Planning Executive

Join us to help keep even more people and pets together when times are tough. For over a century, PDSA have provided vital veterinary care for the pets of people in financial hardship.

We're now on a journey to expand our reach to support even more people and their beloved pets. To achieve this ambitious goal, we need passionate and driven individuals who are ready to embrace change and help shape a future-focused PDSA. Together, we'll build a stronger organisation to ensure our services help those who need us most for the next hundred years.

If you're ready to make a real difference and be part of a team that's creating positive change, we want you to join us. Let's build a brighter future for pets and their owners, together.

As Planning Executive, you will:

• Marketing Plan Coordination – Support the development and execution of integrated marketing plans, ensuring campaigns are aligned across all channels and delivered effectively.

• Stakeholder & Agency Collaboration – Act as a central coordination point, managing relationships with internal teams, external agencies, and suppliers to ensure seamless planning and execution.

• Campaign Resource Management – Monitor budget allocations and resource involvement, ensuring marketing campaigns are delivered efficiently and within scope.

• Performance Tracking & Risk Management – Track progress against marketing plans, identifying potential risks or delays and proactively suggesting solutions to maintain timelines.

• Data-Driven Decision Making – Use performance insights and campaign data to optimise future planning and improve marketing effectiveness.

• Post-Campaign Evaluation – Coordinate debrief meetings with key stakeholders to assess campaign performance, ROI, and recommend improvements for future strategies.

We're seeking someone with:

• Marketing Campaign Planning Experience – Demonstrated ability to support and coordinate marketing plans, ensuring smooth execution and integration across teams.

• Strong Attention to Detail – Ability to maintain accuracy in marketing schedules, plans, and reporting.

• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills – Proficiency in interpreting data to inform decision-making and identify risks or areas for improvement.

• Project Coordination & Organisational Skills – Experience managing multiple projects and coordinating with various stakeholders to meet deadlines.

• Proficiency in Marketing Tools & Platforms – Familiarity with planning and campaign management tools to streamline processes and improve efficiency.

• Fundraising & Data Analytics Knowledge (Desirable) – Experience with donor engagement strategies and data analytics tools to support marketing effectiveness.

What We Offer

We are really passionate about being a great place to work, where people feel connected with what we do and where they feel they can make a genuine difference. This commitment has resulted in us being rated as one of the top 25 big organisations to work for in the UK according to Best Companies survey.

In addition to being a great place to work, we offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service), with option to buy/sell days.
• Special days off, including:
• A paid Volunteering Day
• A Celebration Day for something meaningful to you
• A dedicated Wellbeing Day to focus on yourself
• Generous pension scheme – up to 10% employer contributions
• Free Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
• Enhanced family leave (maternity, adoption & paternity)
• Retail, travel & leisure discounts through Fetch platform
• 15% discount on PDSA Pet Insurance plus access to staff vet services for pets

About PDSA

Watch our story and discover what makes PDSA special

As the UK's leading veterinary charity, with 49 Pet Hospitals, we strive to improve pets' lives – through prevention, education and treatment. Every year our dedicated vet teams carry out 2.7 million treatments on 470,000 pets. Our national network of around 120 high street shops help us to provide these treatments through selling both donated and new goods.

We believe that we work better together, so everyone from our vets, volunteers, shop teams and to our office support colleagues – we are driven in our dedication and passionate about pets. Join us and help improve the lives of every pet.

PDSA is committed to embedding a culture of diversity and inclusion within our teams that reflect the communities we serve. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and opportunity for flexible working arrangements to support team members from different backgrounds.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact your Recruiter Maria at and I will be happy to discuss via email or telephone reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the recruitment process.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, adults at risk and all our colleagues and expect everyone who works for us to also share this commitment and to treat people with courtesy and respect.

The closing date for this vacancy may be brought forward should we receive sufficient candidates.