Mission Advancement Specialist
Tracking Code
8182-415
Job Description
Are you ready to join an organization where you can make an extraordinary impact every day?
Imagine all Americans enjoying ideal cardiovascular health free of heart disease and stroke. At the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, we get to work toward that goal every day. Is it easy? No. Is it worthwhile? Absolutely.
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.
The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for a Mission Advancement Specialist in our National Center office located in Dallas, TX .
The Mission Advancement Specialist is responsible for performing administrative duties that are critical to a high functioning team. This includes preparing correspondence, agendas, meeting PowerPoints, and reporting support as needed. You will need to maintain the utmost levels of professionalism, organization, and collegiality. Additional responsibilities include managing conflict free calendar and travel for the National Vice President of Mission Advancement Grants & Operations, managing expenses for the team, managing the BB CRM donor database, and organizing/sorting information spreadsheets and special projects as assigned.
Essential Job Duties:
- Provides administrative support to National Vice President, Mission Advancement Grants and Operations and corresponding team which may include appointment and travel scheduling and processing travel and expenses, maintaining calendar, SharePoint maintenance, meeting notes and logistics support professional development workshops or related planning and logistics.
- Acts as BBCRM Power User to support BBCRM Pipeline and Moves Management Updates, generate reports and exports.
- Maintains log of proposals submitted by Mission Advancement staff, maintains electronic filing system for retrieval of historical proposal and donor records.
Want to help get your resume to the top? Take a look at the experience we require:
Required Experience
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Three (3) years of administrative experience working in a nonprofit, hospital, academic institution, law firm, or corporate environment.
- Intermediate to advanced experience (such as record navigation and look up, using dashboards, running reports without supervision, and ability to support others’ use of) relationship management software, such as BBCRM, Blackbaud, Dynamics, Raiser’s Edge, or SalesForce.
- Demonstrated experience in office equipment, management procedures, scheduling systems and file maintenance.
- Experience in planning and implementing meetings and small to mid-size events.
- Intermediate experience (such as formatting, sorting, creating) with Excel spreadsheets, Word including mail merge, correspondence, and agendas.
Here are some of the preferred skills we are looking for:
- Knowledge of the philanthropic landscape.
- Previous experience working with high net worth donors
- Project management and SharePoint experience.
So, are you ready to work for the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases? Click on “New Resume” (or “Existing Resume” if you have previously applied to AHA positions) to submit your online application. Only those candidates deemed most qualified by the hiring manager will be contacted to interview.
At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity applies to both our workforce and the communities we serve as it relates to heart health and stroke prevention.
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Job Location
Dallas, Texas, United States
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
Job Category: Administrative/Clerical
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