Major Gifts Officer

Summary Responsible for planning, leading, and implementing the major gifts and legacy giving programs for Animal Protection New Mexico and Animal Protection Voters. The Major Gifts Officer will cultivate relationships with existing major and legacy giving donors, identify prospective major and legacy giving donors, and develop and maintain business partnerships. Key activities include prospect research, developing effective solicitation strategies, stewarding donors through the major giving process and beyond, maintaining donor portfolios, tracking key metrics, and preparing major gift proposals and reports. This individual will also work with board members, other volunteers, and staff leaders to coordinate and implement long‑term fundraising initiatives. Compensation Competitive compensation, generous paid time off, 85% employer‑paid health insurance, 85% employer‑paid dental insurance, 30% employer‑paid group vision insurance, employer‑paid $10,000 accidental death and dismemberment policy, and up to 1% of salary employer contribution to a 401(k) retirement plan annually. Full‑time Starting Salary $71,125 (with no prior relevant experience); final offer based on demonstrated relevant experience. (Example: Candidates with 10 years of experience will earn approximately $80,015.) Location Candidate must be based in NewMexico. APNM staff are working primarily from home, with occasional work from APNM’s SantaFe office. Employment Category Regular, exempt, full‑time employment. Skills and Competency Areas High attention to detail Commitment to completing tasks Ability to effectively and professionally communicate and work with a diverse constituency Excellent people skills including collaboration, persuasiveness, sensitivity to others, empathy, team and rapport building, listening skills, conversational ease, flexibility, and assertiveness Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills Desire to work in and support a team environment and its goals; experienced with team leadership Self‑motivated and self‑confident Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines Can respond with flexibility to reasonable changes in work priorities and circumstances Macintosh computer‑literate, and experienced in using a variety of computer software programs including e‑mail, Microsoft Office products (particularly advanced Excel skills), web‑based software products, and social media Experience working within computer databases and specifically CRMs Familiarity with NewMexico strongly preferred Minimum Physical Requirements Must be able to perform job duties in a normal office/work environment; must be able to perform light lifting of outreach materials (wheeled carts are available). Education/Experience Requirements Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Journalism, Writing, etc.) plus at least three years major gift experience in the nonprofit arena preferred; or equivalent combination of education/experience. Ideal candidates will also have experience in legacy/planned giving, will have completed specific development‑related training, and have a thorough background in and experience with fundraising best practices and standards, donor database record management and analysis, prospect research tools, and development planning. #J-18808-Ljbffr