Director of Programmes to lead the Foundation’s extensive programmatic activities and lead the organisation as part of the charity’s Executive Management Team.
This important, new role will provide strategic oversight and direction of our programmatic activities, ensuring they have maximum and sustainable impact. This role has responsibility for leading a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural programmatic team of approximately 115 staff across the UK, Kenya and Ethiopia, alongside working with key partner organisations in South Africa, India, and Cameroon who help deliver our Tier 1 projects.
Born Free has contracted with OxfordHR to facilitate the recruitment process for this role. Please refer to the brochure in the link below for the full job description, candidate profile and details of how to apply. We will only accept applications submitted to OxfordHR. Individuals must have the right to work in the UK.
High Value Executive
Full time: 35 hours per week. This is a maternity cover role for c.12 months to start early March 2026.
Salary: £28,500 – £31,000
Location: Flexible remote with regular presence at our office in Horsham, West Sussex, for team meetings.
Are you passionate about wild animals with strong relationship management, communication and organisation skills?
Supporting the High Value Fundraising Team, the High Value Executive will work across philanthropy, corporate and event fundraising. The successful candidate will be highly organised and solutions-focused, with a minimum of one year in a relationship management and/or fundraising-related role.
Responsibilities will include assisting with research to create a prospects pipeline, ensuring effective stewardship of existing relationships, and contributing towards long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with businesses.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark in a nimble, fundraising team and a much-loved charity.
Our excellent benefits package includes opportunities for continuous professional learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, working from home with regular team meetings to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, wellbeing support, and a competitive pension.
Born Free is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We welcome requests for flexible working.
To apply, please send a CV and cover letter to [email protected], and include HVE-2026 in the subject of your email. The closing date for applications is midnight on Wednesday, 7th January 2026. Virtual interviews will be held on Monday, 19th January 2026.
You must have the right to work in the UK. Born Free politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.