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(Please note: We will always strive to give first hiring priority to our current volunteers. You may click the VOLUNTEER-FOSTER-DONATE! link above to sign up as a volunteer.)
(Please note: We will always strive to give first hiring priority to our current volunteers. You may click the VOLUNTEER-FOSTER-DONATE! link above to sign up as a volunteer.)
Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in our current employment positions. We hope you've had a chance to thoroughly review our website here to learn about our organization's philosophy and goals, current and future programming. Ten years ago the United States had only one community saving all healthy and treatable homeless pets in both private and municipal shelters (90% - 97% of lost, owner surrendered and homeless pets). That is our definition of a No Kill community. Today, we are fortunate to now have over 300 cities and towns, composing over 90 economically, socially and culturally diverse communities across the United States,
who have achieved this same level of success, with many more communities on the verge of achieving the same. Here in New Mexico, we have wonderful rescue groups and animal welfare organizations but we did not have an organization to speak to how we can duplicate this same level of success across NM so that, along with a life changing event, is how New Mexico Pets ALIVE! was founded the end of May, 2011.
New Mexico Pets ALIVE! (NMPA!) is a 501-c-3 nonprofit animal welfare organization serving people and pets in New Mexico. Our mission is to help reduce the influx of lost and homeless pets arriving in New Mexico shelters while simultaneously helping to increase the health and live release rates of those companion animals ending up in our animal control and shelter systems. We wish our state of New Mexico to achieve the companion animal welfare success of many communities across America.
NMPA!
seeks out the most successful companion animal life-saving programming
being implemented across the United States and we then promote and work
to deliver that programming here within our state of New Mexico for the
benefit of our people and our pets. Our current programs and those in
development include: The LifeRaft Lodge, Albuquerque Pets Alive!, Santa Fe Pets Alive! the annual Western States No Kill Conference and the facebook networking project: Save New Mexico Pets.
Inspired by the past 10+ years of success of our neighboring states achieving No-Kill communities, we are embarking upon one the largest companion animal life-saving efforts in New Mexico's history. With the help of some of the most successful veterinarians, behaviorists, rescue group and shelter leaders across North America, achieving upwards of 97% save/live release rates for their communities' lost and homeless pets, we are helping to develop and deliver informational and programmatic resources to help New Mexico achieve this same level of success.
Our NMPA! Team must to be passionate about making a large-scale positive impact for our homeless pets here New Mexico via the creation and delivery of ever-evolving 21st century solutions to meet the long-term needs of our state. If you have this same passion, we'd be happy to receive your resume for review.
With thanks and Best Wishes,
Melissa Roberts and Kurt Schlough, Co-Founders
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Employment at New Mexico Pets ALIVE!
New Mexico Pets Alive! is currently an all volunteer run organization seeking to build financially sustainability to be able to officially hire key staff position to help create long term programming consistency and stability. We are currently accepting resumes for the following volunteer-to-hire positions with New Mexico Pets ALIVE! but we are also accepting general resume submissions via email in anticipation of future employment positions becoming available. If you would like to submit your resume for future review, please click here to send us a cover letter and resume in either .txt, .rtf or .pdf format (we do not open Word docs) via email, using the subject line 'resume'. First consideration for hiring will always be given to our volunteers. Thank you for understanding that we will only be able to contact those whom the review committee is interested in speaking with further regarding the positions. Thank you for your interest!
1. Assistant Director (location: Albuquerque, NM)
2. Volunteer Coordinator (location: Albuquerque, NM)
Descriptions below are intended to present a general understanding of the range of duties and expectations for each job performed by future employees. Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties that you may be called upon to perform within the job.
1. Assistant Director (location: Albuquerque)
Job Summary/Description:
New Mexico Pets ALIVE! seeks an Assistant Director to serve in partnership with current President/Executive Director to help lead the organizational development and increase its visibility, programs, and funding in the state of New Mexico. Since NMPA! is currently an all volunteer organization, this position is unpaid with the intention of developing that position into a Co-Director position. The Assistant Director works as a volunteer until funds can be raised to hire you on as a part-time or full-time employee. If you are ambitious, motivated to help animals, resourceful and creative, you may be the perfect fit for this position.
Specific responsibilities conducted in partnership with current President/Executive Director include:
- Help further develop and lead the Board of Directors in developing supporting strategies and implementing the strategic and operating plan to achieve success
- Periodically help review the mission and role of the organization; help make enhancements to position the organization for growth and flexibility for the next decade
- Help implement board, employment and volunteer goals and policies
- Participation in oversight of organizational operations to insure efficiency, quality service and cost effective management of resources
- Provide leadership and serve as a public spokesperson to position the organization at the forefront of progressive companion animal welfare and lifesaving efforts in New Mexico
- Help review and approve company operating procedures, policies and standards.
- Help to creatively build a fundraising network, to diversify funding, using personal and community contacts, direct mail, special events, foundation support, and other development techniques to help grow lifesaving programming.
The ideal candidate has a multi-year track record of related experience (or increasing responsibility toward Director responsibility) in either for-profit or non-profit management to include:
- Experience in strategic planning and execution (inclusion of futuring as it relates to non-profit organization building is ideal).
- Fundraising, marketing communications, public relations, grant management
- A substantial network of contacts (or ability to develop one quickly) for development and fund raising activities
- Community outreach
- Managing people (volunteers and staff), resources, programs and processes within a service or cause oriented organization
- Ability to develop and deliver presentations to small and large groups, government agencies and the media
New Mexico Pets ALIVE! would most benefit from candidates who can provide growth, vision, and passion delivering disciplined, sensitive, mature, hands-on leadership; who can connect with the community and inspire and motivate others to action. You should have the desire and ability to cultivate individual, corporate, and foundation donors; and to develop and implement programs. An interest and/or experience in the field of companion animal welfare is highly desirable. The individual should possess a range of behavioral and performance traits including mission passion, high energy and an ability to persuade and influence a wide range of constituencies.
This is an exceptional opportunity for someone who seeks to have a positive, direct, and meaningful impact upon companion animal welfare in New Mexico. You will be relied on to creatively expand existing efforts and grow the New Mexico Pets ALIVE! statewide community. You will work in partnership with the President/Executive Director and help lead toward the next level of growth and service to the New Mexico community .
How to Apply:
To apply in confidence please use job code 'Assistant Director' in subject line of email and submit cover letter detailing your qualifications for the position along with writing samples, resume and your salary requirement (in .txt, .rtf or .pdf only - we do not open word docs) by email to mail@NewMexicoPetsALIVE.org.
New Mexico Pets ALIVE! is not seeking consultants or recruiters at this time. Please, no phone calls. Thank you for understanding that we will only be able to contact those whom the review committee is interested in speaking with further regarding the position. Open until filled. Thank you for your interest!
2. Volunteer Coordinator (location: Albuquerque)
Job Summary/Description:
New Mexico Pets ALIVE! seeks a Volunteer Coordinator to help recruit, train, orient, and manages volunteers. Since NMPA! is currently an all volunteer organization, this position is unpaid with the intention of developing this position into a full-time paid position. This Volunteer Coordinator is a volunteer position until funds can be raised to hire you on as a part-time or full-time employee. If you are ambitious, motivated to help animals, resourceful and creative, you may be the perfect fit for this position.
Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Development and implementation of strategies to recruit volunteers. Recruits, selects, orients, and trains volunteers on organizational policies and procedures. Develops volunteer job descriptions, and prepares training materials. Responds to inquiries regarding the volunteer program. Interviews and screens potential volunteers. Maintains volunteer records and coordinates volunteer schedules, prepares department reports and budget, and liaisons with community to attract volunteers.
- Development of promotional materials for recruitment and public outreach.
- Monitoring and evaluating the daily work of volunteers to assure maximum program coverage and effectiveness.
- Maintenance of current schedules, attendance records, and other files regarding volunteers.
- Plans volunteer recognition events
- Represents the organization's volunteer program to the public and the news media. Prepares articles and public service announcements.
- Resolves issues that may arise involving volunteers or the volunteer program.
- Creates and maintains a variety of related records, reports, and correspondence.
- Records volunteer duties and hours donated and notes incidents and injuries. Prepares operational reports on volunteer activities. Prepares budget reports as directed by supervisors.
- Matches volunteers to appropriate jobs seeking to fulfill the needs of the organization as well as the individual. Prepares and distributes calendar of volunteer job assignments and monitors compliance by volunteers. Reassess needs for volunteer assistance on a regular basis and updates job assignments as needed.
- Supervises volunteers in performance of duties providing them continuous feedback, periodic performance evaluations and special guidance when requested or required.
- Liaisons with community organizations and businesses to promote the organization’s mission and expand the potential volunteer base. Fulfills speaking engagements and prepares media releases when appropriate.
- Publishes a newsletter for volunteers with relevant information on the organization and animal welfare issues. Regularly updates volunteer handbook, job descriptions and department forms as needed.
The ideal candidate has:
- Past volunteer coordination experience and had demonstrated knowledge of supervisor techniques for volunteers, motivation and decision-making.
- Skills in teaching and mediating disputes and solving problems.
- Demonstrated program management knowledge to include budgeting principals and procedures, skill in developing training materials.
- Ability to organize and conduct training sessions.
- Skill in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of volunteers
- Demonstrated ability to attract, train and build effective volunteer base
To apply in confidence please use job code 'Volunteer Coordinator' in subject line of email and submit cover letter detailing your qualifications for the position along with writing samples, resume and your salary requirement (in .txt, .rtf or .pdf only - we do not open word docs) by email to mail@NewMexicoPetsALIVE.org.
New Mexico Pets ALIVE! is not seeking consultants or recruiters at this time. Please, no phone calls. Thank you for understanding that we will only be able to contact those whom the review committee is interested in speaking with further regarding the position. Open until filled. Thank you for your interest!
