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The 2030 Circle - WWF's Major Giving Club

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.

At WWF-UK we’re committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via recruitment@wwf.org.uk

About the role

We’re looking to recruit a Philanthropy Manager to join our dynamic Philanthropy and Events team within our Supporter Income & Engagement directorate. The successful candidate will support the continued growth and development of the highly successful 2030 Circle - a giving club bringing together likeminded supporters around a shared goal: to help halt the loss of the natural world by 2030.

This is an exciting time to join the team at a really pivotal moment – five years since the Club was launched and with five years left to halt and reverse nature loss.  

You will work with the Senior Philanthropy Manager to maintain and build long term, effective relationships with a range of philanthropic donors, including individuals, families, trusts, foundations and SMEs.

You will share our passion for protecting the future of our planet for people and nature and be skilled at inspiring supporters both in person and in writing. You will have responsibility for day-to-day communications with our highly engaged members and contribute to all aspects of our curated donor journey, from impact reporting to supporting a varied engagement and stewardship calendar of high-level events and field trips. You will also proactively drive growth in the giving club membership through effective data management, warm approaches, peer introductions and lead generation activity. You will work collaboratively with fundraisers and different teams across the organisation to ensure we maximise opportunities to enhance the experience and build support from 2030 Circle members.  

We’re looking for someone with:

• Experience of managing a portfolio of trusts, foundations and individuals
• Experience of working with high-net-worth individuals
• A track record of delivering against income targets
• Demonstrable experience in identifying and tracking new funding opportunities
• Experience of using fundraising databases/CRM systems
• A good understanding of the philanthropic sector and of major giving clubs
• Excellent communication, relationship building & interpersonal skills
• Desire to embrace and encourage collaborative working

Benefits, rewards & location

The salary for this role is £37,581- £43,218. We also offer a full benefits and rewards package including:

• Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to a maximum of 31 days plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options
• 7.5% employer contribution to pension, increased to 10% with employee contribution
• Training and development opportunities
• Regular wellbeing initiatives

This role is hybrid and you’ll be required to be in the office 20% of your contracted hours. The job is based at our UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey. The Living Planet Centre is one of the greenest buildings in the UK, and you’ll hot desk among trees and gardens.

About WWF-UK

We’re a global conservation charity with hundreds of projects around the world and millions of supporters. 

At WWF-UK, we’re bringing our world back to life. Protecting what’s left is not enough – we’re now in a race to restore the natural world and prevent catastrophic climate change before it’s too late. And it’s a race we can still win. 

We’re courageous and passionate about fighting for the future we want to see – a world where people and nature can thrive. 

We were born out of passion and science, and for more than 60 years we’ve been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We operate with integrity, collaboratively and with respect for those we work alongside. 

How to apply and the recruitment process

Please click on the link and apply via our website by completing the application form and submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and a supporting statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.

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.

1 Year Fixed Term Contract to Cover Maternity Leave

Anticipated Start Date Early-Mid May 2025

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview. 

At WWF-UK we’re committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via recruitment@wwf.org.uk 

About the role 

We are looking to recruit a Head of Digital Engagement to join our Digital and Content team and lead two of our key mass engagement channels – organic social media and email. 

As Head of Digital Engagement, you will lead and inspire our social and email teams to create best-in-class communications that support our mission, brand and strategy. We will look to you to bring your creativity, leadership skills and channel expertise to ensure email and social media are engaging, impactful and reach our target audiences. You will create growth in channel reach and advise on strategic campaigns as well as ‘business as usual’ activity. You will also identify opportunities to exploit emerging platforms and tactics, while maintaining speed and agility on reputational issues. We’ll need you to be data-driven and confident in reporting channel and campaign performance and ensuring continuous improvement. 

We’re looking for someone with: 

• Experience in a ‘head of’ or similar team leadership role. 

• Significant knowledge & experience of social media, demonstrable agility in responding to platform and algorithm changes for growth and retention. 

• Strong experience of developing/delivering email strategy. 

• Experience in developing/delivering organic social & email strategy to support major campaigns 

• Experience of complex, integrated campaigns/projects. 

• Experience of managing suppliers/budgets. 

• Deep understanding of email and social insights, metrics and KPIs and experience of data-driven decision making. 

• Experience handling crisis communications & reputational issues. 

• Strong collaboration, communication, relationship management and influencing skills. 

• A creative mindset and agility to tackle the challenges and changes a changing digital landscape brings  

Benefits, rewards & location 

The salary for this role is £56,297 - £60,000pa dependent on experience.  We also offer a full benefits and rewards package including: 

• Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to a maximum of 31 days plus bank holidays 

• Flexible working options 

• 7.5% employer contribution to pension, increased to 10% with employee contribution. 

• Training and development opportunities 

• Regular wellbeing initiatives.  

This role is hybrid and you’ll be required to be in the office 20% of your contracted hours. The job is based at our UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey. The Living Planet Centre is one of the greenest buildings in the UK, and you’ll hot desk among trees and gardens.  

About WWF-UK 

We’re a global conservation charity with hundreds of projects around the world and millions of supporters.   

At WWF-UK, we’re bringing our world back to life. Protecting what’s left is not enough – we’re now in a race to restore the natural world and prevent catastrophic climate change before it’s too late. And it’s a race we can still win.   

We’re courageous and passionate about fighting for the future we want to see – a world where people and nature can thrive.   

We were born out of passion and science, and for more than 60 years we’ve been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We operate with integrity, collaboratively and with respect for those we work alongside.   

How to apply and the recruitment process 

Please click on the link and apply via our website by completing the application form and submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and a supporting statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us. 

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. 

 1 Year Fixed Term Contract 

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.

At WWF-UK we’re committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via recruitment@wwf.org.uk 

About the role

We’re looking to recruit a Senior Policy Adviser to join our new Policy Solutions team tasked with consolidating and refreshing our existing policy expertise as well as with developing creative policy solutions to some of the world’s most difficult and pressing challenges.

As Senior Policy Adviser you will support policy development in the areas of food production and land use. This will include integrated action on agriculture, nitrogen and freshwater. This will involve supporting, and at times, leading an iterative process to understand the problem, explore and innovate solutions as well as design and prototype policy. We will look to you to maintain oversight of policy developments in farming, analysing existing and proposed policies for effectiveness and quality and being alert to new policy ideas. You will commission and produce technical reports, coordinate activity with devolved country colleagues and develop links and strategic relationships with other organisations to maximise our impact too. In addition to developing policy, you will support legal action and deliver the case for action and implementation to key stakeholders, such as policy-makers, food businesses and other organisations in the food and farming sector, on proposed policy changes.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Policy development experience, demonstrated by examples of supporting policy
• development through to implementation.
• In-depth experience and knowledge in one or (ideally) more of the following areas of policy: Climate/Agriculture or land use/Food or diets/Biodiversity and nature restoration/Economics.
• An understanding of how policy is influenced, both inside and outside Government.
• Experience of developing and influencing key stakeholders, changing opinions, practices and creating new models to deliver policy change.  
• Understanding (and ideally previous experience) of the opportunities and challenges that arise from working on issues across the whole of the UK.
• Experience of carrying out and commissioning research.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.

Benefits, rewards & location

The salary for this role is £43,851. We also offer a full benefits and rewards package including:

• Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to a maximum of 31 days plus bank holidays.
• Flexible working options.
• 7.5% employer contribution to pension, increased to 10% with employee contribution.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Regular wellbeing initiatives.

This role is hybrid and you’ll be required to be in the office 20% of your contracted hours. The job is based at our UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey. The Living Planet Centre is one of the greenest buildings in the UK, and you’ll hot desk among trees and gardens.

About WWF-UK

We’re a global conservation charity with hundreds of projects around the world and millions of supporters. 

At WWF-UK, we’re bringing our world back to life. Protecting what’s left is not enough – we’re now in a race to restore the natural world and prevent catastrophic climate change before it’s too late. And it’s a race we can still win. 

We’re courageous and passionate about fighting for the future we want to see – a world where people and nature can thrive. 

We were born out of passion and science, and for more than 60 years we’ve been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We operate with integrity, collaboratively and with respect for those we work alongside. 

How to apply and the recruitment process

Please click on the link and apply via our website by completing the application form and submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and a supporting statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.

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.