The Fundraising and Engagement Manager has primary responsibility for executing new creative Fundraising events/external outreach to drive additional donor engagement and revenue under the direction of the Executive Director. These activities include the signature VIP Reception and Golf Tournament, Songwriters Night, Online Giving Campaigns, and all operational aspects of the PEDIGREE Foundation DOGS RULE. ® gear which is one of our fundraising platforms. This role supports these goals; (1) to help more dogs find forever homes through funds raised to support our grants program; (2) to drive engagement of Mars associates and the public; and (3) to drive awareness of PEDIGREE Foundation through donor campaigns.

This Associate also leads the strategic direction of our Gear design and merchandising efforts, operates our in-office retail store, our online retail store, and our pop-up stores at a variety of external partnership events. The PEDIGREE Foundation Fundraising Engagement Manager leads the recruitment and management of our active volunteer (PEDIGREE Foundation Ambassador) team and creates new opportunities to drive awareness and sales of DOGS RULE. ® gear and other fundraising initiatives. Reports to the Executive Director of PEDIGREE Foundation.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, communication or non-profit fundraising
• 5+ years of experience working for non-profit
• Experience with fundraising in a non-profit space
• Previous experience in managing events
• Be able to support flexible working hours/days
• Internal and external stakeholder management
• Strong organizational skills and agility
• Strong communication skills
• Project management experience
• A passion for pets/animal welfare

Nice to have

• Experience in retail and inventory management

What would be your key responsibilities?

Develop fundraising strategy with the Executive Director and execute programs to support the goal of raising by 2030 additional funds for the Foundation’s grant programs.

Develop a strategy for retail sales and execute tactics to support decisions of the Pedigree Foundation Board and Fundraising Committee

Fundraising Events

• Manage and execute Annual VIP Reception, Golf Tournament, Songwriters fundraising events
• Manage with Internal and external team collaborative events that drive engagement for Associates and raises awareness for donors.
• Develop and manage Internal Donor Campaign for Pet Tag Wall
• Work with Mars stakeholders and strategic business communication team to drive Associate Payroll Deduction participation
• Drive general event planning and coordination with Culture Counsel to include the Foundation in MARS internal activities.

Gear

• Design, create, and select merchandise and apparel.
• Oversee merchandise production, sales, and brand standards.
• Function as the Pedigree Foundation contact for vendors and participate in regular meetings with vendors to coordinate with and expand on DOGS RULE. ® gear sales.
• Organize and manage all retail sales events (set-up/tear-down, ordering, venue logistics, coordinating volunteers)
• Review and measure reporting templates to track sales and inventory
• Create merchandise opportunities through the development of relationships with public figures including social media bloggers, and coordinate with social communication leads for integration into social media platforms.
• Manage retail store space in the Mars Petcare office, including store and brand appearance by executing regular floor set arrangements
• Expand merchandise line to other sites and create pop-up stores.
• Manage online sales through the management of the DOGS RULE. ® gear online webstore.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars does not sponsor visas for this role.

This position is not eligible for relocation benefits.