Reporting to the Development Director, The Longest Day Coordinator will play a key leadership role in achieving budgetary and strategic goals as part of the Alzheimer’s Association Washington State Chapter’s strategic plan. As a member of the development team, he/she is responsible for the significant growth and development of the Chapter’s second signature event, The Longest Day. This position will manage development and execution of Chapter-wide The Longest Day recruitment and retention efforts and is accountable for the achievement of income performance targets through the effective leadership, engagement, empowerment, and mobilization of a volunteer committee.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Actively recruits volunteers to serve on The Longest Day volunteer committee
- Engages, trains and manages relationships with community based leadership volunteers (chapter-wide) to develop and execute a local recruitment, cultivation and retention plan for new and veteran The Longest Day teams
- Responsible for effectively and efficiently completing activities and meeting target deadlines for successful event execution
- Ensures ongoing mission education for volunteer committee members
- Implements best practices for leadership development, increased participation and event revenue growth; drives and encourages creativity and innovation at the community/chapter level
- Develops and demonstrates skills in community organization, relationship building, talent identification and leadership development
- Collaborates with other key departments to ensure cross promotion, and support of, organizational goals and/or messages
- Regularly attends and presents at community and networking events to establish presence in community
- Monitors activities to identify trends and best practices; measures impact of specific actions; identifies and addresses issues as they arise and adjusts plans as required
- Utilizes available resources to maximize event results and participates in webinars, conference calls and/or trainings offered by the Association for The Longest Day
- Ensures inclusion of The Longest Day within Chapter promotional/communications channels including email, social media, e-News; public relations and local marketing efforts
- Provides ongoing support for The Longest Day volunteers in Alaska
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum 3-years’ experience in developing and executing holistic event strategies
- Minimum 3-years’ experience with volunteer recruiting, development and management, public relations, donor cultivation and relations, corporate sponsor cultivation and relations, and event management
- Proven history of achieving revenue goals
- Effective public speaker and ability develop relationships in the community
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with attention to detail
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines with flexibility and good humor
- Ability to work independently and establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff team to achieve results
- Demonstrated ability in handling multiple projects, time management, setting priorities, and meeting deadlines with strong planning and organizational skills
- Ability to diagnose and solve problems
- Professional customer service skills
- Sensitivity to working with older adults and ability to work compassionately with persons with dementia or memory loss
- Ability to work with diverse communities and demonstrate inclusion
- Willingness to work some evenings and weekends
- Ability to make frequent trips within Chapter territory and fly by air on occasion; access to a reliable vehicle and must possess a valid driver’s license
- Knowledge of Team Approach, Convio and/or other fundraising databases preferred (This position will need to pass the Team Approach Certification)
- Microsoft Suite and Google Suite: Mail, Calendar, Docs and Hangouts.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Mar 13 2019
Active Until:
Apr 13 2019
Hiring Organization:
Alzheimer's Association
industry:
Nonprofit