The American Heart Association (AHA) is recruiting to fill a Senior Director Heart Walk opening in New York City to lead our Heart Walk Development team.
As the Senior Director Heart Walk you will
- Serve as lead staff for annual Health For Good Movement inclusive of the Wall Street Run & Heart Walk, Brooklyn Heart Walk, and Hard Hats with Heart Campaigns;
- You will supervise a team of development directors each with the own revenue responsibilities;
- You will be required to achieve an overall revenue goal of $3,600,000 for the event;
- Recruit chairperson and vice-chair for Wall Street Run and Heart Walk, Brooklyn Heart Walk, and Hard Hats with Heart and serve as lead staff person for each individual’s organization with regards to sponsorship and corporate walk team.
- Recruit 25-member Executive Leadership Team, aimed in assisting chairperson and staff to reach financial goals for Heart Walk through corporate sponsorship and walk teams.
- Serve as lead staff person for Heart Walk Executive Challenge – challenge to area executives and c-suite personnel to individually fundraising for Wall Street Run and Heart Walk. Responsible for recruiting chairperson for challenge.
- Year-Round recruitment of new business opportunities for Heart Walk, with quarterly updates on progress to new business annual goal.
- Adhere to, coach and monitor to AHA best practices, timelines and volunteer engagement practices to ensure that revenue targets are reached.
- Know, understand and communicate American Heart Association Programs to all customers & volunteers.
- Responsible for the hiring, development, evaluation and management of all Heart Walk staff
- Manage and grow relationships with specific corporate partners as assigned to the SD. Oversee Management and growth of customer relationships assigned to all Heart Walk staff.
- Participate and serve as the AHA representative at community functions that will offer networking and visibility opportunities.
- Implements the Affiliate’s Business Plan as relates to Heart Walk activities.
- Oversee the Heart Walk direct and indirect expense budget
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each skill satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Demonstrated ability to recruit, train, direct and supervise multiple staff in a team environment.
- Skills in oral and written communications, consultation, and comprehensive planning.
- Experience and understanding of volunteer recruitment, training and management.
- Ability and willingness to travel throughout the Region and to Affiliate or National meetings as requested.
- Ability and willingness to work irregular hours including attending evening and weekend meetings or events.
- Ability to work harmoniously with people at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to analyze and evaluate situations, make decisions and develop alternatives.
- Demonstrated ability in written and oral communication.
Take a look at the experience we require:
- Related experience may be substituted as follows: 1 ½ years experience equates to 1 full time year of higher education.
- At least 5 years of experience in fundraising, outside sales or in a non-profit organization in a similar capacity is highly desired. This experience may also count towards satisfying this position’s educational requirement.
Managerial Experience:
- Must have at least 1 year of experience in a sales or fundraising management capacity. This experience may occur within the 5 year related experience requirement. Experience gained through direct internal work on AHA projects/priorities may substitute for this requirement and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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