Corporate Partnerships Engagement Assistant

Corporate partnerships play a vital role in ZSL’s mission to restore wildlife in the UK and around the world. We’re looking for an enthusiastic and people-focused Corporate Partnerships Engagement Assistant to help deliver our hugely popular corporate volunteering programme. Working hands‑on at London Zoo, you’ll host and support corporate volunteer days, ensuring every participant has a safe, inspiring and memorable experience. From painting animal enclosures to learning first‑hand about ZSL’s conservation work, you’ll work closely with animal, horticulture and operations teams, support communications and marketing activity, and help steward relationships with some of ZSL’s fantastic corporate partners. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about conservation, great with people, and keen to build a career in fundraising within a dynamic, purpose‑driven organisation. This post is predominantly based at ZSL London Zoo with some homeworking. Due to the nature of the role, around 60% of your time will be spent in London Zoo as a true conservationist, hands‑on working outdoors in all weathers throughout the year.

Key Responsibilities

• Event Leadership & Guest Experience: Lead corporate volunteering events and activities ensuring we know our guests, that they have an enjoyable and safe experience and that they learn about ZSL’s conservation work.
• Cross‑Departmental Collaboration: Liaise with key internal teams (Animal, Horticulture, Grounds, Health & Safety) to develop and deliver rewarding experiences for our corporate members.
• Event Administration: Manage the administration and coordination of events and activities as required, including consent forms, due diligence, and risk assessments working with your line manager.
• Engagement Support: Support on Communications and marketing activity e.g. highlighting stories and successes we can share, to generate awareness, expand ZSL’s reach and drive engagement online.
• Feedback & Continuous Improvement: Ensure corporate engagement activities are evaluated (e.g. using feedback surveys) and learnings are absorbed into future activities.

About You

• Keen interest in and passion for conservation, wildlife and the role of ZSL.
• Great relationship building skills, both internally and externally, taking care to make people feel at ease, informed and included as they take part in all our volunteering activities.
• Strong organisational and time‑management skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise workload; helping to ensure volunteer tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Provides high quality stewardship – with effective communication with partners – as part of the planning and delivery of our high‑quality events programme e.g. sending relevant information by email; handling queries before, during and after each event.
• Empathic listener who enjoys working (and can work well) in groups, confidently handle multiple questions and proactively provide or find answers.

This role is subject to standard pre‑employment checks, including confirmation of your right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. ZSL recognises that conservation is one of the least diverse sectors, and we actively encourage applications from candidates who identify as part of under‑represented communities. We are committed to building a supportive and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and celebrate the value of having a team of employees with diverse skills, experiences and heritage.

About Us

We’re ZSL, an international conservation charity. Through our unrivalled animal experts in our two zoos (London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo), the work of our pioneering scientists, our dedicated conservationists, our purpose is to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wild animals going extinct. Our vision is a world where wildlife thrives and we’re working every day to achieve this. From investigating the health threats facing animals, to helping people and wildlife live alongside each other, we are committed to bringing wildlife back from the brink of extinction.

What do we offer?

• Purpose driven work – join an organisation where every role contributes to creating a world where wildlife thrives.
• Pension scheme – we offer a generous pension scheme with up to 12% contributory pension.
• Flexible working – talk to us about your flexible working requirements and we will do everything we can to make sure you work in a way that suits you.
• Holidays – 25 days annual leave allowance, plus UK bank holidays (increasing with milestone anniversaries).
• Access to ZSL’s staff Equality Networks – Race & Culture, Team Pride, Disability and Menopause, supporting an inclusive and welcoming workplace for those with lived experience.
• Wellbeing – access to a blended programme of wellbeing initiatives, including confidential access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Life assurance – eligible employees will be enrolled in ZSL’s life assurance scheme from their first day.
• Complimentary tickets – annual allocation of Whipsnade Zoo and London Zoo tickets, with a 30% discount in online and retail shops.
• Cycle2Work – our cycle to work scheme enables you to lease a bicycle.
• Season ticket loan – we offer an interest‑free loan for eligible London‑based employees to buy a season ticket for travel between home and work.
• Family friendly policies – we offer enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption packages.

We may close this role early or extend the closing date due to the number of applications we receive, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We anonymise applications until interview stage to ensure a fair hiring process. It’s important to highlight your unique skills, experience and knowledge. Over reliance on AI‑generated content may miss key criteria outlined in the job description and reduce the effectiveness of your application. If you have any questions about this role, please get in touch with our recruitment team at recruitment@zsl.org.