Fundraising Manager

ZSL’s Fundraising department have a new permanent opportunity for a Fundraising Manger whose goal will be to secure sustainable and large-scale funding from UK charitable trusts and foundations, government agencies and the National Lottery. 

As a Fundraising Manger you will reporting into the Head of Trusts, Statutory & Major Project Fundraising and will be instrumental in strengthening ZSL’s UK institutional donor base by maintaining and enhancing existing donor relationships, identifying, and cultivating new avenues for income generation, and increasing the volume and success rate of funding proposals. 

Leading with your strong track record in fundraising, you will work alongside our operational teams across our zoos, conservation and science directorates to design, develop, draft and submit robust fundraising proposals and technical bids.

What will you be doing?

• Maintain and cultivate strategic donor relationships with UK charitable trusts and foundations, National Lottery and government agencies, in order to identify large-scale funding
• Produce well researched and evidenced trust/lottery proposals, leading and directing the relevant teams across ZSL and ensuring the highest submission standards.
• Lead the end-to-end management and ownership throughout the entirety of the technical bid lifecycle. 
• Manage a portfolio of strategic and high value prospects and funders.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with key operational and technical experts across ZSL to coordinate cross-societal inputs needed for proposals and bids.

What do we want to see?

• Strong track record in fundraising and developing successful fundraising relationships with, and submitting proposals to, UK charitable trusts, National lottery, government and bilateral donors.
• Ability to manage the proposal process, meeting compliance requirements & deadlines.
• Ability to balance a range of priorities and challenging deadlines essential.
• Sound understanding of global biodiversity conservation issues.
• Must be able to tell a story through creative and factual writing.

About us

We’re ZSL, an international conservation charity. Our vision is a world where wildlife thrives and we’re working every day to achieve this. From investigating the health threats facing animals, to helping people and wildlife live alongside each other, we are committed to bringing wildlife back from the brink of extinction. Through the work of our pioneering scientists, our dedicated conservationists and our unrivalled animal experts in our two zoos, we guide and enable others in the UK and all across the world. Inspiring, informing, empowering – working for wildlife.

We recognize the value of having a team of employees with diverse skills, experiences, and abilities and we encourage applications from all backgrounds

What do we offer?

“Work Your Way”: We empower people to work from where they work best. We believe work is something we do and not a place we go. Our offices have become important places for collaboration and social connection but are no longer our main place of work.

Wellbeing: You will have access to a blended program of Wellbeing initiatives, including confidential access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program as well as regular webinars and activities around mental, physical, social and financial wellbeing.

Other benefits include:

• Complimentary access to our Zoos
• 30% discount in shops and online as well as discount on food & drinks on site
• 25 days holiday
• Enhanced paternity and maternity leave
• Pension Contribution matched up to 12%
• Life Assurance cover of three times annual salary
• Season ticket Loan ((interest-free)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Subsidized gym membership
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities (add LinkedIn learning for managers).
• And ultimately, you’ll know that you’ll help us to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wildlife going extinct.