Chief Executive Officer, VBSPCA

Position
:
Chief Executive Officer

Department
:
Executive

Reports To
:
Board Of Directors

Status
:
Exempt;
Full-Time

Compensation
: $170,000

This role is onsite, in-person, five days per week with evening and weekend events and responsibilities as needed.

At the Virginia Beach SPCA (VBSPCA), we believe that human compassion is critical to the elimination of animal suffering. Through shelter operations and adoptions, income based public veterinary clinic services, educational programs, wildlife triage, and numerous animal welfare partnerships, the VBSPCA strives to create a more humane and responsible community. Our mission is to eliminate animal suffering and increase human compassion.

At VBSPCA, we believe in the value of all living creatures and that the animal-human bond creates healthier, happier, more connected communities. We believe that a strong, values-based team is the foundation of our organization. We engage with one another with empathy—seeking to better understand and be understood by others—and joy, passionately sharing and promoting our mission. We are all dedicated and committed to our mission, our work, and ourselves, and we lead through collaboration, openly sharing our individual and collective expertise.

We strive to be innovative and always evolving, and we are proud to be an integral and critical partner in animal welfare throughout the region of Hampton Roads.

The VBSPCA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) provides strategic direction, ensuring all animal welfare and humane education programs continue to grow in effectiveness, delivers sustainable financial support, and manages the organization’s human, financial, and material resources while guaranteeing the VBSCPA culture and values are centered in every activity and interaction across the organization and evident in community partnerships. The CEO is a visionary leader ensuring open shelter access while caring for almost 4,000 companion animals each year and the 74 staff who sustain the organization for the animals.

The CEO will report directly to the Board of Directors through its Chair. The CEO leads the Executive Team consisting of Shelter Operations, Clinic Services and Medical oversight, Human Resources, Fundraising and Marketing, and Finance & Administration. The CEO oversees an annual budget of $7 million.

• Build and execute the organization’s Strategic Plan, taking responsibility for managing the organization according to the identified objectives and goals, report results quarterly and make decisions necessary to achieve objectives.
• Establish and maintain an effective organization and provide leadership to the Executive Team in managing daily operations while keeping a focus on key priorities necessary to carry-out the VBSPCA’s mission.
• Provide executive oversight of the organization’s Shelter, Clinic, Mission delivery and Humane Education programs, working through the program managers to ensure that objectives are met in a timely manner with measurable results.
• Develop annual business and operational plans, with key performance indicator targets, that are aligned with the organization’s Strategic Plan and annual budget.

• In conjunction with the Chief Advancement Officer, CEO is responsible for all aspects of fund development - major donors, individual giving, grants, corporate sponsor ships, foundations, United Way, and special events to include the pursuit of diverse funding sources, setting goals and raising funds to support the organization’s goals and exceed its annual operating budget.
• Communicate the mission and priorities of the VBSPCA effectively and consistently to key supporters, make presentations to potential donors, and generate funds to support and grow the organization’s mission.
• Provide leadership direction and support to the Development staff in analyzing fund development trends, employing best practices in fundraising, engaging the Board, and ensuring a broad and stable base of financial support.

• Serve as the primary face of the organization…