The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for a Heart Walk Director (Sales/Fundraising) in our Great Rivers Affiliate office located in Akron, OH. The Director will be will be responsible for cultivating and securing corporate sponsorships and managing corporate accounts and community teams to meet the overall fundraising goal in excess of $600,000.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Achievement of the Heart Walk financial goal(s)
- Accountability for the implementation of the Heart Walk event based on nationally established best practices.
- Conduct revenue generation-focused sales calls daily and appropriately document scheduled appointments and results
- Develop and cultivate mutually satisfying relationships with corporations and top level donors
- Utilize consultative approach to match donor interests with AHA mission and priorities
- Lead team captain, participant and volunteer recruitment and engagement. Ensuring the right profile event and executive leadership team chairpersons and other volunteers are recruited and provided effective orientation, training and development and activation
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Skills/Experience:
- At least two years of experience with a non-profit organization in a fund raising position, or two years proven success in marketing, sales, event planning, fundraising or new business development.
- Demonstrated skills in negotiation and motivation
- Proven outside sales experience, business-to-business experience preferred
- Knowledge and skills in fund raising principles, practices and techniques
- Ability to recruit, train, counsel, and manage volunteer groups and to develop long range organizational goals and follow through with them
- Ability to work in a team atmosphere, but also to work independently
- Ability to apply sound judgment and problem solving skills to conflicts
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Applied knowledge and intermediate skills in windows applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook
- Demonstrated skills in written and oral communication including large and small group presentations, group facilitation, and training, ability to speak publicly
- Ability and willingness to travel and to work evenings and weekends on occasion
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Feb 13 2018
Active Until:
Mar 14 2018
Hiring Organization:
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry:
Nonprofit