Description
Background
Founded in Seattle, WA in 1981, The International Snow Leopard Trust (SLT) is a leader in efforts to secure the future of the snow leopards and high mountain ecosystems across the 12 countries in South and Central Asia. SLT has field teams in five key range countries that together contain over 75% of the world’s estimated population of wild snow leopards. SLT works with governments and conservationists in all 12 countries where snow leopards are found—Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Russia, and Uzbekistan through the Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP).
SLT focuses in areas of conservation science and policy while engaging local and indigenous communities in conservation programs. Snow leopards live in vast home ranges. While it is important to secure their key habitats through protected areas, these are simply too small to conserve populations. Snow leopard conservation efforts must focus on local communities well beyond protected area boundaries. To protect these endangered cats, we work at a larger landscape level and collectively find ways for snow leopards to coexist peacefully with the people sharing its mountainous habitat.
SLT supports more than 50 team members and graduate students internationally. The Seattle Headquarters is currently home to 8 staff members and provides operational, fundraising, and administrative support to our field operations. We also have another 15+ team members who work remotely supporting fundraising, finance, conservation, IT, communications, science, research and other functions.
SLT operates under a 3.5 million dollar annual budget, of which roughly 35% of funding comes from grants, both private and public. At any time, SLT can receive funds directly or in partnership from entities including (but not limited to) foundations, government departments such as UKAID, USAID, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and multilateral agencies such as various arms of the United Nations. SLT is currently implementing several multi-year government and multilateral agency supported projects.
Position Purpose
The main role of the Philanthropy Coordinator is the stewardship of donors by thanking annual fund donors at a specified level and maintaining the donor database, processing all data entry on checks, cash, wire transfers, workplace giving and additional sources of incoming revenue. The Philanthropy Coordinator is responsible for supporting the planning, logistics, and execution of fundraising events, auctions, special campaigns and stewardship events. This position will report to the Director of Philanthropy, support the Philanthropy team, and work closely with the Communications, Finance and Technology team. This role has the opportunity to support and learn about major gifts, database management, annual fund strategy and event planning.
Responsibilities:
- Maintaining database by entering data, running reports and managing donor lists 30%
- Planning, coordinating, and executing the Annual Fundraiser and Live Auction 25%
- Planning, coordinating, and executing special campaigns/events (Annual Strides for Snow Leopards event, GiveBIG, Combined Federal Campaign, Virtual Auctions, etc.) 25%
- Support stewardship plan for annual fund donors at a specified level 20%
For each event and/or campaign:
- Work with Leadership and Comms teams to develop strategy
- Create and track event/campaign budgets and deliverables to evaluate ROI
- Project manage the campaign/event and ensure teams are aligned
- Manage outreach lists and work on stewardship plan with Philanthropy team
- Support mailings and coordinate with Comms team for external communications
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Enthusiasm and passion for engaging and educating donors about the mission
- Ability to stay organized with multiple competing priorities
- Desire to be a continuous learner regarding fundraising best practices
- Ability to remain nimble and solve problems while supporting the team
- Salesforce database experience including data entry, reporting and list management
- Ability to work effectively and sensitively with diverse people from different countries and cultures
- Strong work ethic, personal integrity
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
Required Education and Experience:
- Three years of event planning and database experience
- One to three years of nonprofit experience preferred
- Salesforce database and data entry experience required
Desired Knowledge and Abilities:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- High attention to detail
- Familiarity with fundraising strategies and techniques
- Ability to analyze and solve problems; efficiently handle multiple duties under pressure with minimal supervision; work flexible hours as required
- Flexibility and willingness to adapt to changing program priorities
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position is primarily a stationary position with prolonged periods of stationary position doing computer work. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate and exchange information. This position may require some overnight travel and participation in online meetings beyond regular business hours with an international team.
Wage & Benefits
The hourly wage for this position is $26/hour. Employees (and their families) are eligible to enroll in SLT’s medical, dental & vision plans. Employees are eligible to enroll in SLT’s 403(b) retirement plan. SLT
supports generous paid time off. Full-Time employees accrue 13.33 hours of vacation and 5.33 hours of sick leave monthly. SLT also supports 10 paid holidays per year. SLT offers a flexible weekday schedule based on time zones.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit both a resume/cv and cover letter to jobs@snowleopard.org as a PDF document by the deadline to be considered. The deadline for submitting your application is Friday, April 26, 2024. Please do not call regarding this position.
Job offer is contingent upon verification of credentials and other information required by the employment process and may include an oral interview(s), skills test and the successful completion of a background check.
Snow Leopard Trust values and celebrates diversity in the workplace and is committed to advancing equity through our work. Cultivating a diverse and inclusive staff is a priority. People of color and others with underrepresented identities (including, but not limited to: gender identity, class, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, age, ability and background) are strongly and sincerely encouraged to apply. Snow Leopard Trust is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Distribution of Time:
Programs Percentage: 0%
Fundraising Percentage: 100%
Management & Administration Percentage: 0%