Job Description
Job Description
Salary : Salary Range : $75,000-$85,000
Vice President of Engagement
This is a full-time, exempt position
Salary Range : $75,000-$85,000
Job Summary
A successful Vice President of Public Engagement is a dynamic fundraiser and compassionate leader who can deliver measurable results through donor cultivation, marketing, and motivation of their team. This individual will have extensive fund-raising, sales and marketing skills, with personal confidence to tap into the uniqueness of each of their team members, bringing out their best to support our mission, core values and organizational ideals. This position has direct responsibility for fundraising, marketing, and private rentals.
Job Responsibilities
Fundraising and Membership
In close collaboration with the President and CEO, lead all efforts to raise funds through government, foundation, corporate, and individual sources to meet and / or exceed annual goals.
Create and execute an annual fundraising plan and coordinating budgets for operational funding, capital funding and special projects. Together with the development team :
- Identify specific funding sources for each identified initiative in the annual fundraising plan, including sponsorships and grants, and pursue each funding possibility.
- Manage all aspects of the Capital Campaign.
- Ensure the Annual Fund and coordinate appeals are successful.
- Research, write and fulfill all possible grant opportunities.
- Provide thoughtful and ongoing donor engagement, stewardship and donor recognition.
- Ensure a thoughtful and successful membership program.
- Ensure successful management of all fund-raising and community centered events.
Marketing and Communication
Responsible for upholding the brand and culture of the Botanical Gardens. Together with your team, develop and execute all aspects of the marketing plan, marketing and sales materials, graphic design, social media content, ads and communication. In collaboration with the marketing team :
Create and maintain a positive and engaging public image of the Botanical Gardens and manage all internal and external communications.Ensure exceptional media coverage with a balance between earned editorial, trade and paid media.Ensure social media accounts, mass emails, Google Adwords and digital outlets are utilized to their fullest potential.Update and implement an annual Marketing Plan ensuring it is weaved into the visitor experience.Review visitor experience feedback regularly to make relevant and thoughtful improvements and collaborate with all departments to improve the overall visitor experience.Private Rentals, Events & Sales
Foster a client / visitor and sales focused team to ensure the Botanical Gardens is booked to capacity and utilized to its fullest potential. Ensure your team :
Provides an exceptional level of customer service.Successfully manages and creates exceptional weddings and private events.Regularly seeks new business and creative ways to book events at the Botanical Gardens and its campus buildings to ensure the Botanical Gardens is booked to capacity.In collaboration with the storytelling team, create and execute a successful and engaging calendar of public and fundraising events.Strategic Vision & Budgeting
Ability to think strategically and anticipate future consequences and trends and incorporate them into our current and future operational strategies.In conjunction with the leadership team develop a long-term strategic plan and associated financial projections to uphold the plan.Track business data to inform trends, necessary corrections and future projections for your departments.Work in partnership with the President and CEO and your teams to develop your departmental budgets.Fiscal management of your departmental budgets and monthly budget performance.Identify areas of opportunity to increase revenues and expand outreach.Leadership & Relationship Building
Provide thoughtful and compassionate leadership and management of your team by creating a positive, transparent, collaborative and fair work environment.Manage your team by setting clear expectations and goals for team members and provide coaching and counseling regularly. Evaluation of necessary actions needed for individual performance is the Manager's responsibility.Take initiative to ensure your thoughtful compliance with the organizations Mission, Vision, Policies, Procedures, Core Values, Inclusion Code of Conduct and Strategic PlanIndividual will be required to work a flexible schedule. Some evenings, weekends and holidays will be required.Education, Skills, Qualifications :
Education and Experience
Bachelors or Masters Degree in business, marketing or a related field. Ten years of management experience at a leadership level, extensive fundraising experience, grant management, donor cultivation successes and marketing experience are required.
Skills and Characteristics
Strong financial acumen including the development and management of annual operating budgets.Effective motivating leader, a strategic and creative problem solver, enthusiastic and self-motivated.Trustworthy, reliable, and team oriented.The ability to multitask and be resourceful.Strong interpersonal skills and possess good written and oral communicationsMaintain a positive attitude and enthusiasm for the job and the organization.A passion for healthy professional relationships with co-workers and volunteers.Computer skills including Microsoft applications.Professionalism
Maintain a professional appearance at all times.Maintain required attendance and punctuality.Adhere to the policies and procedures outlined in the Employee Handbook.Shows respect and courtesy in all interactions with all of the Botanical Gardens relationships.Teamwork and Diversity
Support and communicate with the supervisor and co-workers in a cooperative manner.Share in the housekeeping of the Botanical Gardens to ensure staff and visitor safety.Assist with special events as required.Model and practice respect, fair treatment, and acceptance of people of all identities, beliefs, and viewpoints in all interpersonal interactions.Demonstrate initiative and leadership in learning about and implementing skills related to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
We are committed to overcoming barriers to be the most inclusive organization we can be, where all feel welcome and included and we can grow together. All employees have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times. A successful work environment is built on :
Respectful communication and cooperation between all employees.Fair treatment, and acceptance of people of all identities, beliefs, and viewpoints in all interpersonal interactions.Teamwork and employee participation that embraces all perspectives.Demonstrating initiative in learning about and implementing skills related to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.Employer and employee contributions to the communities we serve to promote a greater understanding and respect for diversity.Our Mission
Deepening the connection between people and plants through beautiful gardens and extraordinary experiences.
Core Values
The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens welcomes all visitors and is committed to creating an environment free of discrimination and harassment where all individuals are treated with respect. The Society strives to ensure that its collection, facilities, and programming are inclusive and accessible in order to provide a successful and engaging experience for all audiences. It is extremely important to us that our employees demonstrate the utmost respect for co-workers, volunteers, visitors, our plant collections, historic conservatory, grounds and campus buildings.
We are fascinated by plants. Plants provide fundamental nutrients that sustain life on our planet. We connect people to the power of plants through educational storytelling and an inspiring, immersive plant environment.We create wonder. We are innovative and enthusiastic; we embrace possibility. Through curating rich and colorful educational experiences, we seek to inspire curiosity about the natural world.We respect our planet. We recognize that Earths health fundamentally depends on a thriving ecosystem of plants and pollinators. We respect our environment, preserve natural resources, and strive to improve sustainability.We welcome all. The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens is for everyone. We are committed to being wholeheartedly inclusive, where all feel welcome. We continue to work to overcome barriers, address systemic injustices, and challenge ourselves to grow together and to be the most welcoming organization we can be.We celebrate our legacy. We are stewards of our historic conservatory and our legacy. We celebrate the stories of those who came before us and excite generations of visitors into the future.Botanical Gardens Culture
We strive to create Wow, Wonder and Welcome within your teams and for the public. We create the Wow factor by being innovative, creative and enthusiastic, by embracing all possibilities and celebrating our successes. We generate Wonder by building experiences that are beautiful, colorful, inspire curiosity and encourage our visitors and each other to be engaged in the natural world. We are always inclusive and Welcoming to all by being kind, empathetic and respectful to all individuals and their unique perspectives. We look forward to exploring how you can positively contribute to our Wow, Wonder and Welcome culture.
Benefits
This is a full-time position, and we offer a wide range of benefits including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, a retirement plan option with company match, PTO, vacation time and flexible scheduling.
Salary : $75,000 - $85,000
