Job Openings

Capital Campaign Officer

"Building for Our Friends" Capital Campaign

Open Until Filled

Updated January 14, 2025

AniMeals is looking to hire a dynamic self-starter with proven skills and passion to make our vision of a new shelter a reality. This position is a staff position based in Missoula, Montana.

About Us: AniMeals No-Kill Adoption Center and Animal Foodbank is Missoula's only brick-and-mortar feline-centric shelter and food bank for companion animals and community cats. We provide safe and soft sheltering and adoption services for ~400 felines each year. AniMeals is a medical and behavioral-focused facility that seeks to restore feline health whenever possible and offer a calm, quiet environment for "scaredly cats" to blossom into confident cats.

The Need: AniMeals has been at our current location for 17 years. Once a wine warehouse, we converted the space into cat housing using 10X10X6 kennels to meet the physical and psychological needs of each cat in our care. AniMeals does our best with what we have, but we would love a shelter with windows, catios, and a variety of housing options such as communal cat rooms and individual kennels. Our felines would also benefit from an in-house surgery suite for spay/neuters, a separate intake room to isolate sick cats and protect our population, and an air exchange unit. Are you the one to share our vision?

Responsibilities will include funding and development strategy, implementation of strategies and grant writing; retaining and motivating existing donors while identifying, researching, cultivating, and soliciting new prospects, including, but not limited to, individuals, foundations, and corporations.

Demonstrated public relations and interpersonal skills with the ability to positively and respectfully communicate with people at all levels are a must. Must be able to plan, design, and deliver development programs, be proficient at problem-solving, team-building, have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to speak publicly on behalf of AniMeals.

General Responsibilities:

Develop, implement, execute, and evaluate campaign fundraising, overall cultivation and solicitation strategies and moves management for campaign prospects.
Help develop, oversee, and coordinate overall fundraising efforts for the "Building for Our Friends" capital campaign, and support prospect development in alignment with the mission and cohesive campaign activities.
Prepare high quality donor correspondence including cultivation materials, direct mail, solicitation letters, grant proposals and reports, project budgets, and acknowledgement letters.
Oversee the implementation of the organization’s overall fund development growth, guided by the fundraising plan, campaign goals, and culture of philanthropy. Position has overall responsibility for the execution of the Capital Campaign, including prospecting for and cultivating lead gifts and major campaign gifts, managing donor relationships, providing support for the Executive Director’s campaign activities, and other campaign responsibilities as assigned. This position ensures the successful implementation of the campaign goals through the active management of a prospect portfolio of campaign donors.
The Capital Campaign Officer is a key member of the Campaign Committee and serves as staff to this committee.
The position helps ensure a robust and diversified income stream that includes campaign contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations. This is a highly visible position and will be supervised and evaluated on overall performance and production.

Requirements:

Excellent written and verbal communications.
Articulate what AniMeals does, project a positive image, and help generate community support for all aspects of the organization.
Work cooperatively and communicate effectively with staff, community partners, donors, and in public.
Maintain confidentiality with concern for donor and customer information.
Ensure that all development efforts follow AniMeals priorities and policies by coordinating efforts with the Executive Director and Board of Directors.
Prepare reports for campaign, major gifts, grants, and other fundraising efforts and present them to the Campaign Committee & Board of Directors.
Ensure appropriate recognition of contributors.
Manage a comprehensive, sustainable, long-term fund development program.

Minimum Qualifications:

Computer proficiency with donor databases and Windows-based software (Word, Excel, Email, and Internet)
3-5 years progressive experience in non-profit development positions with demonstrated success in fundraising and securing five- and six-figure gifts.
Broad knowledge of solicitation and prospecting strategies
Demonstrated ability to take initiative to get things done, drive to deliver excellent work and to help others succeed.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Donor Perfect or similar donor databases.
Experience with grant management software.

Pay, Hours: 40hrs/week. Salary range: $50,000 or DOE

Benefits: Accrual-based paid time off accessible after 90-day probationary period. Six paid federal holidays. Two paid sick days at the start of employment. Four 10-hour day work weeks.

Reports to: Executive Director/Board of Directors

Please send cover letter, resume, a one-page writing sample, and two references as one PDF to director@animeals.com

Address all communications to Ashley Lipscomb, Executive Director

Lead Kennel Technician

Open Until Filled

Updated March 5, 2025

The Lead Kennel Technician oversees and performs routine animal care and provides information about sheltering services and safety net programs to the public. The Lead Kennel Technician is also responsible for ensuring shelter policies and standard operating procedures are followed and provides direction to visitors, kennel technicians, volunteers, and community service.

Essential Job Tasks:

Monitors safety compliance for staff, community service, and volunteers.
Ability to learn PetPoint—a database used to track animal populations and a specific animal’s pathway through the shelter, and aid staff in navigating PetPoint if needed.
Enforces all policies and protocols to protect the health and well-being of the animals in the shelter’s care.
Clean kennels and perform associated sanitary duties.
Perform center duties including receiving animals brought to center.
Routinely check animals for infection, disease, or sickness and report appropriately. Submit observation sheets to the Intensive Care Unit staff.
Update, edit, and correct data files on animals.
Maintain proper inventory of cleaning and other supplies. Inform management when reordering is required.
Assist other employees as needed.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

Treat all animals humanely, with compassion and concern, both on and off the job and promote these values to others.
Answer telephone calls from the public in a professional manner, has ability to direct calls to the proper person or department and initiates follow-ups.
Pre-approve adoptions and perform adoptions.
Pre-approve foster applications.
Schedule community service hours.
Train volunteers, new staff and community service in effective, efficient manner.

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills:

Knowledge of basic methods and procedures of kennel cleaning.
Ability to deal courteously with the public.
Ability to handle animals safely and effectively.
Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and safety rules.
Ability to promote teamwork.
Ability to manage conflicts, disputes, and grievances, especially with the public.
Ability to train and direct staff effectively.
Interpersonal, organizational and motivational skill as well as the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks at once.
Solid oral and written communication skills and a genuine desire to model and facilitate productive communication in the workplace.
Valid Montana Driver’s license with a clear driving record for at least one year prior to application.
Must have basic computer skills using standard office programs such as Word or similar programs.
Ability to learn and adapt to changing situations.

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or GED
Demonstrated supervisory knowledge, including motivational techniques and professional development/training methods
Excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to helping other reach their full potential
Willingness to work a flexible schedule including some nights and weekends

Physical Requirements:

Must be in good health. Any allergies that would be aggravated from exposure or through contact with animals or chemicals used to sanitize facilities may be a disqualification.

Must stand, walk, bend, and stoop frequently to perform duties. Must also have the ability to perform prolonged strenuous physical activity, including lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Working Conditions:

May be exposed to hostile or abusive members of the public. Must be able to deal with an often times emotion-charged public and carry a fast paced and changing workload which at times can be stressful.

By nature of the job, there is occasional exposure to injured, sick, or dangerous animals in addition to exposure to parasites and infectious diseases.

Must be available and willing to work weekends, holidays, overtime, and attend mandatory training and meetings as the employer determines are necessary or desirable to meet the needs of animals.

Pay and Benefits:

This position pays $16/hr. and offers paid time off based on an accrual system.

Paid time off begins to accrue on hire date, but access to use PTO is only gained after completing the 90-day probationary hiring period. There are two days of paid sick leave accessible after start date, these do not roll over each year. 6 paid federal holidays and benefits for staff working those holidays.

**A resume and cover letter are required.**

EMAIL, OR DROP OFF A RESUME AND COVER LETTER AT:

AniMeals

1700 Rankin St

Missoula, MT 59808

email manager@animeals.com

Attn: Josephine Rodgers(she/her), Shelter Manager