It is not every day you have the opportunity to use your experience of integrated marketing and communications strategy to save the world. But that is the exciting opportunity we can offer you at WWF UK, one of the world’s iconic brands.
With nature in free fall and climate change accelerating, we are working on solutions to huge challenges and delivering projects that will restore and conserve our natural world.
The planet needs your talent to ensure our voice is the most respected and reliable and inspires the support we need to fund and influence systemic change.
As Director of Strategic Communications and Brand, you will join our senior leadership team and head the unit responsible for the planning of our external affairs and brand and for driving communications impact.
You will lead integrated communication strategy and communications planning for the organisation. You will also take responsibility for our brand and its development. You will drive high awareness and engagement with the brand too. Will look to you to build a high performing team, oversee relationships with external agencies, encourage innovation and bold approaches as well as collaborate with senior level colleagues to ensure communications activity is on strategy, efficient and effective. Important will be the ability to evaluate performance and work with the insight team to inform future strategy development and execution.
For this high impact role, you must have significant expertise in running integrated marketing, brand and communications strategies as well as campaign delivery. You will have experience of communications planning, prioritisation and evaluation in a complex organisation too. Effective at building stakeholder relationships, you will be a strategic thinker who is comfortable controlling multiple projects, managing budgets and delivering to tight timeframes. Results focussed, you will excel at developing and motivating high performing teams too. Critically you will have a passion for our earth and our mission to save it.
If you have the ideas, energy and skills to help achieve our ambitious strategy to grow support over the next three years to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges, we would love to hear from you. Please click on the link and apply via our website by submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and the Supporting Statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.
Every role at WWF is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you. Here at WWF, we are committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature.
Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.
Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We are looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.
If you have a background in prospect research within a high-value fundraising environment, this is an incredible opportunity to use your expertise to save our planet. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world. And at WWF UK we are focussed on doing something about it. Join us as Prospect Research Manager and use your skills to generate income to help fund critical conservation, drive positive environmental change as well as inspire people to engage with our mission on and wants to double down now to support and drive this process even faster.
Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy Operations, you will be responsible for identifying and qualifying an ongoing pool of prospects that are able to give substantial financial support for our work. You will prepare briefing documentation, collaborate with colleagues on the allocation of prospects and regularly assess our Due Diligence and Gift Acceptance Framework to ensure we remain compliant and demonstrate best practice. You will also develop the team’s use of our CRM system, collate strategic guest lists and implement an internal screening process to identify existing supporters with potential for uplift. You will keep abreast of philanthropic trends, economic factors, and research best practice too.
For this role you must have a background in prospect research within a high-value fundraising environment. You will be expert at analysing and interpreting information from a range of sources, including business and financial data as well as a proficient user of fundraising databases/CRM systems. You will have a good working knowledge of fundraising regulations too. Excellent at research and data analysis, you will also have an eye for detail coupled with outstanding organisational and communication skills. Naturally you will be an ardent supporter of our mission and the need to build a world where people and nature can thrive.
If you are passionate about making our planet a better place through your work and can help grow our philanthropy income, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our website via the link, complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up-to-date CV with the Supporting Statement highlighting what makes you a good fit for us.
With the scale of the challenge facing nature there are few roles as important as this. WWF’s mission to halt and reverse nature's decline is a big ask. They know they cannot succeed alone, which is why they need a substantial step change in income and supporter growth. This is where your expertise comes in as Director of Individual Marketing and Legacies on a 12 month Maternity cover contract.
As a member of the leadership team, you will drive the work of multiple departments dedicated to attracting, engaging and inspiring members of the public to join WWF and support their work. The charity will look to you to develop and launch exciting new fundraising products, to attract new audiences as well as to optimise and improve the performance of existing fundraising programmes. You will also enhance their reputation for innovation by maximising the use of cutting-edge digital technologies, inventive media planning and ground-breaking creative execution. You will recruit, develop and motivate staff to perform at the highest level too. Important to the role will be the ability to create and deliver an integrated strategy to engage the UK public and maximise every opportunity to gain competitive advantage.
You must have experience in growing a large and complex individual giving programme across all fundraising channels and be comfortable creating and developing fundraising strategies. With an excellent understanding of performance metrics and KPIs for campaigning and engagement, you will be familiar with interpreting data and acting on insight. Good at overseeing external service partners, you will also possess in- depth knowledge of digital media and the use of digital channels for marketing communications.
You will have strong understanding of fundraising and data protection regulations too. Critically, you will have significant expertise in customer or supporter development and care.
Comfortable managing budgets and building high performing teams, you will be effective at building relationships and taking decisions. You will favour a collaborative working style and possess outstanding interpersonal, influencing and communication skills. Of course, you will be able to demonstrate a commitment to the natural world and WWF’s core mission too.
WWF-UK is committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity, and therefore welcomes applications from all sections of the community. They offer a range of benefits to encourage a work life balance.
If you have the skills to deliver new donors and maximise lifetime value, for more details and to apply with your CV and cover letter, please contact Suzie Spooner, AAW Partnership on suzie@aawpartnership.com
We will not be accepting direct applications for this position.
Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. WWF is looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. They need you to join us them in the fight for our world.
This is a unique opportunity for a passionate supporter of nature with specialist knowledge of agriculture, land use and food systems to join the WWF in Scotland and save our planet.
Our planet needs us and at WWF we work on a variety of complex environmental issues to deliver a world where people and nature can thrive. Our work in Scotland has a well-deserved reputation for effectiveness and innovation and has impact across the UK and internationally. We have developed a strong track record of working on agriculture, land use and related aspects of nature policy since 2018. As Agriculture and Land Use Policy Manager, you will build on this to secure lasting changes to rural policy and funding that deliver for climate, nature and rural communities. With an Agriculture Bill due in 2023, this role provides a real opportunity to leave a lasting impact on Scotland’s rural policy.
As Agriculture and Land Use Policy Manager you will deploy our evidence base to transform farming and land use in Scotland to meet 21st century challenges. This will involve taking the lead on the development of our sustainable agriculture and land use policy as well as securing political support for policy priorities. You will commission and manage research contracts as well as prepare briefings and other materials too. You will also collaborate with colleagues to create and deliver compelling bespoke Scottish messages in traditional and social media and for wider public campaigning. As our in-house expert, you will provide knowledge covering relevant Scottish governmental policy and legislative activity. Important will be the ability to represent WWF in in strong partnerships as well as ensure WWF Scotland contributes to WWF-UK and global network priorities.
For this role, you must have specialist knowledge of agriculture, land use and food systems coupled with policy development expertise. You will have a proven track record of influencing and negotiating with external and internal stakeholders too. Good at building strong networks, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills You will also be capable of analysing scientific evidence and data, you will be comfortable understanding, absorbing and synthesise complex information, and translating it into impactful policy, advice and communications.
Experience of working on sustainable food or environment/land use policy and knowledge of the Scottish political landscape would be an advantage.
If you are passionate about making our world a better place through your work, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our website via the link, complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up-to-date CV with the Supporting Statement highlighting what makes you a good fit for us.
This is an exciting opportunity to use your substantial experience in diversity, equality and inclusion work to help the world’s largest independent conservation organisation become a more diverse and inclusive body. A body with a workplace and culture where all employees feel safe, respected, included and empowered to fulfil our mission of delivering a world where people and nature can thrive together.
As Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Adviser, you will collaborate with Senior leaders, managers, and colleagues to provide practical support for the successful implementation and delivery of a DE&I strategy. As a subject matter expert, you will champion and share learning to empower and increase knowledge and capabilities across the organisation. This will involve working with colleagues to ensure we are legally compliant in equality legislation as well as supporting departmental managers with delivery of corporate KPIs. You will also act as a critical advisor to the organisation to ensure DE&I is embedded at all stages of operations from practice development to project planning. You will guide and advise to deliver on DE&I initiatives in a way that engages and energises staff and volunteers too. Important will be the ability to work with our Head of DE&I to ensure consistency of approach and messaging.
For this role, you must have a relevant qualification or substantial experience of DE&I work. This will have given you a sound understanding of UK equality legislation including specific aspects relating to Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland. You will have a record of delivering on DE&I projects, initiatives, and programmes in a complex organisation too. Used to working with staff groups and networks, you will be used to developing DE&I objectives or plans and possess extensive expertise in Equality Impact Assessment training completion, evaluation and action.
A good project manager and communicator, you will be effective at building networks and have strong facilitation skills. Comfortable driving change and bringing people along on the journey, you will be the sort of person who enjoys a collaborative working style.
If you possess the in-depth knowledge of diversity issues across the UK to embed DE&I in service delivery and business as usual activities across our organisation, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our website via the link, complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up-to-date CV with the Supporting Statement highlighting what makes you a good fit for us. We will consider flexible working options such as part-time, job-share or compressed hours.
The time is now, and our planet needs you. At WWF-UK we are seeking a passionate supporter of the natural environment to join us as our Corporate & Community Fundraising Manager. This is a new role and an incredible opportunity to use your expertise in developing corporate partnerships and stewarding supporters in the community to impact on the success of the world's leading independent conservation organisation at a critical time for our planet.
Our work in Scotland has a well-deserved reputation for effectiveness and innovation and has impact across the UK and internationally. As Corporate & Community Fundraising Manager, you will research, identify and secure meetings with prospective corporate partners and develop partnerships and relationships with community groups and local businesses. We will look to you to create a comprehensive partnership delivery plan, implement scheduled activity, events and communications. You will also collaborate with colleagues to collate information, engagement materials and reports for corporate partners to demonstrate the impact of their support. You will drive improvement in supporter journeys and share best practice too. Important will be the ability to use insight and analysis to inform, prioritise recommendations and make evidence-based decisions as well as to new opportunities in the marketplace.
You must have significant experience in developing corporate partnerships and stewarding supporters in the community, gained in a fast-paced fundraising environment. You must have the ability to lead, build, manage and maintain fundraising relationships too. You will also be used to developing, implementing and monitoring specified plans of work as well as familiar with fundraising best practice and legal requirements relating to community fundraising. Critically, you will possess a strong understanding of the Scottish fundraising landscape.
A strong project manager, you will be comfortable managing budgets and expert at hitting targets. Highly organised, you will also be effective at prioritising and meeting deadlines. A good communicator you will be able to influence others too.
If you have the expertise and credentials to help us generate sustainable income in defence of nature, please visit our website via the link, complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up-to-date CV with the Supporting Statement highlighting what makes you a good fit for us.
This is an incredible chance for a legal professional with in-depth knowledge of commercial contracts to shape the future of our planet. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world. And we could be the last that can do anything about it. This is your chance to join the fight for our world. As Commercial Legal Counsel for the world’s leading independent conservation organisation you will collaborate with colleagues responsible for developing and managing relationships with corporate organisations.
As member of our Legal & Compliance Team you will support the securing of new impactful partnerships to help catalyse change at scale, grow support, raise funds and get WWF into the daily lives of our potential supporters while inspiring millions to act. This will involve providing accurate and timely commercial contractual and non-contentious legal advice to internal stakeholders as well as working with commercial partners. We will look to you to negotiate, draft and advise on contracts. You will also create and maintain standard corporate partnership agreements and associated guidance notes. Important will be the ability to manage organisational risk and provide beneficial and cost-effective solutions in negotiations.
A qualified solicitor or barrister holding a current UK Practicing Certificate, you must have experience of non-contentious commercial contracts. Good at multi-tasking, you will excel at building relationships, inspiring trust and confidence as well as display sound judgement and high ethical standards. You will also be able to synthesise complex information and present it clearly. You will have an eye for detail and a commitment to our mission too.
If you are excited by the opportunity t we would love to hear from you. Please click on the link and apply via our website by submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and the Supporting Statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.
If you have media and mass campaigning experience this is an incredible opportunity to realise an ambitious new 3-year strategy that will help save our one, shared home. As the world’s leading independent conservation charity, we have recently launched 3 impact goals to ensure we see a world where people and nature thrive. We are now focussing our resources on climate change, food systems and thriving habitats and species. Campaigning is going to be critical to success, which is where your expertise is needed.
A member of a new team, as Senior Campaigner you will lead the delivery of mass engagement external impact campaigns. You will work closely with colleagues across departments to realise lasting change. You will lead on digital campaigning, using your creativity to engage new audiences through innovative strategy, planning and tactical execution so that we can mobilise our supporters and the wider public in support of our vital work. You will lead the development of creative ideas, content and the commissioning of films and digital experiences. We will look to you to lead projects, ensuring they are delivered as agreed, and to plan and execute content strategies across social, web and email. You will work with our behavioural science specialist to source, interpret and action audience research and insight to shape future campaigning activity, too. You will build links with community groups, potential partners and external organisations in order to maximise our effectiveness.
For this role you must have strong experience of media and mass campaigning and been involved in developing and delivering public campaigns. This experience will include producing content across digital platforms and channels. Proficient in planning, briefing and scheduling, you will be good at developing campaign narratives and messaging. You will be used to monitoring performance, sharing learning and implementing programme improvements as well as working with external partners too. Importantly, you will be adept at managing teams, ideally in a matrix environment. You will also possess excellent project management, relationship building and communication skills. A team player, you are adept at overcoming obstacles and driven by a commitment to protect and restore the natural world – our home.
If you are passionate about making our world a better place through your work, we would love to hear from you. Please click on the link and apply via our website by submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and the Supporting Statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.
If you have extensive technical and working knowledge of Science Based Targets, this is an incredible opportunity to use your expertise to join the fight for nature and save our planet. The world is now starting to make a seismic shift towards a Net Zero, Nature Positive future, and science based targets (SBTs) are critical to drive the transition of business globally.
We are building a new business advocacy team to align, strengthen and supercharge our already strong advocacy base. You could play an expert role in our new team as we look to build on the success of the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) in setting corporate climate targets and to do the same for Nature through the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN).
As Science Based Targets Advocacy Manager you will act as the intermediary between science and business. You will focus primarily on applying your Science Based Targets expertise in support of our business advocacy strategy by working with and influencing key business sector actors and corporate partners. You will need to work with critical stakeholders to understand and bridge the gap between the evolving technical methodologies of SBTi and SBTN and the practical reality of implementing targets in areas such as the food and financial sectors. You will also support the development of policy and advocacy across our three main impact goals of climate, food and thriving habitats and species. You will need to be confident in translating scientific information for a corporate/non-technical audience as well as produce technical reports, briefings and organise training and workshops as needed. You will collaborate with colleagues in the UK and in our extensive network to increase internal and external understanding of and implementation of SBTs for climate and nature.
To make this role a success, you must have extensive technical and working knowledge of science based targets for climate and nature. This will include knowledge of the biodiversity and climate change challenges facing businesses and their supply chains. You will have worked in corporate science-based target-setting, corporate sustainability strategy and/or supply/value-chain mapping. You must be confident in translating and articulating complex technical information for business or non-technical audiences, and possess strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills. You will also enjoy cross team matrix working, adapting to a rapidly changing context and operating at pace to deliver change. You will need to be driven to support the transition of business and be innovative and flexible in your way of working. Crucially you will have a commitment to the natural world and WWF’s core mission.
If you have extensive advocacy or influencing experience in or targeted at the finance sector, this is an incredible opportunity to use your expertise to create an equitable and sustainable global economy. The world is now starting to make a seismic shift towards a Net Zero, Nature Positive future, and innovative new solutions to drive that transition are urgently needed. WWF has played a central role in working with and influencing the finance sector in spurring the transition on and wants to double down now to support and drive this process even faster.
As the world’s leading independent conservation organisation, we are building a new business advocacy team to align, strengthen and supercharge our already strong advocacy base and to leverage our transformational corporate partnerships and private sector engagement. You could play a leading role in our new team and work on an exciting, high value and high impact partnership with one of the world’s largest global financial institutions.
As Finance Sector Advocacy Manager, you will collaborate with colleagues to deliver an ambitious advocacy strategy to influence finance sector business leaders and key opinion formers. Your work will focus on influencing system change in the finance sector, supporting the transition to a 1.5 degree aligned pathway and driving finance into the energy transition and nature-based solutions. You will ensure that WWF’s strategic finance sector advocacy goals are developed, aligned and delivered successfully. This will include ensuring that advocacy engagement is effectively planned, coordinated, monitored and managed to ensure impact. You will engage with internal and external stakeholders to maximise the long-term, systemic impacts of the partnership and to deliver on our mission to restore nature and tackle the climate crisis too. You will also track progress and share learning. You will need to coordinate with internal UK teams and network WWF offices to achieve the sector change, and to deliver the policy and political objectives of the partnership.
To make this role a success, you must have extensive advocacy or influencing experience in or targeted at the finance sector. You must be expert at managing complex, integrated relationships across multiple offices and organisations with multiple stakeholders, partners and coalitions. Excellent at communicating with people at a senior level, you will possess strong interpersonal, influencing and project management skills too. Effective at solving problems, you will have an eye for detail and be able to demonstrate a commitment to the natural world and WWF’s core mission.
Experience working on these issues within Asia and an understanding of the associated geopolitics would be highly desirable.