Communications and Stewardship Manager
UK (Remote)
Posted 7 weeks ago
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Job Description
Location: Homebased with ad-hoc travel throughout the year
Work pattern: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday 
Salary: Up to £45,999.12 per annum
Contract: Permanent   
We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our enthusiastic 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 Stewardship & Communications Manager:
- The Philanthropy & Partnerships Communications and Stewardship Manager plays a key role in building strong, lasting relationships between Cats Protection and its most valued supporters.
- Sitting within the Philanthropy and Partnership’s Research and Engagement team, you will lead a small team of specialist roles and shape how we communicate, steward and inspire corporate partners, major donors, and trusts and foundations, helping them feel genuinely connected to the difference their support makes for cats. 
- We sit within the Marketing & Income Generation directorate. 
- The Research and Engagement team sits within Philanthropy and Partnerships and brings together prospect research, communications and events to ensure a coordinated, insight‑led and supporter‑centred approach supporting fundraisers to grow pipelines, build meaningful relationships, and maximise long-term income for Cats Protection.
- Significant experience in high‑value fundraising communications and/or stewardship, including working with corporate partners, major donors, trusts and foundations.  
- Experience of leading or managing specialist communications or stewardship activity, with direct line‑management responsibility and/or clear functional leadership.  
- Proven experience of overseeing the development of high‑quality donor communications, propositions or cases for support.  
- Experience of working collaboratively with fundraisers and senior stakeholders in a complex, multi‑disciplinary organisation.  
- Experience of balancing strategic oversight with hands‑on support, quality assurance and delivery under pressure. 
- range of health benefits 
- 26 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 here 
Application closing date: 19th July 2026
Virtual interview date: 29th & 30th July 2026
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 successful, your recruitment journey will include: 
- Anonymised application form 
- Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams (will include a task)
- Final stage interview
Please email recruitment@cats.org.uk if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey. 
Cats Protection
At Cats Protection we’re here for every cat. At the forefront of research on cat welfare, we use our decades of experience to support cat owners to keep their pets happy, healthy and safe. From creating a cat-friendly home, to understanding their behaviour, to fostering cats for anyone fleeing domestic abuse.We know that, for many people, their cat is part of the family. So our trained volunteer listeners are here to support anyone who’s dealing with the heartbreak of their cat’s death, a cat who has gone missing or difficult issues like euthanasia. We also offer cat owners peace of mind that, if they should pass away themselves, we’ll look after their cat and find them a loving new home.Helping people understand their cats better means we can often avoid the need for owners to give up their pets. But when rehoming is the right thing to do, we look after cats with care and kindness, and help them find a loving new place to stay.We campaign to make sure cats are not forgotten by decision makers, speaking out on issues like kitten smuggling and cat theft. And we run the world’s largest single-species neutering programme, for both pets and feral cats, to support a healthy and balanced cat population. Whatever it takes, we’re here for cats and the people who care for them. Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats.
