Development and Communications Manager

Organization Overview :

The mission of the AAZV is to empower its members to advance the profession and enhance wild animal health, welfare, and conservation.

To achieve this, the AAZV serves as an advocate for the profession, as well as the primary source of continuing education and advanced expertise in zoo and wildlife medicine.

The Association’s primary activities include producing the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (JZWM), coordinating an annual conference to advance state-of-the-art knowledge in the field, and operating the Wild Animal Health Fund, which advances critical research in zoo and wildlife medicine.

AAZV is hiring a Development and Communications Manager to support the organization’s communications and fundraising. This position will report to the Executive Director.

Please note : This position can be remote or hybrid in Jacksonville, Florida. If the role is performed at AAZV’s Jacksonville office an annual bonus is available.

A successful applicant will have the ability, motivation, and initiative to work full-time from any location.

Purpose of the Development and Communications Manager Position :

This is a permanent, salaried, full-time position to support AAZV in achieving programmatic success. The Development and Communications Manager works closely with the Executive Director, all other staff, and selected board or committee members to support programmatic goals.

Responsibilities include managing AAZV’s email communications, social media, donor database management, and donor stewardship.

Responsibilities Include :

• Review, edit, and create content for all programs as needed
• Generate donor correspondences in a timely manner
• Assist in the administration of the donor database to increase productivity and effective processes
• Maintain the integrity of fundraising database and ensure accurate recording of all donations
• Able to create queries, export data, and compile reports from multiple databases
• Coordinate and execute a matrix of communication through email, direct mail, website pages, and blog postings
• Maintain website content as needed
• Generate press releases as directed by leadership
• Prospect for new donors using DonorSearch and other website applications
• Coordinate and make donor phone calls
• Steward donors
• Other duties as assigned

Desired Skills and Qualifications : Preferred candidates will have experience with donor stewardship, Donor Perfect database, Constant Contact, and social media creation.

In addition, a successful candidate will have :

• Ability, initiative, and motivation to work productively in a home office and communicate clearly and often with remote team members through email, text message, phone, and video calls
• Experience with Apple products, CRM software, HTML, event software, social applications, and Microsoft Office products
• Ability to learn and use new technology quickly
• Ability to work independently as well as thrive in a team-oriented environment
• Commitment to accuracy and detail, particularly regarding financial documents
• Willingness to learn and work within an established system
• Willingness to assist with policy and systems development
• Excellent organizational and follow-through skills
• Ability to travel for four to six weeks each year, including international travel

All AAZV Employees are expected to :

• Attend departmental meetings and other meetings as scheduled
• Exhibit a positive attitude and commitment to AAZV’s mission
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with staff, volunteers, students, board members, and the public
• Represent AAZV professionally to the zoo community, government agencies, and external partners

Starting Annual Salary Range : $65,000, plus benefits

Benefits : Benefits include a flexible schedule, paid time off, paid holidays, monthly health care reimbursement, and participation in AAZV’s retirement program with company match for eligible employees.

Equal Employment Opportunity : AAZV is an equal opportunity employer. AAZV is committed to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.

Please note : This position can be remote or hybrid in Jacksonville, Florida. If the role is performed at AAZV’s Jacksonville office an annual bonus is available.

A successful applicant will have the ability, motivation, and initiative to work full-time from any location.

Application Process : Please submit a resume and cover letter via e-mail to :

Incomplete applications or applications submitted through other avenues will not be considered. This position will remain open until filled.

Experience Required

2 years plus

Salary

65,000