Canine Partners

From Puppy to Partnership: Help Transform Lives Through Fundraising Manage our Puppy Sponsorship and Regular Giving programmes to make a tangible difference by directly funding life changing assistance dogs for disabled people. About Canine Partners At Canine Partners, we breed, train, and support expert assistance dogs to create loving, life changing partnerships with disabled people. Across the UK, we support people with a variety of physical disabilities and their families, carefully matching them with a dog that suits their needs, personality, and lifestyle. Our dogs bring confidence and independence, love and companionship, reducing reliance on carers and giving people the freedom to live life their own way. The Role Position: Individual Giving Officer (Sponsorship & Regular Giving) Hours: 37.5 hours per week Location: Homebased Travel Occasional travel to the National Training Centre, in Leicestershire to support during busy appeals and quarterly fundraising meetings. You will be responsible for the management and growth of the charity's puppy sponsorship and regular giving programmes. You will be building relationships with supporters and internal stakeholders, co ordinating communications and updates, managing sponsorship and payment records and helping to raise funds to support the organisations aim and objectives. What You'll Be Doing Raising funds via our new look Sponsor a Puppy scheme and regular giving programme. Coordinate day to day operations of the puppy sponsorship programme. Act as the main point of contact for puppy sponsors and regular giving supporters. Build positive long term relationships with supporters. Work with the Communications Team to create pupdates, social media posts and sponsorship campaigns and collect puppy photos, stories and progress updates from staff and volunteers. About You Demonstrable experience in individual giving and appeal/communications management. Demonstrable experience of managing campaigns/ communications and appeals on all digital platforms. Ability to manage a varied workload and take initiative to prioritise. A successful track record of securing and maintaining income from individuals. Proven experience of effectively managing relationships with volunteers, supporters, and/or external stakeholders/audiences. Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries. Ready to Make a Difference? If you are excited about this role, don't hesitate to apply! We welcome applicants who bring unique perspectives or transferable skills such as marketing, and would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply online with a comprehensive CV and supporting statement explaining how you believe you match the requirements of the role. Please note we may interview candidates prior to the closing date. If we find a suitable candidate or receive a high volume of applications, we may close this advertisement prior to the closing date so apply now to ensure you don't miss out! Please be assured that we contact all candidates regarding the outcome of their application, this may take longer if we receive high volumes of applications. Closing date 10 August 2026 We recognise the benefit of diverse experience and welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are a disability confident committed employer. £28,000 - £31,937 per annum (depending on experience) Canine Partners, registered charity in England and Wales (803680) and Scotland (SC039050). A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales company number . Registered office: Ashby Road, Osgathorpe, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9SR

Canine Partners is seeking an Individual Giving Officer to manage puppy sponsorship and regular giving programmes, building relationships with supporters and coordinating communications. You will work with internal teams, maintain sponsorship records, and help raise funds to support our mission of transforming lives through assistance dogs. The role is homebased with occasional travel to the National Training Centre.

Transform Lives Through Fundraising Lead trusts and grants fundraising efforts to make a tangible difference by directly funding life-changing assistance dogs for disabled people. About Canine Partners At Canine Partners, we breed, train, and support expert assistance dogs to create loving, life-changing partnerships with disabled people click apply for full job details

Transform Lives Through Community Fundraising Lead community fundraising efforts that directly fund life-changing assistance dogs for disabled people. Make a tangible difference while building meaningful relationships in your community. About Canine Partners At Canine Partners, we breed, train, and support expert assistance dogs to create loving, life-changing partnerships with disabled people. Across the UK, we support people with a variety of physical disabilities and their families, carefully matching them with a dog that suits their needs, personality, and lifestyle. Our dogs bring confidence and independence, love and companionship, reducing reliance on carers and giving people the freedom to live life their own way. The Role Position : Community Fundraiser Hours: 37.5 hours per week (part-time or compressed hours can be considered) Location: Homebased covering West Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey, East Sussex and Kent Travel: To support with events and volunteers, this role requires regular travel. You'll raise awareness of Canine Partners in the South of England and maximise income from diverse community sources. A proactive approach is key to showcasing our work and charitable goals. What You'll Be Doing Focus on both stewarding existing relationships and cultivating new ones, ensuring an exceptional donor experience throughout Act as the entry point for long term supporters and be responsible for the visible presence in the community Meet income targets across the year through individuals, clubs and associations, volunteers, events and challenge events Contribute to the wider national Community Fundraising direction About You Proven experience of effectively managing relationships with volunteers, supporters, and/or external stakeholders/audiences Excellent communication, interpersonal and public speaking skills with the ability to engage and inspire a wide range of audiences Demonstrable experience in community fundraising and/or events management Ability to manage a varied workload and take initiative to prioritise Proven record of securing, growing or maintaining income, funding, contracts, partnerships or comparable resources Fundraising experience could be beneficial but not essential Physical ability to lift bulky and heavy equipment, to stand for long periods and to travel as required for the role Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries. Ready to Make a Difference? If you are excited about this role, don't hesitate to apply! We welcome applicants who bring unique perspectives and transferable skills and would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply online with a comprehensive CV and supporting statement explaining how you believe you match the requirements of the role. Please note we may interview candidates prior to the closing date. If we find a suitable candidate or receive a high volume of applications, we may close this advertisement prior to the closing date so apply now to ensure you don't miss out! Please be assured that we contact all candidates regarding the outcome of their application, this may take longer if we receive high volumes of applications. Closing date: 14th June 2026 We recognise the benefit of diverse experience and welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are a disability confident committed employer. REF-