Essentials
- Job Title: Donor & Grant Development Officer
- Location: Remote. Applicants may be based anywhere in the world.
- Employment type: Permanent, part-time (0.5 FTE) role, flexible hours
- Line Manager: Chief Development Officer
- Application deadline: 26th August 2025*
*The application deadline may be brought forward depending on the level of interest, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Context
About the World Federation for Animals
The World Federation for Animals is a global federation of 70+ NGOs working towards the recognition of animal welfare as essential for sustainable development. Our efforts focus on integrating animal welfare into international health, food, and environmental regimes and trade and development finance rules. Established in 2020, this coalition now drives transformational change for animals as a UN-accredited force that harnesses the collective strength of animal protection peers and experts worldwide, and influences global decision-making at the UN and other international institutions. We achieve global impact for animals – together.
The team
The successful candidate will join a small, international team of professional, ambitious, and supportive individuals, as well as colleagues from WFA member organisations, all committed to making a positive, long-lasting difference for animals worldwide. Meet them here.
The role
WFA is seeking a focused and skilled individual to support its income generation and resource mobilization function through grants and donor relationships. In this part-time role, you will manage live funding opportunities, write compelling proposals, manage donor engagement, and oversee core grant and donor reporting.
Working closely with the Chief Development Officer, you will help deliver immediate income priorities while also identifying and cultivating future funding opportunities aligned with our mission and our existing resource mobilisation strategy. This role is ideal for someone with 2–4 years of experience, strong writing and coordination skills, and the ability to manage deadlines with autonomy in a lean, fast-moving organisation, as part of a skilled, values-driven and collaborative team committed to impact.
This role is a rare chance to support the global growth of the animal protection movement — and make a meaningful difference.
Key responsibilities
Current scope
- Review, prioritise and implement delivery of key actions from WFA’s resource mobilisation strategy
- Write and coordinate persuasive concept papers, grant proposals and donor materials
- Manage active grants of up to $750k, including reporting deadlines, deliverables, and compliance
- Build and maintain strong relationships with current and prospective funders
- Maintain accurate funder records and timelines (e.g. Salesforce, Google Workspace)
- Develop future funding opportunities aligned to strategic priorities (grants/major donors)
- Liaise across the team to gather inputs for concept papers, applications and reports
- Communicate WFA’s mission and successes effectively to funders
Potential scope for role development
- Shape WFA’s future resource mobilisation strategy
- Co-develop new programmes aligned with strategic priorities of WFA & Funders
- Expand funder engagement and represent WFA externally
- Lead on donor communications and storytelling campaigns
Required skills & experience
Essential
- 2–4 years of relevant experience in grant development or donor engagement
- Proven ability to develop winning proposals and written materials tailored to funders
- Experience managing multiple deadlines and coordinating internal inputs
- Ability to track and meet grant deliverables, reporting, and compliance requirements
- Proven ability to secure grants and donor contributions of $30-150k
- Strong interpersonal skills for supporting donor relationships and internal collaboration
- Excellent written English and attention to detail
- Confidence using systems such as Google Workspace; experience with Salesforce or other CRMs is an advantage
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently in a remote, international team setting
Desirable
- Knowledge of the animal welfare sector and international policy issues
- Understanding of foundations or donors in animal welfare or related fields
- Experience securing larger multi-year grants ($250–750k) and/or growing long-term funder relationships
- Experience working in small, distributed, remote teams or startup environments
About you
- Proactive, target driven and able to take initiative and prioritise with minimal supervision, while keeping colleagues informed and aligned
- Creative, positive, persistent and solutions-focused, with sensitivity to existing relationships and context
- Clear, confident communicator — both written and verbal
- Well-organised and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Flexible and collaborative, with a hands-on approach
Terms of employment
- Salary: The gross salary for this role from $35,000 – $40,000 USD per annum FTE (Full time equivalent) dependent on experience. The final amount will be pro-rated based on agreed-upon part-time hours, currently expected to be 2.5 days a week.
- Right to Work: Applicants must have the legal right to work in their country of residence, as WFA is unable to sponsor visas.
- Language: Fluency in English is required.
- Commitment to WFA Values:
- Transformation
- Altruism
- Inclusion
- Trust
- Impact
For more on WFA’s values, see the Federation’s long-term strategy here.
Benefits
- Remote Working: This is a remote role, and applicants are encouraged based anywhere in the world.
- Hours of Work: Part-time with very flexible hours, aside from a few regular meetings and occasional time-specific commitments.
- Pension: Pension contributions are provided in line with statutory requirements in the employee’s country of residence.
- Annual Leave: Generous paid annual leave allowance, pro-rated according to part-time hours and local requirements.
- Training: Opportunities for training and professional development.
Please note:
The above job description is subject to amendment or discussion with the successful applicant before appointment.
As a small team, we will do our best to respond to all applicants, but we may not be able to contact everyone individually. Only shortlisted candidates will be guaranteed a response.
