Fundraising Director (UK)

Animal Defenders International; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 20 days

National holidays

Office closure Christmas-NewYear

Stakeholder pension

Job summary

Animal Defenders International is seeking a strategic Fundraising Director to lead income growth across public campaigns, foundations, corporate partnerships and major gifts.

Based in London with hybrid/remote options, you will develop annual fundraising plans, oversee donor engagement and grant applications, manage teams, and coordinate communications to support ADI’s wildlife rescue, sanctuary work and advocacy.

Qualifications

• Experience leading fundraising campaigns across multiple channels.
• Proven ability to secure major gifts and grants.
• Strong donor stewardship and engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Produce quarterly and annual fundraising and marketing plans with senior management objectives.
• Oversee donor base, digital and postal direct response; increase engagement and retention.
• Manage grant applications and foundations partnerships; identify new income sources.
• Liaise with senior directors and report income against plans.
• Coordinate weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting on fundraising performance.

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Donor relations

Grant writing

Corporate partnerships

Campaign fundraising

Donor engagement

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Posted: 2 September 2026. Updated: 2 September 2026

About Animal Defenders International

http://www.ad-international.org

London - Los Angles - Bogota - South Africa. Animal Defenders International (ADI) is a UK non-profit; ADI Foundation is a UK registered charity (inc. Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research); Animal Defenders International Inc.US (nonprofit). Animal Defenders International South Africa, PBO (charity), funding the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa. ADI works to protect wildlife, our environment; to end suffering of animals in entertainment (circuses, movies, shows, sports); replacement of animals in research & testing with advanced technology. When governments ban the use of all, or wild animals in entertainment, or wildlife pets, ADI supports with relocation of the animals, emptying all circus cages in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala. The ADI Wildlife Sanctuary (ADIWS), South Africa, is home to over 30 rescued big cats from circuses, illegal pet trade, zoos. http://www.adiwildlifesanctuary.org.za

Location: London (hybrid/remote; 3 days office, 2 days remote)

Terms: £70,000/year, (w/appropriate experience/qualifications). Permanent, full time.

Benefits: 20 days annual leave; national holidays; 5 days office closure Christmas-NewYear; Stakeholder pension.

Reports to: ADI President and Vice President

Position objective:

• Ensures every aspect of ADI's work is fully funded.
• Planned growth of ADI income from general public, marketing, special projects and appeals, foundations and corporate support.
• Implements fundraising appeals; marketing strategies; major gifts, foundations, corporate support; promotions of legacies; estates.
• Obtains funding for special projects, e.g., science research, ADIWS support, capital projects.
• Annual and quarterly plans, strategies, alliances, growth of ADI income through marketing, social media, legacy media, donor relationships, corporate support.
• Effective management of fundraising and development teams.

Duties:

• Production of quarterly and annual fundraising, marketing corporate and media plan: targets - quarterly, annual; schedules, outlines, incorporating senior management team objectives (media, science projects, campaigns, education, rescues, ADIWS).
• Outreach - corporate, foundations, major donors, other.
• Donor base: sustained giving; digital and postal direct response; increasing donor engagement and retention; planned giving; special events/calendar dates; major gifts; grants; corporate; legacies, trusts, estates; new income research.
• Grant Applications, foundations, corporate: Identify, plan, approach, draft grant applications/letters of inquiry and collateral for foundations, trusts, corporate partnerships and gifts, major donor gifts.
• Donor liaison, relationships: high donors, foundations, estates, corporate, sponsors.
• Reporting - weekly, monthly, quarter, annual: income tracking, supervise production of data for quarterly reports, annual.
• Liaison with senior directors: Weekly.

Publications, Social, Websites, Online & Print

• Weekly Social media posts - contribute copy, graphics
• Weekly E-News alerts to supporters (with public relations director)
• Contributes fundraising and development section to Annual Report
• Contributes copy for quarterly Rescuer magazines
• Other