The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for a Health Equity Engagement Manager at our office located in Dallas, TX.
In this role, you will be responsible for the overall management of national partnerships and ensuring strong relationships that enhance not only the work of partners but are aligned with AHA goals. This work will include identifying new partnerships to recruit and cultivate for OHE, engaging and fostering existing partners, and setting up robust criteria and evaluation to make sure partnerships are driving towards health impact. The Strategic Alliances Manager will also coordinate any partner work that extends beyond OHE (such as Field activation) and communicate results to leadership.
- Strategy development to identify key partnerships to recruit and maintain which align with OHE portfolios. Strategy should include assessment and criteria updates as needed. I
- Establish partnership management best practices and a tiered model of support including ongoing outreach to manage partner relationships, engagement in partner events, consistent distribution of reporting for sponsors, and MOU development and execution.
- Develop evaluation and reporting of existing relationships managed and promote results internally at the leadership level and with affiliates.
- Coordinates partner relationship management with the Affiliate staff or local volunteers.
- Identifies success stories from partners for Marketing promotional content & renewals.
- Coordination with cross-functional teams to identify partner relationships that could be leveraged in future sponsorships as well as gaps in partnerships profiles which need to be recruited.
- Minimum two years of experience in the related field
- Excellent written and communications skills
- Confident and seasoned presenter
- Strong volunteer and relationship management experience
- Strategic planning experience particularly with public health issues
Here are some of the preferred experience:
- Management experience, development of junior staff
- Ability to identify evaluation and assessment needs and implement
- Strong collaboration and ability to inspire and drive teams