Job details Job referenceREQ000958 Date posted09/02/2026 Application closing date17/03/2026 LocationWoking Salary£37,581 PackageHybrid Working Contractual hours35 BasisFull time Job category/typeBlank Attachments
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Join us at WWF-UK – Philanthropy Manager

Location: Living Planet Centre, Woking, Surrey
Contract: Permanent, fulltime (35 hours)
Hybrid working: Minimum 40% in person collaboration per month
Salary: £37,581 + excellent benefits
Safeguarding level: Level One

About the role

We’re excited to be recruiting a Philanthropy Manager to help grow and strengthen WWF-UK’s relationships with trusts, foundations and major donors who support our mission through four to six figure gifts.

This role manages a significant national portfolio of trusts and foundations while supporting the cultivation of high value individual donors. You will lead the strategic delivery of our targeted Trust mailing programme, develop compelling donor communications and proposals, and work collaboratively across teams to identify and maximise funding opportunities aligned to organisational priorities.

You’ll play a key role in building long-term philanthropic partnerships, ensuring donors feel informed, valued and connected to the impact of their support, while contributing to income growth and sustainable fundraising practice.

Skills and experience

You’ll bring the skills and experience needed to succeed in this role, including:

Essential

• Experience managing a portfolio of trusts, foundations, major donors or comparable client relationships, with a strong track record of delivering income targets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including proposal writing and donor communications
• Experience developing and progressing funding opportunities or new business pipelines
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage confidently with high-value supporters
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Financial awareness, including income tracking, budgeting or forecasting
• Understanding of fundraising regulation, ethical practice and grant compliance

Desirable

• Experience delivering targeted trust fundraising programmes or structured donor engagement initiatives
• Experience working with high-net-worth individuals or major donors
• Knowledge of the UK philanthropic landscape and fundraising best practice
• An interest in conservation, environmental issues or WWF-UK’s mission

What we offer

We believe in rewarding our team with more than just a salary. Here’s what you can expect:

• Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to 31 days plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options, to support your work life balance
• 7.5% employer contribution to pension, rising to 10% with employee contribution
• Learning and development opportunities to help you grow
• Regular wellbeing initiatives to support your health and happiness.

This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

This role is hybrid with a minimum 40% of your contracted hours spent at our beautiful UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey, where you’ll hot desk among trees and gardens.

About WWF-UK

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

At WWF-UK, we’re bringing our world back to life. Protecting what’s left isn’t enough. We’re racing to restore nature and prevent catastrophic climate change. And it’s a race we can win with everyone’s help.

We’re courageous, passionate, and driven by science. For more than 60 years we’ve been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We work with integrity, collaboration and deep respect for those we partner with.

How to apply

Click the link to apply via our website. You’ll be asked to complete an application form and upload your CV and a supporting statement that tells us why you’ll be a great addition to WWF-UK.

Our Diversity Promise to You

At the heart of our mission is a simple truth: the planet needs everyone. That means you - in all your uniqueness, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or how you choose to express yourself.

We don’t do stereotypes. We work together with purpose, driven by passion and enhanced by respect, courage, and integrity. We pull together from all walks of life to fight for a better future, and we want you to feel supported every step of the way.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities.

So, if there’s anything we can do to make your application or interview experience more comfortable or accessible, just give our Talent Acquisition Team a shout at recruitment@wwf.org.uk.

Safeguarding Commitment

Just as we celebrate diversity in all its forms, we are equally dedicated to creating a safe environment for every person we work with or encounter.

Our commitment extends to children, adults at risk, and individuals experiencing any form of vulnerability, whether temporary or permanent

We proudly stand behind CAPSEAH (Common Approach to Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment) and put this commitment into action through clear policies, thorough training, and recruitment checks tailored to each role, which may include external vetting.

If you ever have a concern, however big or small, know that there are confidential channels ready to support you at WWF-UK. We promise to respond promptly and with care, because protecting every individual is at the heart of everything we do.