Executive Director

South Florida Wildlife Center

Job Description

South Florida Wildlife Center (SFWC) has partnered with Anderson Impact in its search for a dynamic, innovative, and collaborative leader for the position of Executive Director.

SFWC, founded in 1969, is the region’s and one of the nation’s leading nonprofits dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife. SFWC is Florida’s highest-volume wildlife hospital, caring for 8,000–10,000 animals annually from nearly 300 different species. It is also a teaching hospital – one of the largest in the United States.

Located in Fort Lauderdale, its comprehensive wildlife hospital and rehabilitation facility is a vital resource for a region where rapid development and population growth increasingly put native wildlife at risk. Its programs are also national in scope helping to save the lives of migratory species of the U.S. and western hemisphere.

As the leader of SFWC, the Executive Director is responsible for providing executive leadership and management across all aspects of the organization’s operations. This includes strategic planning, budgeting, staffing, program evaluation, and overall organizational effectiveness. The Executive Director will guide and inspire a team of talented staff while fostering a culture of teamwork and collaboration at all levels.

The Executive Director is the face of the organization, its primary spokesperson, and cultivator of relationships with donors, community leaders, animal welfare organizations and advocates, government officials, media, volunteers, and other key stakeholders to promote animal welfare and the mission of SFWC.

The Executive Director will also lead SFWS’s exciting capital campaign and usher in the organization’s next bold chapter and expand its lifesaving impact.

For the complete position prospectus and application instructions, please visit https://www.andersonimpact.com/executive-opportunities. All communications, nominations, applications, and inquiries concerning this search should be directed to Rich Anderson at Rich@AndersonImpact.com.

This is a full time job