We are delighted to be recruiting for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our fundraising team.

Here at Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home, we strive to make sure that every pet has the loving home it deserves, and we get our claws into our cause.

The Home has been a safe haven to stray animals since 1883, and still rescues over a thousand lost or abandoned dogs and cats every year. We protect loving homes, we find loving homes and we provide a loving home.

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home supports pet owners and cares for dogs and cats in communities in Edinburgh and beyond.

We are a safe place for pets in need, supporting owners facing tough times, and providing love, training and veterinary treatment for the animals in our care. As a trusted expert, we work hard to find each dog and cat their new family and a loving home for life.

Develop, secure, and steward a pipeline of corporate partnerships, sponsorships, and Charity of the Year relationships that deliver income, in-kind support, and long-term engagement for the Home. The role also builds awareness and visibility of the Home through networking and external relationship development across Edinburgh and Lothians.

We’re looking for a campaigning communicator who shares our purpose – bringing about a Scotland where every animal is freed from suffering.

We have a large supporter base whose priorities include ending factory farming, phasing out animal testing and creating stronger protections for wild animals. You would have an amazing opportunity to activate our supporters, communicate our message, and build momentum to help drive real change.

You would be joining a small team of friendly, passionate and dedicated professionals. We are home-based but regularly meet online and usually once a month in-person.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Developing and driving priority campaigns, in consultation with policy and fundraising colleagues, and at times in collaboration with external partners
• Managing email communications with supporters via the Engaging Networks platform, along with the creation of e-actions to gather mass support
• Pitching comments and stories to the media to raise greater awareness of animal welfare issues and ensure our share of voice
• Designing and delivering engaging social media content that reaches new audiences

Benefits:

In addition to the £32,500 salary and a 4 day working week, we offer a pension with 5% employer contribution and a total of 29.5 days annual leave.

As well as a strong sense of purpose, we have a culture of kindness at OneKind where we prioritise staff wellbeing, offering flexibility around working patterns and encouraging personal development opportunities.

We are also mindful of the need to give time to reset after big campaign moments. Campaigning can be intense and communications can be fast-paced, and we’re only at our best if we’re feeling fresh.

About us:

OneKind is Scotland’s animal campaigns charity. We’ve been making progress for animals since 1911. We channel our donors’ compassion so we can deliver research, advocacy and campaigns. We bring about changes in legislation and regulation. Our recent successes include securing a pause in the guga hunt, the ban on snares, the end of greyhound racing and the ban on glue traps.

About you:

We’d love to hear from you if you have some of the following qualities:

• Creative ideas for campaigning
• Good at working with internal and external colleagues to drive an idea forward
• Optimising e-mail newsletters for engagement
• Delivering e-actions that generate engagement
• Comfortable using website tools to publish pages and blogs
• Confident in securing media coverage
• Confident in giving media interviews
• Good at creating social media and adapting to trends
• Good at writing in a clear and compelling way for external audiences
• An understanding of how campaigns, political advocacy and fundraising are connected

Introduction

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is seeking an inspiring and strategic fundraising leader to help drive the next chapter of its work. With an ambitious vision for conservation, science and community engagement, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to protecting wildlife and connecting people with nature, both in Scotland and around the world.

As Head of Fundraising, you will join an organisation committed to delivering lasting impact for species, communities and the natural world.

Job Purpose

To lead the fundraising function across the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS).

Generate restricted and unrestricted funding through integrated activities, campaigns and stewardship, achieving agreed targets.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, shape the strategic direction of RZSS, position the charity’s parks as world-class visitor attractions and strengthen its reputation as a global leader in conservation, science and community engagement.

Use your finance expertise to help secure a future for bumblebees. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is looking for a Trustee & Finance Committee Chair to join our Board and support the strong financial stewardship of a science-led conservation charity.

You will chair our Finance Committee and provide strategic oversight of financial planning, reporting, controls, reserves and risk, working with fellow Trustees, our Chief Executive and senior team to help the Trust remain resilient, well governed and able to deliver lasting impact for bumblebees, pollinators, people and nature.

We are seeking a qualified accountant with strong financial management experience, sound judgement and the ability to explain financial information clearly. Charity finance experience would be welcome but is not essential. We warmly encourage applications from people who are new to trusteeship as well as those with previous Board or committee experience.

Based anywhere in the UK. Time commitment is around one day a month.

This role requires an individual that likes working outdoors, with experience in mammal control work, who is approachable and enjoys interacting with people. The Grey Squirrel Control Officer will contribute to a programme of targeted grey squirrel control to protect key populations of Scotland’s red squirrels, in accordance with the Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels plan to protect red squirrels in priority landscapes in the Scottish Borders.

Main objectives:

Delivering grey squirrel control, including supporting grey squirrel control volunteers and Red Squirrel Networks in the SSRS Priority Areas for Red squirrel Conservation (PARCs). The role covers the Scottish Borders with the main areas of responsibility being Peebles and the Tweed Valley to Selkirk and surrounding areas. This includes the wider Tweedale PARC and northern parts of the Central Borders PARCs.

This includes:

• Carrying out targeted and strategic grey squirrel control in agreed areas according to the SSRS project’s Standard Operating Procedures.
• Working collaboratively with other Grey Squirrel Control Officers, area volunteer group(s) and external organisations. This includes assisting with training new volunteers to take on the roles of Local Dispatcher, Volunteer Grey Squirrel Officers and Rapid Response Monitors.
• Providing trapping and despatch services as required.
• Where required, carry out monitoring to assess squirrel presence e.g. feeder box camera traps
• Work with the Lead Control Officer to deliver training sessions, where required, to new SSRS staff, volunteers and/or land managers in all aspects of best practice grey squirrel control, Rapid Response Monitoring and Squirrel Pox Sampling techniques.
• Assist the SSRS Lead Control Officer and SSRS Communications Officer, as needed, in responding to enquiries from the public regarding grey squirrel control for red squirrel conservation.

The successful candidate will have:

• An SVQ/NVQ level 2 or equivalent in Game and Wildlife Management or related discipline or relevant experience of game keeping, invasive/non-native mammal control or pest control.
• Good understanding of conservation principles, practices and legislation.
• The ability to keep and maintain accurate records in Word and Excel.
• Relevant previous experience is essential, together with experience working with landowners, gamekeepers, foresters and the public.
• Knowledge of forestry/woodland management and native tree species and familiarity with the town of Peebles and Tweeddale and Central Borders PARCs would be advantageous.
• There may occasionally be a requirement to work out of normal working hours.
• You must possess a full clean driving licence.

BRAVEHOUND is a registered charity. BRAVEHOUND provides life changing assistance dogs for veterans living in Scotland, who have mental health needs, related to injury or experiences during their military service. Supporting them to live their life as fully as possible aided by a trained assistance dog.

BRAVEHOUND are accredited members of Assistance Dogs International and Assistance Dogs UK.

You’ll play a vital role within the training team, training assistance dogs to a high standard.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Where possible to board dogs in training as required and assist with their training.
• Assist with the young dogs in training, before they are matched with their veteran, working with the training team and volunteers.
• Assist with training for veterans and their matched dogs in group and 1:1 sessions.
• Ensure excellent record keeping and the monitoring of records for dog welfare, training and assessments are up to date and implemented in accordance with BRAVEHOUND's Database record keeping procedure.
• Help with tasks to ensure the smooth operation of the BRAVEHOUND Programme, this may include taking dogs to the vets.
• Attend and help at events, promoting BRAVEHOUND.

About You

• Commitment to the aims and objectives of BRAVEHOUND
• A positive and proactive attitude and willingness to work with veterans, staff and volunteers.
• Hard working, enthusiastic and a team player.
• Reliable and flexible
• Demonstratable in-depth knowledge of dog training and welfare.
• Ability to handle and train dogs at all stages, using positive and reward-based training methods.
• Good self-motivation, discipline and initiative.
• ICT skills, Microsoft Office, email, internet etc.
• Full, clean manual UK driving licence and confident driving a variety of vehicles
• Good communication skills.