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The Center for Biological Diversity is a 501(c)3 nonprofit conservation organization with 255,000 members and online activists dedicated to the protection of endangered species and wild places. We have more than 60 staff in offices in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington, D.C. It is the policy of the Center for Biological Diversity to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, political affiliation, family responsibility, matriculation, personal appearance, or economic background, or any other legally protected status. Candidates with diverse backgrounds encouraged to apply.

We are accepting applications for the following positions:

Development Director
Executive Assistant
Membership Director
Membership Intern
Overpopulation Campaign Organizer

INTERNSHIPS

ABOUT THE CENTER

Development Director
Full Time
Tucson, Arizona

General position overview:
The Center for Biological Diversity seeks a dynamic, energetic Development Director based in Tucson, Ariz. This position reports directly to the Assistant Executive Director and works closely with the Executive Director and senior leadership team.  The Development Director will be responsible for overseeing the Center’s Development Program, including Membership, Major Gifts, Planned Giving and Grants.

Essential duties and responsibilities:
Regular duties include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Work closely with executive directors to create and implement annual and long-term development plans and strategies
• Plan, lead and direct the Center’s overall development efforts to raise an annual budget of $10 million
• Enhance fundraising productivity through efficient systems, information sharing and increased solicitations; work with development consultants, as needed
• Identify opportunities in the Center’s conservation work for fundraising and meet new project funding needs
• Work with Development staff to identify and build relationships with prospective members and funders
• Develop and grow the Center’s current individual donor base of 44,000 people; manage and expand annual giving campaigns
• Cultivate and directly solicit major individual gifts
• Assist in writing proposals and reports for foundations and individual funders
• Facilitate regular program-wide fundraising updates and action meetings
• Train and lead Center staff to support fundraising efforts
• Coordinate with Communications Program to develop and implement comprehensive marketing and public-relations strategies to creatively maximize fundraising and development marketing in print, electronic and Web content
• Produce regular financial reports on the Center’s Development Program for executive directors and board of directors
• Work closely with the Finance Department to track and analyze development expenses, income and trends
• Assist in developing the Center’s board fundraising capacity
  
• Act as liaison for various charity rating sites and help implement corporate promotional funding opportunities, as needed
• Assist in donor event planning and production, as needed

Supervisory responsibilities:

• Directly supervise the Membership Director, Director of Foundation Relations and Major Gifts staff
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; tracking vacation and routine staff reviews; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, master’s preferred
• Understanding of environmental issues and nonprofit administration
• Five to 10 years of direct sales or business development experience in a service industry or with a nonprofit
• Proven track record of achieving revenue targets
• Proven management and leadership capabilities
• Thorough understanding of all components of a diversified funding base
• Experience with legacy, bequest and planned giving preferred
• Experience working with top-level donors, foundation program officers and boards of directors
• Demonstrated strong fundraising, annual report, newsletter and grant-writing skills preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to prospect, cultivate and manage new donors and funders
• Strong relationship-building skills
• High-energy, positive, “can-do” attitude; flexibility, teamwork and attention to detail; high degree of initiative
• Strong verbal communications skills and demonstrated ability to write clearly and persuasively
• Excellent computer skills; knowledge of database programs
• Familiarity with ROI Solutions, Democracy in Action and Access preferred

Application process: To apply, please send a thoughtful cover letter and résumé via email to development@biologicaldiversity.org, "Attn: Development Director.” The position will remain open until filled. Desired start date is as soon as possible. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. No telephone calls, please.

Executive Assistant
Full Time
Tucson, Arizona

The Center seeks a full-time talented, driven, highly efficient and well-organized person with leadership ability to serve as an Executive Assistant (EA) to its Assistant Executive Director. The ideal candidate will be familiar with basic business administration (phone, written and email communications; preparing mailings; note taking; scheduling; booking travel; planning meetings) and have a strong desire to learn about nonprofit administration, endangered species conservation and legal advocacy, as well as an interest in a position with wide-ranging responsibilities. The EA should be highly efficient, excellent at managing time, calm in intensely busy work environments and comfortable mixing fun with focused work. A good sense of humor and positive disposition, the ability to instill confidence with colleagues and supervisors and an established ability to follow through on challenging projects to meet deadlines is a must.
The EA must be able to focus with a variety of interruptions, be comfortable navigating various organizational systems and databases, be able to track a wide array of details and timelines, and have experience handling confidential information and managing up.
The position will require a Center-provided smart phone and some regular availability after hours or on weekends, as needed. The EA will be supervised by the Center’s Assistant Executive Director and work closely with development, communications and conservation program staff.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• One or more years related work and/or volunteer experience managing administrative details
• Background in organizing or past experience with environmental, nonprofit and/or advocacy groups strongly preferred
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent computer, software and database skills; internet savviness
• Demonstrated time-management and scheduling abilities
• Highly efficient, systems thinker
• Ability to balance multiple tasks and deadlines in a busy environment
• Common sense, creativity and ability to make decisions independently as a self-starter
• Positive attitude, commitment to constructive communication and cooperation, demonstrated team/group work skills

Salary is commensurate with experience. In addition to opportunities for advancement, the Center offers an excellent benefits package, including employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance and a 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match.

Application process: To apply, please send a résumé and thoughtful cover letter to sbergman@biologicaldiversity.org with “Job: Executive Assistant” in the subject line. No calls, please. Only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. Position open until filled. Desired start date is as soon as possible.

Membership Director
Full Time
Tucson, Arizona

The Center for Biological Diversity seeks a motivated, high-energy Membership Director based in Tucson, Ariz. This position reports directly to the Development Director and works closely with the executive directors. The Membership Director will be responsible for overseeing the cultivation, solicitation and retention of the Center’s 44,000 members and the acquisition of new members.

Essential duties and responsibilities:
Regular duties include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Work with development and executive directors and fundraising consultants to create and implement special campaign, annual and long-term membership strategic plans
• Enhance member-based fundraising productivity through efficient systems, information sharing and increased solicitations
• Produce regular financial reports on Center’s membership program for executive directors and Board of Directors
• Work closely with Finance Department monthly and annually to track and analyze membership expenses, income and trends
• Develop and grow Center’s membership through traditional and new media and creative online fundraising campaigns
• Identify opportunities in Center’s conservation work for fundraising and meet new project funding needs
• Work closely with Major Gifts staff to identify, target and upgrade members and prospects
• Direct regular membership planning meetings with Center staff and consultants; assist Development Director in hosting regular internal development meetings
• Field requests from conservation staff to produce member lists for legal actions, events, as needed
• Field inquires from the public about conservation issues, ways of giving, offers to donate
• Work closely with Communications staff to support membership with dynamic print, electronic and Web marketing
  
• Direct and innovate Center’s individual gift-acknowledgement process
• Oversee Center merchandise production/distribution, event planning, volunteer program

Supervisory responsibilities:

• Directly and indirectly supervise Membership staff, including Assistant Membership Director, Membership Associate, Membership assistants, interns and volunteers.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work on a daily, weekly and annual basis; developing work plans with individual staff; tracking vacation time; conducting regular individual and group meetings, and routine staff reviews.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (mas vter’s preferred)
• Understanding of environmental issues and nonprofit administration
• At least three years of membership, fundraising or business development experience (nonprofit preferred)
• Proven track record of achieving revenue targets, managing and analyzing data
• Proven management and leadership capabilities
• Demonstrated strong fundraising, annual report, and newsletter skills preferred
• Strong relationship-building skills
• High-energy, positive, “can-do” attitude; flexibility, teamwork and attention to detail; high degree of initiative
• Strong verbal communications skills and demonstrated ability to write clearly and persuasively
• Excellent computer skills; knowledge of database programs
• Familiarity with ROI Solutions, Democracy in Action and Access preferred

Application process: To apply, please send a thoughtful cover letter and résumé via email to MembershipDirector@biologicaldiversity.org, "Attn: Membership Director.” The position will remain open until filled. The desired start date is as soon as possible. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. No telephone calls, please.

Membership Intern
Work-study preferred (part time)
10-20 hours per week
Tucson, Arizona

General position overview:
To support the Center for Biological Diversity's Membership Program, we are seeking a part-time Membership Intern to help maintain records of our members and prospective members, including but not limited to recording donation information and other database work, responding to inquiries, assistance on mailings and filing. The Intern will complete data entry at a highly detailed level and help with other development and administrative tasks as assigned. The position will be supervised by the Membership Associate and work closely with other development staff and volunteers. The Intern’s role is as a team member but he or she will complete many tasks independently.

Preference will be given to applicants who are currently approved for off-campus Federal Work-Study funding for the 2012 summer session.

Minimum duties to include:

• Opening and sorting membership mail
• Database work including recording contact information, donations
• Spreadsheet formatting and clean-up
• Preparing large mailings
• Working with volunteers on special projects
• Preparing and shipping merchandise and other small packages
• Filing 
  
• Maintaining organization of shared office workspace 
  
• Assisting with phone calls to members, as needed

Required skills and qualifications:

• High school degree or equivalency and enrolled in college
• Demonstrated ability to complete detail-oriented work with high level of accuracy 
• Must be reliable, consistent and self-motivated 
• Mid-level computer skills necessary (Word and Excel); database training will be provided 
• Sense of humor, respect for co-workers and donor confidentiality
• Interest in endangered species protection and conservation work is desirable, since the Aide will help represent our work to our membership and the public 

Seasonal, hourly position.  Work-study funding strongly preferred. Possibility for continuation during regular school year.

Application process: send an email with “JOB: Membership Intern” in the subject line to tjanes@biologicaldiversity.org and include your resume, a thoughtful cover letter, your availability to work during regular business hours Monday-Friday and information about your work-study award. No phone calls please. Only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.

Overpopulation Campaign Organizer
Full Time
Tucson, Arizona

General position overview:
The Center for Biological Diversity seeks a dynamic, hard-charging and creative leader for our groundbreaking Human Overpopulation Program. The Overpopulation Campaign Organizer (Organizer) position is based in our Tucson, Ariz., headquarters office and will be supervised by the Communications Director. The Organizer will work closely with other communications, conservation and development staff, as well as the Center’s executive directors. This is an opportunity to expand the environmental movement’s most innovative campaign to raise awareness about the connection between human overpopulation and overconsumption and species extinction, resource depletion and environmental degradation. The Organizer must have excellent communication and organizational skills, expertise and working knowledge of overpopulation issues and politics, an ability to think strategically and manage short- and long-term projects and have a self-starter personality and the ability to work well independently and collaboratively. Passion and experience with environmental issues and endangered species is desired.

Main duties:
- Tracking national and international communications and trends on human overpopulation and the environment.
- Integrating overpopulation issues into other Center communications work.
- Creating and implementing short- and long-range education and action campaigns to connect overpopulation with endangered species impacts.
- Strategic planning and execution of the overpopulation campaign.
- Cultivating, managing and inspiring a growing number of overpopulation activists eager to make a difference regarding this crucial issue.
- Overseeing our Endangered Species Condoms program, including coordination of hundreds of volunteer distributors.
- Developing and implementing new initiatives to raise public awareness about overpopulation.
- Writing and producing the Center’s monthly online overpopulation newsletter Pop X.
- Managing the 7 Billion and Counting Facebook page and the program’s Twitter account.
- Generating press releases, reports, Web materials and op-eds, as well as working with the media.
- Finding opportunities to work with other like-minded organizations, including environmental groups, to build grassroots support and effect change on overpopulations.

Essential qualities, qualifications and skills:
- Minimum associate’s or bachelor’s degree.
- Two to four years’ work related to environmental activism, organizing and/or communications.
- Exceptional written and verbal communications skills.
- Experience working with the media, giving interviews and writing press releases.
- Proven project-management experience.
- A solid grasp of issues related to overpopulation, endangered species and environmental effects, and knowledge of the current political and cultural context related to overpopulation.
- Strong strategic-planning skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and with a team.
- Ability to balance multiple tasks and deadlines in a busy environment.

Salary is commensurate with experience and comparable to other nonprofits. The Center offers an excellent benefits package, including employer-paid medical, dental, vision and disability insurance and a 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match.

Application process:
To apply, please send a résumé and thoughtful cover letter outlining your interest in the position to OpopOrganizer@biologicaldiversity.org; include “Overpopulation Campaign Organizer” in the subject line. Due to the volume of applicants, only those considered for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. The position will remain open until filled.