Cats Protection Jobs

Team: Data & Analytics

Location: Homebased with travel for meetings & events

Work pattern: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: Up to £61,602 per annum

Contract: Permanent  

We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Will you join us and make life better for cats?

Responsibilities of our Head of Data & Analytics:

• The Head of Data & Analytics holds overall responsibility for driving the strategic development of MIG’s supporter data-ecosystem and data services by maximising the efficiency of all fundraising and retail activities.
• This role will lead a highly performing and specialised Data & Analytics team responsible for developing, maintaining and utilising supporter information systems that adhere to sector-wide best practice and legal requirements ensuring analytics are at the heart of fundraising decision-making.

About the Data & Analytics team:

• We sit within the Marketing & Income Generation directorate
• Our team is responsible for providing the Marketing and Income Generation directorate with the data services required to attain its 10-year strategy by delivering an exceptional and reliable centralised support function across data operations and analytics.
• We currently have a team of 12

What we’re looking for in our Head of Data & Analytics:

•  Proven track record of building and leading a high performing and technical data and analytics team
• Proven experience of developing data systems and processes to increase efficiencies
• Excellent understanding of fundraising data operations, analytics and compliance
• Experience of setting and managing budgets, strategic and operational plans
• Experience working in the charity sector

What we can offer you:

• range of health benefits
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
• and much more, which you can learn about 

Interested? Here’s how to apply:

Please contact for a copy of the job description

Application closing date: 27th November 2024

Virtual interview date: 9th December 2024

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable.  You may be just the right candidate. 

If successful, your recruitment journey will include:

1. Anonymised application form

2. Video screening round

3. Microsoft teams interview

Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.

Team: Individual Giving

Location: Homebased with occasional travel for meetings

Work pattern: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: Up to £53,353 per annum

Contract: Permanent

We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Will you join us and make life better for cats?

Responsibilities of our Individual Giving Manager – Retention

• This role will manage and implement Cats Protection’s individual giving marketing programmes, defining operational plans and budget allocation to develop sustainable income streams for the charity, in line with the income generation strategy
• You will manage a team of 5 and grow the retention and value of individuals supporting the charity, maximizing the life time value of supporters through a programme of retention campaigns such as cash appeals stewardship mailings and newsletters.

About the Individual Giving Team:

• We sit within the Marketing & Income Generation directorate
• Our team is responsible for the recruitment and retention of individual supporters to generate over £22 million each year and provide leads for the other teams in the directorate
• We currently have a team of 13 working across Acquisition and Retention on our Appeals and Raffles, Membership, Sponsorship, Lottery and regular giving programs using Mail, Face to Face, DRTV, email, Digital, Social and other paid media

What we’re looking for in our Individual Giving Manager – Retention

•  Proven experience in developing and implementing successful retention and stewardship strategies with a multi-channel, multi product approach.
• Strong background in data-driven activity, with experience of effective segmentation, targeting and optimisation to maximise ROI
• Experienced in managing complex multi-product supporter journeys, maximising ROI by ensuring resource is invested effectively across multiple campaigns and different audience segments
• Experience of planning and managing significant income and expenditure budgets and achieving agreed financial targets and other KPIs

What we can offer you:

• range of health benefits
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
• and much more, which you can learn about 

Interested? Here’s how to apply:

Application closing date: 25th November 2024

Virtual interview date: w/c 2nd December 2024

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable.  You may be just the right candidate. 

If successful, your recruitment journey will include:

1. Anonymised application form

2. Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams

Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.

Team: Finance

Location: Remote

Work pattern: 35 hours per week, Mon-Fri

Salary: Up to £53,353 per year

Contract: Permanent

We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Will you join us and make life better for cats?

Responsibilities of our Senior Management Accountant:

- Responsible for the provision and development of management reporting

- Provide financial insight and expertise to support well-informed financial decision-making and delivery for the charity’s plans

- Facilitate and manage the budget and forecast processes, produce monthly management accounts and reports

- Develop strong working relationships across the charity, building business partnering capability in the team and ensuring high quality support and expertise is provided to all directorates

- Manage the Management Accountant team of five management accountants

- Work constructively with the Senior Financial Accountant to ensure processes and priorities are aligned across the whole for the Finance team

About the Finance team:

- Responsible for managing the financial operations of the Charity

- Plays a vital role in the organisation’s success by ensuring sound financial management, better informed decision making and supporting delivery of the overall strategy

- Responsibility for key tasks such as budgeting, financial reporting, forecasting and analysis

- The Management Accountant team are a team of five, reporting into the Senior Management Accountant, all of whom support the Head of Budgeting & Reporting

- The wider Finance team includes the Operational Finance team, including AP, financial accounting and payroll

What we’re looking for in our Senior Management Accountant::

- CCAB qualified accountant

- Experience working with accounting software and systems

- Experience working in a senior Management Accountant role in a large organisation (250+ employees)

- Experience working with budget holders as well as providing support and advice around financial management issues

- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office – particularly in Excel

- Excellent people management, communication and organisational skills

- Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships

What we can offer you:

- Range of health benefits

- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service

- Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing

- and much more

Application closing date: 21st November 2024

Virtual interview date: w/c 2nd December 2024

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable.  You may be just the right candidate. 

If successful, your recruitment journey will include:

1. Anonymised application form
2. Virtual interview

Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.