This is satisfying and challenging work that makes a real difference in people's lives. We are where you can achieve professional growth with personal fulfillment. We are where you can connect people to making a lifesaving impact. We are where you can partner with individuals, schools, lawmakers, healthcare providers and others to ensure everyone has access to healthier lifestyle choices and proper healthcare. The American Heart Association is where you can make an extraordinary impact.
As the Executive Director for Northern NJ you will:
- provide leadership for American Heart Association fundraising campaign activities for our Northern NJ market
- be responsible for achieving set revenue goals
- develop and implement a plan of revenue growth through key fundraising events, strategic market partnerships and philanthropic donors
- work with the local market Board of Directors to impact mission engagement and leadership recruitment campaigns
- hire and supervise the territory’s fundraising implementers.
In this role, you will report to Kelly - Senior VP of Development and will work with the Executive Director for Central/Southern NJ to implement a plan for NJ growth and success.
To be successful as an Executive Director with AHA we need you to have:
- 4 plus years of experience in fundraising or corporate sales,
- a minimum of 1 year of supervising sales or fundraising staff
- ability to build powerful partnerships with corporate leaders and senior level volunteers
- be a strong manager with the ability to coach and mentor to AHA best practices, sales methodologies, timelines and volunteer engagement practices to ensure that revenue targets are reached.
To help you be successful you will have access to our award-winning learning platform Heart U, 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 you want to join our mission and be a “Relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives”, 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;
- demonstrated ability to recruit, train, direct and supervise multiple staff in a team environment;
- 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;
- have a proven ability to understand and navigate corporate cultures to achieve goals.
- you must be willing to travel within your territory on a daily basis as well as occasional travel to other locations in the affiliate and to our National Center in Dallas, Texas for meetings or training.
Education: Related experience may be substituted as follows: 1½ years experience equates to 1 full time year of higher education.
Experience: Must have at least 4-5 years of experience in fundraising, outside sales or in a non-profit organization in a similar capacity that includes at least 1 year of experience in a managing sales or fundraising staff. This experience may also count towards satisfying this position’s educational requirement.