The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for a TEMPORARY YOUTH MARKET (SCHOOLS) DIRECTOR - IN INDIANAPOLIS COVERING THE SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA TERRITORY in ourMIDWEST AFFILIATE. This position will be a Home Office based. You can reside in the following cities: INDIANAPOLIS, GREENFIELD, NEW CASTLE, RICHMOND, SHELBYVILLE, LIBERTY, CONNERSVILLE, GREENSBURG, BROOKVILLE, COLUMBUS, OR VERSALLES. The Youth Market Director is responsible for applying proven sales techniques to acquire new accounts and renew and grow existing accounts related to youth market sites. This is done to achieve revenue generation and program goals.
- Responsible for recruitment and cultivation of school volunteers in assigned territory for youth market partnership with the American Heart Association.
- Responsible for the account management and American Heart Association cause promotion in schools that are existing accounts and potential accounts within the K-12 market.
- Recruit, train and develop volunteers at multiple levels throughout the schools assigned.
- Establish and maintain superior customer service relations with appropriate contacts within your market area.
- Performs summer cultivation with school administrators at both the school and district level.
- Provides staff services to local American Heart Association boards, committees, and groups.
- Provide Midwest Affiliate and National Center with detailed results for effective tracking. Assists in the development of appropriate reports, evaluations, and data gathering for volunteers, committees and the affiliate.
- Must have at least 1 to 2 years of experience in outside sales or in a non-profit organization in a similar capacity. This experience may also count towards satisfying this position’s educational requirement.
- Must possess excellent sales, marketing, communication and relationship building skills.
- Ability to analyze and forecast sales and other numerical data.
- Skill in written and oral communications, consultation and comprehensive planning.
- Ability to recruit, train and counsel volunteers to achieve goals and objectives.
- Ability to transport materials and other supplies to and from meetings and events.
- Ability to do daily travel up to 75% and overnight travel up to 25%. Includes ability and willingness to accomplish high levels of travel within assigned territory. This includes typically visiting 5-10 schools each day.
- Must have at least basic knowledge and skill with Microsoft Office 2010 or higher used for word processing, email, presentations, and spreadsheets.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds with the expectation that items in excess of 20 pounds would be broken down into smaller components or additional assistance is required before lifting and/or moving.
Only those candidates deemed most qualified by the hiring manager will be contacted to interview.Attracting talented, committed employees means offering a competitive benefits package, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.