If you are up for the challenge and would like to be considered for this position, we would like to hear from you. The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) is looking to fill the following career opportunity:

POSITION: Assistant, Development (Philanthropy)

STATUS: Permanent; Full-Time with benefits

SHIFT: 35 hours per week

LOCATION: Provincial Office in Vancouver, BC - Hybrid (2 days per week at the office)

WAGE: Salaried

CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled

We welcome diversity, value differences, and foster inclusion in our employment practices. Find out more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion by reading our Foundational Principles on our website. We invite applications from all qualified individuals who are philosophically aligned with our mission, vision and values.

As Assistant, Development (Philanthropy) at the BC SPCA, you’ll be joining one of the most innovative and successful fundraising teams in Canada. The BC SPCA is funded by compassionate animal lovers who helped us assist over 119,000 animals last year. Your work will help make all of this possible.

Set within the Public Engagement & Advancement (PE&A) team, the Assistant, Development (Philanthropy), provides administrative support to the Philanthropy team, assisting with the team's overall goal of increasing revenue and community support in alignment with the BC SPCA’s strategic priorities. The core focus of this role is to provide support to the team in actively growing the BC SPCA’s connections, profile, and support within the province.

What’s it like working at the BC SPCA?

Our Team:
The fundraising team prides itself on having created a fun, supportive, and positive work culture. We are results-driven and committed to excellence through professionalism, compassion, collaboration, and innovation.

What we do:
We’re passionate about helping animals live safe, healthy, and loved lives, and about helping their humans, too. We’re the only animal welfare organization in B.C. that has the authority to enforce laws relating to animal cruelty. And we’re one of North America’s most progressive animal welfare organizations with evidence-based standards of care. We’re knowledge leaders.

The role of Assistant, Development (Philanthropy)

As part of the Community Giving Team, led by the Manager, Community Giving & Engagement, you’ll provide administrative support to the Philanthropy Team.

You’re responsible for supporting the Philanthropy team, consisting of the Community Giving and Major Giving Teams:

• Provide administrative support for the Community Giving and Major Giving Teams
• Maintain accurate data in Raiser’s Edge and export as needed to produce donor lists and reports to monitor revenue targets and other KPIs.
• Work collaboratively with the Major Giving and Community Giving Teams
• Support with any identified pre or post-event administrative support, as needed, for Signature Events (Offleashed Vancouver/Victoria & Fur Ball (Kelowna and Kamloops)
• Support the Community Giving and Major Giving Teams in achieving the BC SPCA’s strategic goals

While every day is different, a day in this role might include:

• Collaborate with a Community Animal Centre on the creation of posters, invitations, or other design requests for Community Giving events using Adobe Creative Suite and Canva.
• Work with a Community Animal Centre Manager and Generosity Services to process a large donation.
• Draft and edit a stewardship report for the Major Giving team portfolio.
• Submit and track team expenses and invoices.
• Set up a Centre’s ticket page utilizing the online ticket platform
• Conduct prospect research to identify potential new partners, donors, and granting organizations in support of annual funding priorities and special projects.
• Support the Senior Officer, Community Giving, with Community Animal Centre budget process
• Filter criteria for Centre donation lists and disseminate them to Centres.
• Oversee Community Animal Centre gaming reports and track these gaming activities.

What type of person are you?

• Motivated and innovative problem-solver
• Detail-oriented
• Empathetic and relation-centric (with donors, colleagues, and animals)
• Adaptable, solution-oriented, and open to change
• Philosophical harmony with the mission, vision, and guiding principles of the BC SPCA.

What skills have you developed?

• Post-secondary education or an equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable to the employer.
• Some fundraising experience preferred.
• Excellent customer/donor service skills.
• Experience in graphic design and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Comfort with learning new software and programs required.
• Familiarity with a CRM, ideally Raiser’s Edge, would be considered an asset.
• Superior organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional, written, oral, and persuasive communication skills, including an ability to relate respectfully to a diverse audience.
• Proven ability to succeed with minimum supervision in an environment involving multiple priorities/deadlines.
• Able to work some weekends and evenings as necessary.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional growth and education.
• Working knowledge of the concepts of equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation.
• Philosophical harmony with the mission, vision, values, and strategic direction of the BC SPCA.

Benefits

• Full time salaried position.
• Three weeks’ vacation plus twelve sick days.
• BC SPCA Public Engagement & Advancement unit operates on a hybrid work model and offers opportunities for a modified work week.
• Competitive extended health benefits on the 1st of the 4th month of employment.
• Positive work-place culture of collaboration, innovation , and respect.
• And yes, there are dogs in the office…every single day (and sometimes other animals too!

How to apply

If you are interested in joining our team and are legally entitled to work in Canada, we would like to hear from you. Click on apply now or use the link to apply https://spca.bc.ca/about-us/careers/

We are committed to a transparent, human-led hiring process. While we use technology to support application management, applications are not screened, scored, or ranked by AI systems. All hiring decisions are made by human hiring managers based on skills, experience, and alignment with the organizational values.

We thank you for your interest in the BC SPCA, however; only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone calls, please.

The BC SPCA is a Registered Charity BN 11881 9036 RR0001