Chief Development & Marketing Officer
Girl Scouts of Western Washington | Posted on March 17, 2008
Girl Scouts provides in-depth training in Girl Scout programs, skills for working with youth, and ways of involving the girls in planning their own activities. To strengthen program capacity, the merger of Girl Scouts Totem Council and Girl Scouts Pacific Peaks Council was implemented in October 2007, creating a higher capacity operation as Girl Scouts of Western Washington (GSWW). Based in Seattle, GSWW serves 17 counties in Western Washington and supports 27,000 girls with the assistance of 11,000 adult volunteers.
The newly designed role of Chief Development & Marketing Officer will lead GSWW’s combined efforts in achieving institutional visibility and impact, increasing institutional resources, and meeting the other strategic and long-range goals of GSWW. Leading these two functional areas, the position will build and mentor a cohesive group and team atmosphere that will articulate one voice to foster the Girl Scout mission.
He/She will efficiently manage both the marketing and development functions by building on the strengths and synergies of these two areas. The Chief Development & Marketing Officer plans and executes an annual work plan to advance the fundraising goals of the organization and increase recognition and understanding of the Girl Scout brand. He/she will also work collaboratively with client departments to identify market/customer needs, advise program staff on aspects that can make programs more marketable, function as an internal service group for other GSWW departments, and develop a marketing plan that will position GSWW as a leader in the field of girls’ leadership development.
Experience with a merged organization, as well as demonstrated management skills, will be important as she/he will help unite the newly merged Councils to be a successful, nationally recognized organization. The successful candidate will be a strategic and creative thinker who demonstrates confidence and clear vision in generating new ideas and building on already established fund development and marketing programs. The ideal candidate will have experience in leveraging public relations and marketing to support fund development goals. Communication, team-building, community-involvement, energy, self-motivated.
A Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and work experience, is required with a minimum five years progressively responsible experience in fund development and/or marketing, and two years managing and leading a multi-faceted fund development operation. Strong skills and understanding of donor-related technology and research is preferred.
Girl Scouts of Western Washington is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply by. Please send cover letter and resume to: Waldron & Company; 1100 Olive Way, Suite 1800; Seattle, WA 98101; 206 441-4144, 206-441-5213 fax; info@waldronhr.com.
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