• Demonstrate commitment and passion for the human-animal bond, with the ability to inspire teams, organizations, and communities toward a common goal.
• Collaborate and build partnerships with diverse stakeholders, including governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, academia, industry leaders, and grassroots activists.
• Lead by action and example to advance a culture of positivity, professionalism, trust, transparency, empathy, and excellence at Joybound.
• Serve as a positive contributing member of Joybound’s C- and L-Teams to guide the organization’s strategic direction and tactical implementation.
• Coach and guide program team members, providing ongoing direction, example, mentorship, resources, feedback, and accountability to elevate individual and team performance.
• Advance Joybound’s strategic initiatives and annual goals through innovating program design, effective management, and vibrant cross-departmental collaboration.
• Possess uncompromising ethical integrity and a commitment to upholding the highest standards of animal wellbeing and ethical conduct in all endeavors.
• Maintain the ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, demonstrating resilience, flexibility, and adaptability in the face of challenges and setbacks

• Collaborate with the Advancement team and additional team members as appropriate to cultivate prospective and current corporate partners, foundation funders, individual donors, government officials, civic leaders, and/or the media to achieve Joybound’s revenue, recognition, and reputational goals.
• Support the development of relevant proposals and reports; ensure proper application and stewardship of grants, gifts, program revenue, and other allocated resources.
• Represent Joybound in the media and animal wellbeing and assistance dog sectors, serving as a speaker, leader, member, and/or presenter in broadcasts, publications, professional associations, conferences, advocacy groups, etc.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated passion for Joybound’s mission, vision, values, and goals.
• Bachelor’s degree, with major in nonprofit, public, or business administration preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of ten years’ professional experience in animal wellbeing, with demonstrated success in program development, leadership, and management of multiple departments, direct reports, budgets, and partnerships.
• Demonstrated senior executive leadership skills and qualities.
• Demonstrated dedication to fostering a highly collaborative and transparent work environment.
• Entrepreneurial and strategic approach to business planning and program development and implementation.
• Robust skills in project and team management.
• Ability to prioritize and delegate to multiple teams to achieve objectives on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of excellence.
• Comfort with and commitment to working with diverse staff, volunteers, and community.
• Demonstrated success coaching, mentoring, managing, and developing high performing individuals and teams to accelerate organizational growth and healthy evolution.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; sound judgment, calm demeanor, professional appearance, courteous and tactful discourse, exemplary business and personal ethics.
• Competence with internet search tools, social media applications, and Microsoft Office or G-Suite
• Must be an insured driver and possess a valid California Driver’s License with not more than two at-fault incidents in a three-year period and no major at-fault violations in the last ten years.
• Must be willing to submit to a background check.

PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Willingness to accommodate animals in the workplace and work in an environment that includes constant exposure to animals and animal allergens.
• Ability to lift and move items or animals weighing up to 40 pounds for short distances, and push/pull objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to sit for long periods while using a computer, kneel, bend, stoop, squat, reach above and below shoulder level, grasp and turn objects, stand and/or move frequently, flex the neck upward and downward, and twist the neck and the waist.
• Tetanus and rabies inoculations are required or must be waived.
• Attend events as needed, which may require driving an automobile.