Required Experience:
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
A creative and strategic nonprofit leader, the ideal candidate thrives in a highly collegial, inclusive, and mission-focused environment. Their values of excellence, integrity, agility, resilience and passion for PVPLCs work and preserving natural habitats enable them to quickly assimilate and contribute.
This individual has the experience and leadership skills to mentor and build upon their teams capacity to support the organization's strategic fundraising and communications agenda and achieve its revenue goals. Together they are critical in scaling PVPLCs initiatives by building new sources of revenues through new community alliances, expanding its educational reach and programs, and maintaining and growing new relationships with targeted, high-level external audiences, donors, foundations, and strategic partners.
With major gifts as a cornerstone of this program, this persuasive and skilled communicator works with prominent organizations and extraordinary individuals in the community, winning new and solidifying current supporters while playing a vital role in preserving some of Californias, and for that matter the countrys most beautiful coastal landscapes.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This is an opportunity to take this successful development team to the next level, put your mark on a highly respected organization, and contribute to and grow a significant land conservation movement that touches both adults and children in and beyond the Peninsula.
THE COMPENSATION
PVPLC provides a comprehensive benefits and highly competitive compensation plan. The range for this position is $130,000 to $200,000 per year. The actual compensation is determined based on a candidate's experience level and other factors permitted by law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $130,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Paid time off
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
Are you able to commute and visit with donors primarily located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula?
Experience:
Major Gifts: 5 years (Required)
fundraising leadership: 7 years (Required)
Communications Strategy: 2 years (Preferred)
Nonprofit land conservation: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
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Duties / Expectations:
Vice President of Development and Communications
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
6118 Palos Verdes Drive South, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Skills
Do you have experience in Writing skills?
Education
Do you have a Bachelor of Arts?
Benefits
401(k)
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Paid time off
Full job description
For more than three decades, Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC) has been acquiring, preserving, and restoring undeveloped land to its natural state on the scenic Palos Verdes Peninsula for the education and enjoyment of all.
PVPLC is currently on the cusp of launching an ambitious ten-year plan to accelerate restoration of critical habitats while expanding its education and engagement initiatives throughout the wider Peninsula region. After a long and successful career with the Conservancy, PVPLCs Development Director is retiring. The organization seeks a Director of Development and Communications who has a genuine passion for PVPLCs mission and the ability to support and sustain its continued growth trajectory.
THE ORGANIZATION
Since 1988 PVPLC has preserved more than 1,700 acres of open space on the Peninsula. This precious habitat and rare coastal landscape contribute to the quality of human life and provides valuable refuge for rare local animals and fauna. PVPLCs crew of dedicated conservationists, naturalists, biologists, field technicians and education professionals as well as hundreds of its volunteers restore native habitat to support local and threatened species from extinction, some of which only exist on the Peninsula.
With more than 10,000 visitors a year to its two nature centers, PVPLC connects the wider Southern California community to this land for conservation education. To this end, PVPLC has brought over 4,000 students a year to the preserves for educational programs and docent-led walks on its more than 42 miles of trails. Many of these children are from under-served urban communities. With the support of the new director, PVPLC will grow its youth education initiatives and continue to contribute to the next generation of conservationists.
THE POSITION
The Director of Development and Communications reports to the Executive Director and is a pivotal member of the PVPLC executive team at a time of exciting change and new opportunities.
The successful candidate serves as a thought partner to the Executive Director and provides strategic oversight as well as meaningful tactical contributions towards PVPLCs development, marketing, and communications initiatives. This covers areas as diverse as individual, institutional, and corporate giving, organizational communications and events, public relations, private grant acquisition and management, and traditional and social media marketing. The Director collaborates with other department heads, the Board of Directors, and staff to design, plan and implement a fully integrated development and communications strategy. This includes annual campaigns, communications and marketing events and other activities.
With a new website in the works and an ever-growing online donor base, the position will be tasked with simultaneously stewarding a very loyal and valued donor base while planting PVPLC firmly in the digital age through optimizing a variety of media strategies that engage new donors and raise awareness of PVPLCs mission and contributions.
Supported by a Communications Manager and Development Manager, this team provides a level of exemplary support that drives the achievement of the organizations mission, financial objectives, and enhances and builds donor relations and brand awareness. The Director works with a highly diverse community of strategic partners in local government, corporate, and close-by county educational communities to achieve their objectives.
The organization currently works on a two to three day hybrid model and is based in its new PV Peninsula headquarters. However, flexibility is required because of field work, meetings with donors and educational and municipal partners, mostly on the Peninsula.
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