Careers

Responsibilities :

• Working closely with the Communications team, reporting to Head of Communications and Co-Founders
• Coordinating with graphic designer to create collaterals, posters, infographics etc
• Coordinating with field staff and photographers for content or project execution
• Working closely with the press team to coordinate video interviews, media filming, potential new press stories etc
• Develop new and imaginative online and offline campaigns and out-of-the-box activities, creating a yearly calendar
• Organizing and coordinating small scale and large scale events, national and international workshops, seminars
• Organizing, coordinating with tour operators and other relevant persons for annual expeditions (Founders Trip)
• Organizing and coordinating digital events, webinars, panel discussions, interviews
• Thank you calls and emails to people who have donated and/or attended an event
• Networking with people and HNI’s at events.
• Creative content creation, video production, creative direction – working closely with the videographer and editor to ideate, execute and deliver final product
• Celebrity engagement – approaching new celebrities, building celebrity database and converting them into supporters/donors/patrons, organizing celebrity visits to the centres
• Handling all filming projects – Liaison with filming production houses, broadcasters, filming cast and crew, coordinating with various teams 
• Updating and tracking various sheets including annual metrics, events, celebrities, donors etc
• Creating presentations for various events
• Ideating, scripting, recording and editing the WSOS podcast (Elephant Tails)
• Organizing interviews with famous personalities, drafting scripts, recording and editing WSOS talk show (The Wild Side)
• Regular follow ups and updates to donors, supporters and stakeholders
• Approaching new corporates/organizations for partnerships or collaborations, managing existing brand partnerships 
• Drafting proposals for partnerships and collaborations
• Working with the legal team to create or edit MoU’s or other legal guidance
• Coordinate with accounts department periodically and as required to end out donation receipts and 80G certificates
• Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.
• Researching and signing up for upcoming events and conferences
• Assist communications team with additional help in other areas

Skills and Experience

• Graduate/postgraduate in Communications field
• Established understanding in Public Relations.
• Must be a people person 
• Excellent speaking skills – Confident in speaking to small or large groups of people
• Excellent writing skills (English) and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Hindi & English – both written and verbal.
• Basic Understanding of prospect donor target markets (ie HNI, CSR, Foundations, Rotary/Lions)
• A detail oriented person.
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Have a flexible approach to work
• Diligent Worker
• Ability to Multitask and handle a variety of projects at once
• Ability to work on their own to drive projects through to completion
• Should be able to travel to field sites on a short notice
• Be comfortable to work on field as and when required

Responsibilities :

• Framing new campaigns for raising awareness on topics related to elephant conservation
• Working on strong, actionable petitions on relevant topics pertaining to elephant cruelty, elephant conservation, rescue of abused elephants and so on
• Coordinating with vendors for collaterals for ongoing campaigns.
• Analysing the campaign end to end for the communication team.
• Experience in market survey and evaluation is preferred to analyse the impact of the campaign
• Must have knowledge on how to formulate budgets and allocate funds for optimum utilization and output
• Should have prolific skills to work on detailed grant utilisation reports
• Coordinating with Responsible Tourism Society of India to organise task force committee meetings and launch petitions
• Donor management skill is priority as you will be required to interact with national and international donors of high value and importance
• Organising and assisting field team with visits of VIPs from the Ministry to the Elephant Centre
• Working on planning an event calendar and conduct awareness events

Responsibilities :

• Managing the Elephant Rescue Helpline and attending all calls and messages
• Creating a working database of cruelty complaints from people who reach out to the Elephant Rescue Helpline
• Prioritising elephant cruelty complaints on the basis of injuries, old age, handicap, blindness and acts of cruelty recorded
• Assist complainants with drafting letters of complaint and acting as the coordinating authority between Forest Department and complainant for actioning
• Create a working document for all the details of Forest Department officers of different states for easier access
• Drafting official letters to State Forest Departments regarding mahout training workshops, off-site elephant treatment, training programs and so on
• Liasoning with State Forest Departments for arranging all required documents, paperwork, NOCs and certificates for transferring elephants from different states to our Centre
• Going on elephant rescues and properly documenting the rescues while coordinating with the rescue team, Forest Department and communications team
• Assist with creating a timeline for rescue
• Observing elephant behaviour to understand the personality of the elephant in order to give information to the communications team and donors to create a connection between audience and the rescued elephant
• Must be open to travelling to remote locations across the country for weeks at a stretch
• Proficiency in Hindi and English is of utmost priority for translation of letters by Forest Department
• Work with the Anti poaching unit to stay informed about needy elephants in captivity and maintain a database
• Coordinate logistics with field team for performing rescues. This includes mahouts, veterinarians, drivers, lawyers and communications team

Skills

• Preferably science background
• Resourcefulness in setting priorities
• Technologically savvy
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience with Excel, Word and social media platforms
• Able to work independently; able to multitask while also being highly detail-oriented
• Able to travel domestically throughout India
• Good speaking and writing skills in English and Hindi
• Interest and experience in wildlife conservation and animal welfare
• Able to travel with elephant ambulance during rescue through rough terrains
• Able to put in long hours during an elephant rescue
• Able to work well with a diverse team

Responsibilities :

• To build and lead a designated team of Resource Mobilization executives and Resource Mobilization officers to generate funds for Wildlife SOS from individual donors
• Accountable for handling team-mates/subordinates and developing team.
• To be responsible to meet the KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and targets of designated team
• Any other task that may be reasonably requested by the organization.
• Managing, developing and coaching the RM executives and officers for meeting desired targets
• Lead the site operations and events for raising funds from existing sources and identify potential funding opportunities
• Lead from the front and spend the majority of your time fundraising alongside staff members
• Create public awareness to support Wildlife SOS’s conservation efforts
• Assist from time to time with recruitment of staff or initial training of team members
• Attend regular training and discussions for improvement
• Potentially assist in delivering trainings along with the assistant FR manager
• To research, approach and secure new corporate partnerships.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to maximise fundraising income.
• Face to Face Fundraising- Inspire and motivate members of the general public about Wildlife SOS’s work
• To recruit long term donors, via face-to-face fundraising in private sites whilst ensuring the highest standards of fundraising are maintained.
• To provide operational support to the RM Executives and officers to contribute to the motivation of a high performing team who inspire members of the public to become regular givers.
• Manage a team of staff who directly engage with our existing donors each day (thanking them, asking for additional campaign support, reactivating lapsed donor)
• Coach, manage, train, and motivate your team to exceed their financial and non-financial KPIs
• Develop more leaders so we can continue our growth
• Spend at least half your time calling alongside your team, leading by example
• Be well-versed with WSOS’s goals and objectives for awareness and education to the prospective donors
• Attend regular training

Responsibilities :

• Respond to incoming calls on the Rescue Helpline number 
• Track and document the location, rescue operation status and the total rescue  time for each call 
• Coordinate with the rescue staff based on their availability and location for the  next rescue operation  
• Keep the caller informed about the status of the rescue operation at every  stage 
• Connect with the caller after completion of rescue operation for feedback 
• Co-ordinate effectively with the members of the rescue team to ensure a swift  response 
• Document each rescue operation in detail  
• Maintain and share monthly rescue reports with the Deputy Director – Sp.  Projects 
• Report to the Deputy Director – Sp. Projects regarding rescue team  requirements and leave approvals 
• Work closely with the social media team to keep them updated about rescue  operations 

Key skills:  

• Excellent communication skills. Knowledge of English and Hindi is a must.
• General interest in social issues, animal welfare and wildlife conservation 
• Team player, interest in learning new skills and comfortable working in a fast  paced environment

Responsibilities :

• Develop an understanding and awareness about Wildlife SOS work.
• Make presentations and calls and explain about the organization’s work to members of the public in a clear and interesting way.
• Meet set income targets by signing paid supporters and individual donors for Wildlife SOS.
• Develop and manage long term relationship with donors and upgrading them up the donor pyramid.
• To aid the Fundraising and volunteering team.
• To Influence donors to donate or sponsor animals or provide volunteer services by following a prepared script to give organisation’s reference information.
• To ensure that fundraising and resource mobilization information are up to date.
• Manage information and record the profile and fundraising activity of donors on a database.
• Motivate and facilitate supporters to maximise the funds they raise.
• Inspire new supporters to raise money, while maintaining and developing relationships with existing supporters.
• To develop and generate volunteer and donor queries to support BBRC project.
• Any other activities or assignments as requested by the Management.
• Going for appointments.
• Assisting during stalls.

Responsibilities :

• Work closely with the social media manager to create engaging content for the organizations social media presence.
• Keep the social media channels updates, while seeking out new social media avenues and ways of connecting to the target groups.
• Manage the organizations social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Twitter and other relevant platforms.
• Engage in social media presence creation on new and emerging social media platforms
• Create dynamic written, graphic and video content.
• Optimize content following Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click(PPC)
• Create content for audience engagement, promote audience interaction, encourage audience participation and increase audience presence on the website.
• Assist the social media manager with events, large projects and audience management and daily maintenance of the website.
• Develop social media campaigns.
• Manages social media communications.
• Suggest and make the website more user-friendly and up to date.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams to build and execute digital marketing strategy.
• Track, analyze, and report on performance of website and social media.
• Executes the scheduling and approval of social media posts and reports as well as manages continual evaluation and improvement of those posts

Skills:

• Knowledge of analytical tools such as Google Analytics and Google AdWords.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required; experience in InDesign, Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and video-editing software a definite plus
• Marketing or Social Media Marketing Degree Preferred.
• Technology Skills, SEO and PPC.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong understanding of social media and marketing communications
• Ability to make recommendations based on campaign analytics
• Social media platform management (Hootsuite, Sprout, etc.) experience
• Basic ability to edit photos and video
• Basic photography and video skills
• Basic understanding of Public Relations