Head of Fundraising (with marketing experience)

About WildFish

WildFish has a unique niche in campaigning for wild fish and their habitats in the UK and
beyond. Wildfish was born out of Salmon and Trout Conservation with over 100 years of
conservation experience. We believe that securing healthy wild fish populations will result in
flourishing aquatic habitats for all to enjoy, provide resilience to climate change and help in
the fight against biodiversity loss.

We are a campaigning conservation charity using evidence and the law to protect wild fish and
their habitats. We focus on causes, not symptoms, because this will provide the greatest
benefits for wild fish – for example, we target water quality, water quantity and other
impediments. If you get these right the river has a chance to become a thriving habitat for
wildlife.

Our campaigns are in three main sectors:

• Water Action which embraces water quantity and water quality;
• Aquaculture which campaigns to close open-net salmon farming;
• SmartRivers which is our citizen-science riverfly monitoring project.

About the job

WildFish is seeking to recruit a Head of Fundraising and Marketing to provide the resources to
take the charity to the next level. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will be responsible for
growing the charity’s scale and impact to achieve our goal to conserve our freshwater habitats
and deliver sustainable wild fish populations. This is a unique opportunity to get in at the
start of a new chapter in the development of WildFish as a force for good in the conservation
world.

The successful candidate will be supported by our current team of two who provide grant
research, bid writing, event organisation and manage our online annual auction.

Responsibilities:

• Identification of target funders: corporate funders, grant-giving trusts, legacies and
  individuals across the wealth spectrum
• Strategic work with our campaign staff to position and package our campaigns to appeal to
  potential funders
• Personal accountability for running fundraising projects
• Development of the WildFish brand and our consumer engagement program
• Retention and strategic growth of WildFish membership and volunteers
• Management of existing fundraising and event employees
• Participation in WildFish senior management team with an important role in developing the
  charity

Who you are:

• A passionate and driven individual with a keen interest in freshwater and marine
  conservation
• Relentless in pursuit of goals
• Have an ethos that is short on hierarchy and long on achievement and shares the same
  enthusiasm as our small team on a commitment to get things done
• Self-motivated, prepared to take the initiative and manage your own workload.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in marketing and fundraising in the charitable sector would be a plus
  but is not a deal-breaker
• A strong commercial marketing background coupled with a desire to help the environment
  would be equally acceptable
• A confident communicator -good literacy, computer and social media skills are essential
• Have a willingness to travel, with driving licence and vehicle
• Minimum BSc degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• Pension

Applications of a CV and covering letter to be sent to [email protected]