Officer, Corporate Philanthropy & Partnerships

• Reviews and responds to volunteer enquiries in an efficient and timely manner.
• Works with the Animal Center managers, assistant managers and other program staff to book and plan corporate volunteer days.
• Leads Community Animal Centre tours in the lower mainland with prospective and current supporters.
• Runs Many Paws Corporate Volunteer days to build relationships with volunteers. This includes collaborating with Centre Managers to plan the volunteer days and hosting the group on site.
• Collaborates with the Communications team on content creation for Corporate Volunteer program promotion through social channels.
• Ensures meaningful and timely stewardship with the volunteer group after their visit.
• Liaises with the Volunteer Resources team on any issues that arise during the course of a corporate volunteering event, provides feedback and ideas on challenges/ opportunities regarding overall volunteer experience with the Corporate Volunteer program.
• Completes necessary tracking/reporting related to Corporate Volunteer program.

• In partnership with the Digital Giving team, co-leads the development and roll out of fundraising tools and provides coaching for Animal Centres on Champions for Animals (Third Party), Lock-In for Love, and other campaigns.
• Stewards the Special Provincial Fundraising program (SPF) including, but not limited to, car donations and offline third-party fundraising.
• In partnership with the Digital team, leads on and provides coaching to Center Managers for the Adopt a Kennel program.

• Drafts and edits correspondence materials such as stewardship reports, thank you letters & cards, and grant applications for the Philanthropy team portfolios.
• Coordinates and processes all corporate donations.
• Attends meetings, as appropriate, with prospective and current supporters and corporate volunteers.
• Conducts prospect research to identify potential new partners, donors and granting organizations in support of annual funding priorities and special projects.
• Participates in relevant team, departmental and organizational staff meetings as required.
• Some travel and evening/weekend work may be required.
• Other duties as required.

• Contributes to successfully meeting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the department and organization and attend and contribute to departmental meetings as required.
• Leads by example in professionalism and commitment to excellence.
• Commits to making the BC SPCA a provincial leader in fundraising expertise and results.
• Shows a commitment to continued education and learning as it relates to fundraising generally and peer to peer fundraising and events specifically.

• Post-secondary education plus 3-6 years of experience in fundraising or an equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable to the employer.
• Demonstrated ability to organize work, manage projects, meet priorities, and work within a high-volume environment with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated understanding of fundraising strategies and best practices, with specific experience with corporate giving programs.
• Knowledge of the donor cycle with a focus on research, cultivation and stewardship.
• Experience in working with volunteers, ideally in a leadership/coordination role.
• Ability to accurately collect, record and analyze complex data to demonstrate success and uncover areas of concern.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with a diverse audience of internal and external parties at all levels in a respectful manner.
• Strong writing skills for donor communications.
• Ability to work with established boundaries, able to identify when help is required, and demonstrated ability to ask for assistance when required.
• A demonstrated ability to be flexible, creative, and very well organized while meeting priorities with minimal supervision.
• Proven record delivering exceptional, prompt, friendly donor-centric service.
• Familiarity with a CRM, ideally Raiser’s Edge.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and professional development

• Knowledge of protection of privacy legislation and commitment to maintain confidential records.

• Working knowledge of concepts of equity, diversity, inclusion and reconciliation

• Philosophical harmony with the mission, vision, values and strategic direction of the BC SPCA

The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals