The Founders Affiliate of the American Heart Association is recruiting to fill a corporate sales/fundraising opportunity as the Director Special Events in our Utica, NY market. In this role the Director is responsible for:
- Achieving a revenue goal of $400,000 by developing and maintaining relationships with AHA corporate and community partners;
- selling sponsorships and generating participant income for the annual Heart Walk, Go Red for Women and Cycle Nation events;
- developing new company and volunteer recruitment plans as well as drive income goals;
- driving new business development through sponsorship sales;
- recruiting and stewarding c-suite volunteer leaders, team captains and walkers based on nationally established best practices for the Heart Walk;
- driving peer-to-peer fundraising;
- monitoring participant fundraising trends and implementing proven strategies to maximize income;
- conducting a minimum of 10 face to face meetings per week
- building a network of meaningful volunteer partnerships to advance our mission.
In this role, you will report to the Executive Director for Utica and will be based in our Utica, NY office.
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 below: ( Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
- demonstrated success in achieving assigned sales or fundraising revenue goals;
- ability to accomplish results through strong volunteer recruitment and management;
- the knowledge and demonstrated ability to successfully identify, cultivate, recruit, and maintain relationships with top level volunteers/customers;
- great organizational, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills;
- proven ability to understand and navigate corporate cultures to achieve goals;
- willingness to work outside standard hours including early morning, evenings and weekends as needed to support your volunteers and donors;
- 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.
To help you be successful you will have access to our award-winning learning platform the 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.
- Education: Related experience may be substituted as follows: 1 ½ years experience equates to 1 full time year of higher education.
- Experience: Experience in fundraising, outside sales and senior level volunteer management is highly desireable. This experience may also count towards satisfying this position’s educational requirement.
Attracting talented, committed employees means offering a competitive benefits package, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.