Chief Advancement Officer: Providence Animal Center

Bryn Mawr College; Wales; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A non-profit animal welfare organization in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Chief Advancement Officer to lead fundraising and marketing efforts. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in fundraising strategy development and a passion for animal welfare. This role involves guiding the advancement team's vision and increasing fundraising results through innovative strategies.

Benefits

Excellent healthcare options: Medical, Dental, Prescription, Vision

Employer-paid short-term disability insurance

Qualifications

• Proven track record of developing and executing successful fundraising strategies.
• Experience in a leadership role within organizations emphasizing professionalism.
• Passion for animal welfare and proven best practices.

Responsibilities

• Guiding the scope and vision of the advancement efforts.
• Developing comprehensive fundraising and marketing strategies to support PAC’s mission.
• Increasing fundraising results through a unified approach.

Skills

Fundraising strategy development

Marketing and communications

Relationship building

Job description

Providence Animal Center (PAC) seeks an experienced fundraising professional to join the senior leadership team as the Chief Advancement Officer (CAO). This is an exciting opportunity to guide the scope and vision of the advancement efforts and lead a passionate and committed Advancement team at a time of growth and opportunity.

PAC is expanding into a 3-property campus dedicated to saving animals and creating lifelong bonds between pets and people. This newly elevated role is critical to maximizing opportunities at PAC by elevating and integrating strategic fundraising and marketing strategies.

To date, funding has been secured through major gifts, annual appeals, events, bequests, foundation grants, and corporate sponsorships. The advancement team has created a strong social media presence for PAC. It holds adoption and other community events yearly and keeps an active media relations calendar. The annual operating budget for PAC is $5M, and there are approximately 80 part-time and full-time staff, over 300 active volunteers, and a dedicated and engaged Board of Directors.

The Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive fundraising and marketing strategies to support the Providence Animal Center’s (PAC) mission and goals.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of developing and executing successful fundraising strategies and experience in marketing and communications. The CAO will be responsible for increasing fundraising results through a comprehensive and unified approach utilizing proven best practices that increasingly emphasize gifts from individual mid-level and major donors. The CAO will have experience working successfully in organizations with high professionalism and rigor. She/he will share a passion for animals and the best animal welfare practices.

• Excellent healthcare options: Medical, Dental, Prescription, Vision & employer-paid short-term disability insurance.