Community Impact Director
Tracking Code
8299-415
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 Community Impact Director, in our Mid-Atlantic Affiliate office located in Baltimore, MD . The Community Impact Director will serve as the health lead for the market, responsible for driving and executing AHA's strategy for community health and volunteerism in Baltimore, MD .
Under broad supervision, drive the execution of health impact goals by focusing in the areas of hypertension, cholesterol, nutrition, obesity, and physical activity. Effectively integrate population health strategies focusing on collaboration with Development, Quality & Systems Improvement, Advocacy and Communications & Marketing partners. Serve as internal consultant to the region/territory on community and population health strategies and trends with a specialized focus on programs to drive health improvement across diverse communities.
Major Duties:
- Conducts local assessment to determine health priorities, gaps and health needs in Baltimore, MD
- Conducts health planning session and develops market-level health strategy plan based on national priorities and menu of opportunities
- Coordinates and implements the components of the level health strategy plan, focusing on those activities that will have the greatest impact on the largest and most critical populations in order to progress towards the Association’s 2020 goals
- Identifies and engages volunteers in achievement of market-level health strategy plan and other critical activities to improve the heart health in the Baltimore market.
- In collaboration with Metro Executive Director and the VP of Health Strategies, serve as main health strategy lead for the local Board of Directors in Baltimore, MD.
- Works collaboratively with Boards of Directors, as well as local volunteers, state and local partners to assess, build strategy, and implement health strategy plan
- Works collaboratively with internal stakeholders, including affiliate and state-level health strategy colleagues, to ensure that local opportunities are aligned with the Association’s agenda at the state and affiliate level
- Supports the mission of the American Heart Association by collaborating in overall campaign success; works collaboratively to help promote all revenue streams and shares market revenue goals
- Assists with sponsorship proposals and activation, ensuring that proposals maximize health impact and are aligned with strategic priorities
- Works with the development staff to assure mission-related activities are incorporated into all fundraising activities and events
- Recruits and engages local strategic alliances (organizations, coalitions, government agencies, etc.) to support the Association’s market-level goals
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated strategic thinking skills in assessing the local market environment and available resources to successfully implement new and existing programs
- Experience in collective impact campaigns
- Demonstrated ability to productively participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment working towards common goals with internal and external clients
- Proven ability to conduct meetings with internal and external clients including interacting with external partners/sponsors representing AHA to the public as necessary
- Demonstrated ability to manage large projects and events ensuring deadline compliance
- Self-motivated, highly effective organization and analytical skills, multi-tasking, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence team members without supervisory authority
- Demonstrated knowledge of fund raising and maintaining sales relationships at corporate and community levels
- Ability to travel and accommodate volunteer scheduling needs beyond regular hours
Required Experience
Want to help get your resume to the top? Take a look at the experience we require :
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in public health planning, policy/regulatory system change, healthcare marketing/sales, public relations and/or community programs
- 3 years’ experience working with public health, community health or equivalent
- Experience in recruiting, mobilizing, managing, recognizing and evaluating volunteers
Job Location
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
Job Category: Fundraising/Sales
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