Direct Channels Fundraiser

World Animal Protection; Auckland; On-site; NZD 73,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7-hour workday

Public holiday swap options

Birthday leave

Parental leave top-up

Job summary

World Animal Protection is seeking a Direct Channels Fundraiser for ANZ to lead direct fundraising activities, including mail and telemarketing, in coordination with internal teams and external suppliers. This role blends local fundraising expertise with global collaboration to improve campaign delivery across the organisation.

You will ensure campaigns comply with local legislation and deliver timely, effective results, reporting to the Direct Channels Lead within Growth & Engagement.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering direct fundraising campaigns (direct mail, telemarketing).
• Strong understanding of campaign planning, production, fulfilment and supporter-response handling.
• Experience managing fundraising suppliers or other operational delivery partners.
• Knowledge of fundraising legislation, regulation and industry codes for the ANZ market.
• Strong stakeholder management, organisation and project-management skills.
• Ability to identify operational issues and implement practical improvements.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver direct mail, telemarketing and other direct fundraising activity in ANZ.
• Adapt global fundraising products for local market effectiveness.
• Manage relationships with fulfilment, mailing, telemarketing and other suppliers.
• Coordinate campaign production, fulfilment and supporter-response handling to standards.
• Ensure activity complies with local legislation, regulation and industry codes.
• Monitor delivery and performance, resolve issues and share learning for future activity.

Skills

Direct fundraising

Campaign planning

Supplier management

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Project management

Job description

Direct Channels Fundraiser

Application Deadline: 4 October 2026

Department: Growth & Engagement (inc. Marketing & Communications)

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: International - New Zealand

Reporting To: Direct Channels Lead

Compensation: NZ$72,772 - NZ$79,009 / year

Description

Join us in creating a better world for animals

At World Animal Protection, we move the world to protect animals. We are looking for an experienced direct fundraiser to help deliver effective campaigns and grow support for our mission across the ANZ market.

As Direct Channels Fundraiser, ANZ, you will be our operational fundraising specialist in the market. You will deliver direct mail, telemarketing and other locally managed fundraising activity, working with internal colleagues and external suppliers to ensure campaigns are timely, compliant and effective.

This is an opportunity to combine local fundraising expertise with global collaboration, strengthen campaign delivery and contribute practical insight that improves direct fundraising across the organisation.

What you will be doing

• Planning and delivering direct mail, telemarketing and other direct fundraising activity in ANZ.
• Adapting global fundraising products so they work effectively within the local market.
• Managing relationships with fulfilment, mailing, telemarketing and other operational suppliers.
• Coordinating campaign production, fulfilment and supporter-response handling to agreed standards.
• Ensuring activity complies with relevant local legislation, regulation and industry codes.
• Monitoring delivery and performance, resolving issues and sharing learning to improve future activity

What we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you bring:

• Significant experience delivering direct fundraising campaigns, including direct mail or telemarketing.
• Strong understanding of campaign planning, production, fulfilment and supporter-response handling.
• Experience managing fundraising suppliers or other operational delivery partners.
• Knowledge of fundraising legislation, regulation and industry codes relevant to the ANZ market.
• Strong stakeholder management, organisation and project-management skills.
• The ability to identify operational issues and implement practical improvements.

Benefits

• Benefits:
• 7-hour workday (30 min lunch) - 35-hour week (fulltime)
• Public holiday swap options (except Christmas, Boxing and NY Day)
• Birthday leave (on, or your near your birthday)
• Government parental leave topped up to full pay for the duration of government pay plus continued KiwiSaver payments
• 3 days per year volunteer leave
• Gifted days off between Christmas and New Year’s (Global)
• Two gifted days off in July to enhance wellbeing (Global)
• Four days' study leave and training allowance (for work-approved courses)
• EAP (virtual counselling sessions)
• Flexible hours as we are a global org (ie. start early/late, finish early/late, school drop off pick up navigation)
• Formal and informal Time Off In-Lieu (TOIL) programme
• Anniversary leave - a type of gifted leave through length of service - One additional day of leave after each anniversary date, up to a maximum of five days.
• Wellbeing Leave - types of wellbeing leave:
• Wellbeing Leave/Mental Health Leave
• Bereavement/Compassionate Leave (10 days)
• Disability Leave (10 days)
• Menstrual and Menopause Leave (12 days)
• Pregnancy Loss Leave (10 days)
• Fertility Treatment Leave (5 days per cycle, up to max 3 cycles)
• Companion animal bereavement Leave (2 days)
• ‘Pawternity’ leave (time to settle a new companion animal) (2 days)
• Gender Aff... Medical Leave (20 days)