Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 12th Jul 2024
- Melbourne > North Melbourne
The Lost Dogs’ Home is one of Australia’s most iconic animal welfare charities, caring for over 18,000 lost and abandoned dogs and cats each year. Their vision is to give animals the best chance of a happy and healthy life. Their purpose is to care for lost dogs, cats and other companion animals. The Lost Dogs’ Home reunites lost pets with their families, finds new homes for others, and always seeks the best possible outcomes for all animals that come into their care.
Reporting to the CEO, the Director of Philanthropy & External Relations is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to grow the philanthropic supporter base across the donor life cycle, including ad-hoc and regular donations, major gifts and gifts in wills. This senior leadership role will also oversee external communications, public relations and advocacy programs, ensuring that The Lost Dogs’ Home maintains a positive public image. The role will oversee marketing and branding activities with a view to growing brand recognition in the community.
This role will set and achieve an ambitious strategy and targets for each income generation stream. You will provide strategic leadership for communications, marketing, media, advocacy and public relations functions, ensuring consistent and engaging messaging across media channels. You will build on The Lost Dogs’ Home’s reputation as an animal welfare leader as well as respond to media requests and prepare ad-hoc communication pieces.
This role will regularly review systems, processes and technology to ensure they fit the goal of achieving revenue goals, plus lead the implementation of fundraising software updates. Your leadership will motivate and engage team members while also celebrating successes, mentoring and coaching, and conducting performance reviews as you lead by example towards achieving exceptional results.
The Lost Dogs’ Home is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Working at The Lost Dogs’ Home offers great career development opportunities and the opportunity to gain skills in all areas of fundraising and the animal welfare sector, plus the chance to work in a collaborative and supportive environment.
Apply Now if you are a senior leader ready to grow philanthropy, marketing and brand while inspiring supporters and animal lovers to deepen their support of the Home and its meaningful work.
Gembridge is proud to partner with The Lost Dogs’ Home.
For a confidential discussion, please contact Jenni D’Orival or Dawn Patrick on 03 8375 9661 or [email protected] using the subject line: Director of Philanthropy and External Relations - The Lost Dog's Home enquiry via EthicalJobs.
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