Vice President, Shelter Partnerships

Vice President, Shelter Partnerships

The Vice President, Shelter Partnerships plays a critical role leading the ASPCA's work to strengthen and expand relationships with shelter and rescue partners, driving collaboration, innovation, and impact across the animal welfare field.

The ASPCA is committed to partnering with shelters and rescues to support good welfare for the animals in their communities. We have multiple and varied programs that work with shelters and rescues via training, mentorship, transport, granting, disaster response, cruelty case management and other programming. The Shelter Partnerships Department includes the Northern Tier Shelter Initiative, the LA Initiative, and Shelter Learning teams.

In this role, the Vice President will serve as a key connector across departments and stakeholders, fostering deeper engagement with partners and ensuring their needs and perspectives are reflected in ASPCA initiatives. They will lead our work to improve coordination, efficiency, and cohesion in shelter-related programming, while also ensuring that innovations and practices from the animal welfare field are informing the work of the ASPCA. Additionally, they will lead the development and execution of strategies to enhance partner recruitment, onboarding, and long-term retention.

The Vice President will also oversee the creation and dissemination of tools and resources that support shelter and rescue organizations nationwide, acting as a liaison between internal teams, external consultants, and field partners. By identifying emerging needs and opportunities, they will ensure the ASPCA remains responsive, informed, and impactful in its shelter partnership work.

The Vice President, Shelter Partnerships reports directly to the SVP, Shelter Services and has 3 direct reports.

This remote-based position is open to all eligible candidates based within the United States. The Vice President, Shelter Partnerships will be expected to work a schedule that roughly aligns with standard working hours in the eastern time zone. Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% annually, as needed.

Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to education, training, experience, location, business needs, internal equity, market demands or budgeted amount for the role. The target hiring range is for new hire offers only, and compensation may increase beyond the maximum hiring range based on performance over time. The maximum of the hiring range is reserved for candidates with the highest qualifications and relevant experience. The expected hiring salary ranges for this role are set forth below and may be modified in the future.

• Zone 1 : $158,000 - $170,000 annually
• Zone 2 : $173,000 - $187,000 annually
• Zone 3 : $191,000 - $206,000 annually

At the ASPCA, you don't have to choose between your passion and making a living. Our comprehensive benefits package helps ensure you can live a rewarding life at work and at home. Our benefits include, but are not limited to :

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

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