Reporting to the Vice President of Development, the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Director will play a key leadership role in achieving budgetary goals as part of the Alzheimer’s Association Miami Valley. As a member and leader of the comprehensive development team, he/she is responsible for the growth and development of the Chapter’s largest mass market events: Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the signature fundraising event of the Alzheimer’s Association. He/she will have primary responsibility for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s program and recruit, train and oversight of high level volunteer planning committees to lead those Walks in their respective communities. He/she is also responsible for the cultivation, development and retention of existing and new corporate partnerships.
- Responsible for growth and management of Walk to End Alzheimer’s of the Miami Valley chapter; which includes five walks.
- Responsible for achieving current revenue targets and expense budgets for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Miami Valley with direct accountability for goals set forth in the annual budget.
- Develop and follow a comprehensive development plan for the Walk events that includes budgets, timelines, team recruitment and retention strategies, volunteer committee development, marketing/PR and logistics.
- Develop community contacts to recruit high level volunteer leadership for the chapter.
- Responsible for ensuring Walks have high level leadership volunteers in place and train, coach and develop Walk leadership volunteers to reach goals.
- Maintain relationships with key corporate sponsors year-round and insure involvement in all relevant chapter activities and recognition opportunities.
- Work to develop a new network of high level contacts for the chapter and form new corporate alliances and partnerships.
- Supervise and manage Walk staff for the Walk End Alzheimer’s.
- Promote employee education sessions in local corporations in the community to generate awareness for our cause; to reach out to others; to give back to the corporate sector; and to open new doors for sponsorship opportunities.
- Collaborate closely with the Miami Valley Executive Team and colleagues from the region.
- Use excellent project management skills to manage prospects, provide data and prepare status reports to monitor client activity, revenue and performance evaluation.
- Works with VP of Development, and the development team to achieve the Chapters Strategic Plan.
- 3-5 years of proven track record of revenue and expense budget management.
- 3-5 years in successfully developing and managing corporate partnership programs either for a non-profit or for a corporation. Proven ability to identify, cultivate and manage partner relationships.
- Successful experience recruiting and managing staff and volunteers.
- Strong presentation, sales and writing skills.
- Ability to think creatively and collaboratively in the idea phase, as well as to thrive and adapt to a constant changing environment. An ambitious, realistic and enthusiastic mind-set. Goal oriented; delivering results.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and social networking programs.
- Experience in Convio or other online fundraising platforms preferred.
- Experience in Google Suite: mail, calendar, docs and hangouts preferred.
- Ability to plan and work independently.