The Founders Affiliate of the American Heart Association is recruiting to fill a vacant Development Director position on our Wall Street Run and Heart Walk team. Based in our NYC office, the Development Director – Wall Street Run & Heart Walk will work in coordination with the other Development Directors on the team to implement the AHA’s Heart Walk fund raising strategies and Life is Why initiatives in the NYC market. Some of the key responsibilities you will have in this role include, identification, cultivation and recruitment of C-suite and Upper Level Management volunteer leaders; sponsor solicitation, activation, and cultivation; maintaining and stewarding relationships with key corporate and community leaders; establishing new accounts and cultivating new customers to reach highest level of revenue generation; and building a network of meaningful volunteer partnerships to advance our mission.
In this role, you will report to Sadia our Senior Development Director for the Wall Street Run & Heart Walk and become part of her team of Development Directors for the Heart Walk.
To be successful as a Development Director we need you to bring your 2 plus years of experience in fundraising or corporate sales and your ability to build powerful partnerships with corporate leaders and senior level volunteers. To help you be successful you will have access to our award-winning learning platform the American Heart University as well as our sales training & relationship development program- Building Powerful Partnerships which received a 2017 Learning! 100 Award from Elearning! Media Group, and various other training and support mechanisms locally and through our National Center.
If this sounds like you, review the preferred skills we are looking for: ( Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
You should have the ability to accomplish results through strong volunteer recruitment and management, have a proven track record in exceeding sales/fundraising goals, possess the knowledge and demonstrated ability to successfully identify, cultivate, recruit, and maintain relationships with top level volunteers/customers, have great organizational, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, and a proven ability to understand and navigate corporate cultures to achieve goals.
- Education: Related experience may be substituted as follows: 1 ½ years experience equates to 1 full time year of higher education.
- Experience: Must have at least 3 years of experience in fundraising, outside sales and/or senior level volunteer management. This experience may also count towards satisfying this position’s educational requirement.
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