We have an excellent opportunity for a Sr. Director of Active Events in our Austin Division. The selected candidate will manage a team of 4 staff members and will have fundraising responsibilities tied to corporate sponsorship and participant income for the annual Austin Heart & Stroke Walk, Hays/Caldwell Heart Walk, and CycleNation. This position has a planned fundraising goal of over $2 million annually. These events bring together corporate partners, medical leaders, community leaders, and volunteers within the community to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke, the number #1 and #5 killer in America. The territory is the Austin area. In 2018, the Austin Heart & Stroke Walk raised $1.5M, and our 2019 goal is to raise over $2 Million through all our events.
The date of the next Austin Heart & Stroke Walk is October 19 th
- Revenue generation and volunteer management for the Austin Heart & Stroke Walk.
- Developing relationships with volunteers, sponsors and key corporate and community leaders.
- Working alongside the events and logistics team to coordinating event efforts and meet company needs to deliver on promised activations.
- Independently conduct exploratory meetings, sales calls, and create strategies to develop current and new donors. Develop relationships and generate revenue through personal visits.
- Research, create and implement strategic plans for sponsorship that align with AHA’s mission and goals. Secure sponsorship and manage relationships to provide beneficial outcomes.
- Develop plans, guidelines and event calendar in order to recruit and manage volunteer event committees and volunteer activities. Facilitate committee leadership.
- Keep informed of AHA key educational and advocacy programs/tools in order to integrate into development strategies.
- Create and implement auxiliary fundraising and sponsorship opportunities to achieve event revenue goals.
- Develop strategies to expand donor and sponsor market. Identifies the best method to implement development materials, recruitment tools and best practices within their event.
- Collaborate with communications and marketing staff to develop and manage event promotions and communications plans.
- Oversee and manage budget to adhere to AHA financial policies and procedures.
- Hire, train, and motivate staff to attain revenue goals.
- Other duties as assigned by manager.
- Five (5) years of experience with promotions, sales, or fundraising strategies
- Five (5) years of experience working with and managing volunteer staff
- Two (2) years of supervisory experience including, hiring, training and motivating staff
- Two (2) years of experience with large event planning and management
- Two (2) years of experience in negotiating agreements and implementing sponsorship plans
- Advanced ability to perform presentations and facilitate meetings with both large and small groups
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and Customer Relationship Management systems