Careers

Individual Giving Officer

Full time: 35 hours per week

Salary: £28,000

Location: Flexible remote with regular presence at our office in Horsham, West Sussex for team meetings

Are you highly motivated and passionate about wild animal welfare? Do you have experience in fundraising or marketing, and the desire to take the next step in your career within a high-performing fundraising team?

We are looking for a resourceful and organised Individual Giving Officer to join our busy and dedicated Fundraising Team, reporting to the Head of Individual Giving. You will be helping to grow income from new and existing supporters, and will be involved in areas including our adoption programme, lottery, supporter acquisition, retention, stewardship and digital fundraising.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious, determined and passionate individual to make a real difference.  This role will support the development and delivery of Born Free’s fundraising strategy, which supports the charity’s tireless work to end the exploitation of wild animals around the world.

Applications with a covering letter and CV should be sent to bornfreehr@aspiringhr.com quoting ref. IGO-23 in the subject of your email, by 9am, Thursday 30^th November 2023.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.  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.

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Finance Officer

Full time: 35 hours per week

Salary: up to £28,000

Location: Flexible remote with regular presence (up to once a week) at our office in Horsham, West Sussex for banking and other finance-related tasks

Are you highly motivated and passionate about wild animal welfare? Do you have experience in maintaining robust financial processes and multi-tasking?

We are looking for a self-motivated and organised Finance Officer to join our busy and dedicated Finance Team. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will work across multiple platforms to ensure financial data is processed accurately and promptly, expenditure is properly authorised and audit trails to source data are clear. You will also perform control account and bank reconciliations and build effective working relationships with internal colleagues and suppliers.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a methodical and passionate individual to make a real difference. This role is fundamental to ensuring the smooth and efficient processing of Born Free’s funds, which supports the charity’s tireless work to end the exploitation of wild animals around the world.

Applications with a covering letter and CV should be sent to finance@bornfree.org.uk quoting Finance Officer Application in the email title. The deadline is 9.00am on 4th December 2023.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.  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.

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Head of Corporate Partnerships (Maternity Cover)

Part time: 28 hours (4 days) per week

Salary: Up to £45,000 FTE plus generous employee benefits package

Location: Flexible remote working with monthly presence at our office in Horsham, West Sussex. Attend in-person meetings with corporates as required.

Are you passionate about wild animals with significant experience of developing, securing and growing corporate or commercial partnerships in a fundraising team?

We already have some fantastic blue-chip partners, and you will help us realise the potential that exists to grow our partnerships and corporate income. New business development is a key part of this role, and you will be ably supported by a Partnerships Officer, with strong account management skills.

You will be intuitive, energetic and entrepreneurial, and have the confidence, authority and experience to be immediately credible, internally and externally. With a demonstrable track record of continual achievement managing and developing relationships with companies and senior stakeholders, you will be confident in creating inspiring and compelling proposals tailored to their interests and our charity’s needs.

With the ability to listen carefully and intuitively to shape opportunities for businesses to partner with Born Free Foundation, and proven experience of income growth, you’ll help us significantly grow our corporate income and charity impact spanning international conservation, animal welfare, and policy and campaigns.

Currently working in a similar role and level, or a tenacious Corporate Partnerships Manager looking to step up, you will have a proven track record of achieving ambitious income targets and winning new corporate partnerships.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark in a nimble, growing fundraising team at a much-loved charity.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications and interview by Teams throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time. 

Applications with a covering letter and CV should be sent to bornfreehr@aspiringhr.com quoting ref. BFFHOCP in the subject of your email as soon as possible, and no later than 9am, Monday 8th January 2024.

If you would like an informal conversation about this role before applying, please email alisa@bornfree.org.uk. (Please note our offices will close on Friday 22nd December and reopen on Tuesday 2nd January so we encourage you to get in touch as soon as possible to arrange a time to speak if you would like to do so.)

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.

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Philanthropy Manager

Part time: 21 or 28 hours (3 or 4 days) per week

Salary: Up to £45,000 FTE plus generous employee benefits package

Location: Flexible remote working with monthly presence at our office in Horsham, West Sussex. Attend national in-person meetings with major donors as required.

Are you passionate about wild animals with proven experience of managing and developing relationships with philanthropic donors? Do you want to join a world-class team of experts fighting to protect wildlife and biodiversity?

You’ll be self-motivated, proactive and responsible for developing strong and long-lasting philanthropic relationships that can support all areas of our charity’s work spanning international conservation, animal welfare, and our policy and campaigns.

Currently working in a similar role and level, or a tenacious Major Donor Coordinator ready to step up, you will be skilled at developing and implementing our major donor strategy and plans, and able to take our philanthropic giving to the next level.

Confident in creating inspiring and compelling proposals tailored to the individual’s interests, you will be skilled at prospect research and building long-lasting relationship with existing and new donors. With the ability to listen carefully and intuitively to shape opportunities for donors to give, and the ability to judge when to make the ask, you’ll help us significantly grow our philanthropic income and impact.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark in a nimble, growing fundraising team and a much-loved charity.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications and interview by Teams throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Applications with a covering letter and CV should be sent to bornfreehr@aspiringhr.com quoting ref. BFFPM in the subject of your email by 9am, Monday 8^th January 2024.

If you would like an informal conversation about this role before applying, please email alisa@bornfree.org.uk. (Please note our offices will be closed from Friday 22nd December to Monday 1^st January so we encourage you to get in touch as soon as possible to arrange a time to speak if you would like to do so.)

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.

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