Global Fundraising Specialist

Open position: Global Fundraising Specialist

Full-time (40h/week)

Fully remote

DEADLINE: October 5, 2025 11:59 PM CET

About Anima International

We are an international organization operating in Denmark, Poland, Norway, France, Bulgaria and the UK. We exist to advocate for animals. We do this by shaping public opinion, improving industry practices, and advancing animal protection laws. Backed by evidence, careful reasoning and decades of experience, we use a wide array of tools to make the world a better place for the animals:

• Groundbreaking global investigations which expose animal suffering hidden behind the walls of factory farms
   
• Negotiations with companies to make them ban the most cruel practices
   
• Political advocacy to secure legal milestones for animals
   
• Influencing markets to introduce animal-friendly approaches

We also share our expertise with other organizations to build a stronger, more effective movement.

About your role

This recruitment is designed to help us find our Global Fundraising Specialist.

If you love organizing data, enjoy building relationships and can imagine finding joy in helping people help animals, then this position could be the perfect match for you.

We’re looking for someone to take on the responsibility of one of the pillars of our international organization – fundraising. It is a vital part of organization building, designed to make it easy for normal people to make a difference in the lives of animals by supporting effective organizations who fight for them.

This role will largely be based on marketing, data organization and relationship building and will sit in the international side of our operations, so in our global team as opposed to in one country. You will be responsible for developing our international fundraising area of work, including day to day grant and donor management, as well as identifying new opportunities and strategies we should be pursuing.

Before we go any further, let’s be clear about what we mean when we say ‘fundraising’.

In Anima International, we think of fundraising as any activity that can help and encourage people to support our animal advocacy work.

Obtaining a donation is just one step, and what really matters is creating a lasting relationship with people who also want to change the world.

Fundraising evokes many associations. Some may imagine a group of volunteers standing with collection boxes on the streets, phone calls encouraging donations to an organization, or clothing and food donation events. These associations, while correct, do not reflect the full spectrum of fundraising activities nor its true focus – creating relationships with people. 

As part of this role, you will search for tools, solutions, and opportunities to reach different groups of people in order to acquire new donors and grants. At the same time, you will work on building relationships with current donors and philanthropic foundations who believe in Anima International’s mission – creating a world free from animal suffering.

We can adapt to you

Due to the wide scope of our work, there is no simple description of the ideal employee. Perhaps there are some areas in which you are stronger than others, and we are open to adapting this position to some extent to fit you. However, there are certain traits that are a must:

• You must be a highly conscientious person who enjoys getting stuck in to hard work.
   
• You must have strong organizational skills and be someone who is not afraid of using data.
   
• You must love people, enjoy talking to them and be able to find common ground with anyone. Basically, you should be the type of person who loves talking to people in the elevator.
   
• You must have a naturally high tolerance for rejection.
   
• Finally, you must either already have a passion for fundraising or be truly excited to take a deep dive down that rabbit hole.

No previous experience is required for this role. While experience will be valued (and reflected in the salary), we welcome applications from both seasoned professionals and passionate newcomers who align with our organizational culture.

What do you gain by working at Anima International?

• Meaningful work – you will help build a world free from animal suffering.
   
• Time – you will be able to focus full-time on helping animals.
   
• High degree of flexibility – much of the work is remote and you will organize your working hours and workflow yourself.
   
• Trust – we expect you to make mistakes and use them as opportunities for growth.
   
• Autonomy – you will experience freedom and independence in your decision-making.
   
• Transparency – you will have access to the work and decision-making of others.
   
• Honest work culture – you will know what your colleagues are doing and what they really think.
   
• Knowledge – you will learn and receive support from people who have been fighting for animals for many years.
   
• Opportunity to grow – you will learn every day and be encouraged to experiment beyond your skill set.
   
• Ability to influence the organization – we encourage our people to openly speak their mind, so you will be able to impact what kind of organization we are.
   
• Laughter – activism can be dark at times, we think that having a fun atmosphere is key to balancing this.
   
• Employment agreement – We employ on the basis of a full-time (40 hours/week) employment contract. The first agreement is set to last 3 months (probation period), with the next one being fixed-term (usually for 12 months). Following this, we move to a permanent contract.
   
• Transparently set compensation – Our salaries are non-negotiable and are based on a transparent algorithm according to the principles below.
  
  The minimum salary (the salary base) varies depending on your place of residence. We aim for the salary base to be around the 55th percentile of salaries in your country (though it varies). For example, in the UK the base salary is GBP 36,954.48 gross/year and in Poland, it’s PLN 6,385,24 gross/month. Your salary may increase after we take into account your previous experience related to the position and activism (+3% for each year).
  
  In addition, the salary increases with your seniority in Anima International according to the following model:
  
  + 7% – for every year worked at Anima International during the first 5 years of work
  
  + 5% – for every year worked at Anima International during the next 5 years of work
  
  + 3% – for every year worked at Anima International during the next 5 years of work
  
  + 2% – for every year worked at Anima International during the next years of work

What do we require from you?

• Strong belief in the mission of our organization. Working for us should not be thought of as a ‘career step’. We want people who are motivated by our mission above all.
   
• Fluency in English. Fluency in another European language will be an asset but is not required.
   
• Flexible availability. Offering you great flexibility in terms of working hours, we need the same flexibility from you. We think of ourselves as a small startup. The success of the organization rests on a handful of highly motivated advocates who want to do something ambitious with their lives. You must be comfortable working full-time (40 hours / week), part of which may take place during non-standard hours or weekends to accommodate differences in time zones, volunteer activists' operating hours, and unexpected events.
  
  This means that if you are just starting your studies or have other significant commitments, it will probably be difficult for you to meet our requirements for full-time work and flexible availability.
   
• Ability to travel occasionally. We work remotely and so we don’t often get the chance to see our colleagues in person. To remedy that, we hold team gatherings, organization-wide summits and participate in conferences together. We see these meetings as an important part of our work and a way to build a strong organization. Such trips usually take from 3 to 4 days. The specific amount and frequency of travel required depend on one's role. In this position, you will be traveling 1-2 times per quarter on average.
   
• Not being an asshole. We expect you to treat others with respect, decency and compassion – even the occasional adversaries.
   
• A preference for hard work. Activism is our passion and one of the main motivations in life. Importantly, ​​the salary you will receive comes from donors who trust us to carefully and responsibly fulfill our promises. To fit our culture, you have to be a person who is proactive and enjoys work.
   
• Growth mindset. Nobody knows how to fix the world, so we need you to keep learning. We constantly strive to be better at our activism, but also as people.
   
• Strong interest in a high-feedback culture. We have a culture of honest and direct communication. We talk openly about our strengths and weaknesses on a daily basis because we want to be the best. You will know what your colleagues really think of you and be encouraged to speak your mind.
   
• Ability to reason and communicate your thinking, especially in written form. In order to thrive in our organization, you must be able to think carefully, try to back up your ideas with reasonable evidence, and above all be open to being proven wrong and changing your mind.
   
• Ability and desire to solve problems independently. Working with us comes with a lot of autonomy, and responsibility. You will seek and test new solutions and tools, take on challenges, and face problems no one in the organization has encountered before. That's why we are looking for someone eager to deep-dive into important fundraising and donor management issues on their own, to understand and solve them.
   
• Ability to work effectively within a team. A lot of autonomy does not equal working alone. We treat Anima International as one efficiently functioning organism, and we collaborate extensively across teams. We believe that we can achieve more by working together, rather than as individuals. Such an approach requires the ability to prioritize the organization and its mission above one’s ego, and “we” above “I”.
   
• Excellent communication skills. An ability to present our work, strategy and vision in a clear and compelling way is fundamental for this position. You will be constantly putting this skill to use – from conversations with individual donors, to drafting reports for our biggest supporters. 
   
• Interpersonal and relationship building skills. Whether with donors, foundations, or individual supporters, your role will require you to build strong relationships with the people who support our work. Ideally, you will be someone who truly enjoys creating links with people.
   
• Basic-level data analysis skills (or willingness to develop in this area). Data – both quantitative and qualitative – is one of our most important sources of information, allowing us to better understand the world. Your role will require you to organize, store and interpret all sorts of data to inform our decisions and fundraising strategies.

You do not need to be vegan or vegetarian. While all of our events provide only plant-based meals, we are open to anyone who wants to fight for a world that is free from animal suffering.

What will you do?

• Develop and implement Anima International’s fundraising strategy – you will be the main person responsible for creating our international fundraising strategy, from having the vision to creating the strategy and then putting it into practice.
   
• Produce fundraising and donor management content – you will be responsible for creating social media assets, newsletters, communications and other content, as well as developing the thinking behind those activities.
   
• Organize fundraising work – you will help us keep track of our work with philanthropic foundations, major donors and individual supporters.
   
• Strengthen our international supporter base – you will help build our base of supporters, our brand and work to turn supporters into engaged donors.
   
• Draft grant requests – as well as organizing grant requests for our six national organizations and international work, you will help draft our submissions, renewals and check-ins.
   
• Identify new funding sources and opportunities – you will find new chances for like-minded supporters and philanthropic foundations to support our work.
   
• Build relationships – you will be one of the main points of contact for philanthropic foundations, and so responsible for creating strong relationships with them.
   
• Build culture – you will help build and reinforce our culture, so we never lose what makes Anima International strong.
   
• Embrace reality – you will make it your mission to understand the world as it is, rather than as you would like it to be.
   
• Experience frustration – you will feel frustrated about things you could do better or things that are not working in the organization or your team, and use this frustration as an opportunity to refine and elevate our organization.
   
• Question ideas – you will question common knowledge, especially your own ideas, so that our results are always as good as they can be.
   
• Optimize your performance – you will obsess about the effectiveness and efficiency of your work, and seek ways to improve it, such as by using artificial intelligence and other tools.
   
• Deepen your knowledge – you will enjoy continuously deepening your knowledge – both about particular areas of animal advocacy and about how the world works.
   
• Prioritize action – you will act even when there is insufficient data.
   
• Abandon projects – you will change your objectives when it makes sense, no matter the time already invested.
   
• Respect and trust others – you will be there for others and trust their intention, no matter the differences, you will support them when they succeed and when they fail.
   
• Seek information independently – you will be responsible for acting very independently, which will require you to obtain and verify data.
   
• Make mistakes – you will embrace your mistakes without being ashamed, with the desire to learn from them.

Do you think this role is too challenging and you're not a fit for it?

You may be thinking that this role would be interesting for you, but you won’t make the cut. 

We encourage you not to worry and fill out the application nonetheless, especially if you meet our requirements (even on a basic level) and you think this position could bring you a lot of joy. Leave the judgment about your competence to us. You may even learn something useful along the way. 🙂

We're hosting informational webinars about this role and our recruitment process – sign up to learn more about the role, how we run the recruitment process, and what it’s like to work in our organization. This should help you decide whether you want to apply for the position.

What will help you go through the recruitment process successfully?

• Familiarity with Effective Altruism principles.
   
• Studying our recommended materials list (see below).
   
• Attending the webinars we are hosting (see below).
   
• A passion for fundraising, or a strong desire to learn everything you can about it.
   
• Previous experience in a fundraising role (although this is not mandatory).
   
• Previous experience with marketing, public relations, building client relationships, project management, etc (although this is not mandatory).
   
• Knowledge of spreadsheet applications such as Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel.
   
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of psychology and scientific methodology.
   
• The ability to navigate interpersonal interactions, including conflict situations.

List of materials that will help you get this job

To help you progress through the stages in our recruitment process, we have prepared a list of materials. They will be especially useful for those who do not meet our requirements or lack either experience in activism or role-specific expertise, but we encourage all candidates to read them.

Webinars

We will be hosting webinars (with live Q&A sessions) so you can ask us all the questions you may have about Anima International, working with us, the position, and the recruitment process.

Click on the links below to join (our webinars will be hosted on Zoom video conferencing platform). We will post a link to the recording for people who couldn’t attend, so you can revisit this page later on to watch it.

Webinar schedule

• Global Fundraising Specialist – webinar about the role – Kirsty Henderson – 2025.09.18 at 7 PM CET
  Access the recording HERE
   
• Behind the scenes of Anima International’s recruitment: what to expect when you apply – Iga Karkoszka – 2025.09.24 at 7 PM CET
  Register to join the webinar

Important information about our recruitment process

We value your competence rather than your credentials

The aim of the process is to get to know you  this is why we put heavy emphasis on tests.

We don’t rely on interviews and first impressions 

People who make a good impression during interviews are not always the best fit for the organization – and vice versa. We prefer to talk to you after we’ve had the chance to learn a bit about you, your way of thinking and your ideas.

We aim to be fair and minimize bias

To avoid bias, our recruitment process in most of the stages is blind, anonymized and randomized by someone not participating in the candidates’ evaluations. We put substantial effort into making sure we rate all applicants objectively.

We hope to reduce application obstacles and make the recruitment process dignifying

We will be hosting webinars for those interested to give a glimpse into what the role is about and how we work, and to help combat performance anxiety. We also provide a list of materials for people who lack the necessary experience or expertise for the role.

Ideally, after the recruitment, we will try to provide feedback on our rationale and comment on the stronger and weaker aspects of a candidate if rejected. Please note that the feedback feature may be limited due to restrictions in our resources. Most likely, we will only be able to provide feedback to candidates who reach later stages of the recruitment process.

Participants will be compensated for the interview and the work trial.

Due to the structure of our recruitment process, it may be time-consuming and demanding.

Timeline

• 1.09–5.10 – Apply – time for you to apply (application form is available here).
   
• 11–15.10 – Take part in a one-way interview and answer a few brief questions – we will let you know if you advance to the next stage. If so, we will invite you to a short asynchronous interview, where you will record answers to a few questions.
   
• 23.10–2.11 – Do role-specific tasks and answer cultural fit questions – we will let you know if you advance to the next stage. If so, we will send you some tasks to complete.
   
• Reference check – we will ask you for contact information for a few professional references, such as former employers or supervisors, to talk about your skills and traits. However, we will only contact them if you are invited to take part in the last stage of the process.
   
• 12–19.11 – Join an interview – if you successfully pass the previous stage, we will invite you for an interview. You will be compensated for your time.
   
• 1–21.12 – Do a short work trial with us – if you successfully pass the interview stage, we will invite you to join us for a two-day in-person work trial. You will be compensated for this.
   
• 22–23.12 – Learn whether you are accepted – we will contact you to let you know about the final decision regarding your application.
   
• 1–18.01.2026 – Get feedback from us – if you are interested, we will do our best to provide feedback to help you understand what we rated positively and negatively in your application. We hope this will help you in your search for another impactful position. This stage is heavily dependent on the number of participants – we want the feedback to be as useful as possible for you, so preparing it takes a lot of time, and our processing capacity is limited. Therefore, we offer feedback only to people who reach the later stages of recruitment, and it may take several months to get the feedback to you.

Please note: the timeline may change slightly due to unforeseen circumstances. We will do our best to make sure it doesn’t.

Deadline

The deadline for applications is October 5, 2025 11:59 PM CET.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].