Walk Manager

• Responsible for achieving current revenue targets and expense budgets for Walk to End Alzheimer’s events with direct accountability for goals set forth in the annual budget.
• Develop and follow a comprehensive development plan for Walk to End Alzheimer’s 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 on the Walk to End Alzheimer’s planning committee and garner community support.
• Responsible for ensuring the Walk to End Alzheimer’s has high level leadership volunteers in place and train, coach and develop Walk leadership volunteers to reach goals.
• Ensure Walk volunteer committees are recruited, trained and developed on the National Walk to End Alzheimer’s timeline and utilizing best practices, resulting in the attainment of income goal and team goals
• Ensure smooth integration of the National Association best practices, standards and guidelines
• Work with the volunteer planning committee to organize outreach activities that promote the Alzheimer’s Association mission and services, including community presentations and corporate engagement opportunities
• Manage the Walk websites and all related setup, reports and information
• Lead corporate outreach, team recruitment and stewardship initiatives for assigned Walks
• Responsible for renewal and support of WTEA corporate sponsors as well as recruitment of new non-industry related sponsors.
• Foster team work to support staff’s team recruitment/stewardship/fundraising efforts.
• Develop and sustain proficiency in team registration and report generation (Convio) and database gift entry and donor profiles (Team Approach).
• Maintain organized computer and hard copy files Walks
• Recruit and train committee and day-of Walk volunteers.
• With WTEA Team, plan, organize and lead Delaware Valley Chapter staff team recruitment initiatives including but not limited to staff team recruitment challenges, recognition initiatives to recognize longevity and fundraising, and internal/external team/volunteer recruitment opportunities.
• Initiate and support WTEA wrap around events to maximize fundraising and awareness
• Assist with walk logistical needs leading up to the event and post event including setting up kickoffs, Bank Nights, recognition events, volunteer committee coordination and other logistical needs as requested by the Senior Director Special Events or Associate Director Special Events.
• Produce and submit weekly activity plan and weekly stats report to supervisor and Senior Director Special Events.  
• Manage Walk-related social media 
• Lead AlzTogether Day initiatives
• Manage Team Touches
• Manage Walk day-of supplies, promotional materials and tee shirt processes
• Act as primary point of contact for any new Walk locations that may be created in future.

ADDITIONAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for routine submissions and weekly checks of Chapter website entries and Convio pages on Walk to End Alzheimer’s and wraparound events.
• Attend Walk and Chapter special event committee meetings as requested by supervisor.
• Proactively identify key volunteer/sponsor leadership for the Chapter as well as possible major gift donors and/or planned gift donors.
• 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.
• Assure compliance with Alzheimer’s Association policies, standards and regulatory requirements.
• Produce team reports for Walk committee meetings.
• Responsible for day-of -walk logistics including packing, set up, event, breakdown logistics schedule and map for primary Walks, as well as assisting with logistics of other walks as directed by supervisor.
• Meet goals for signing up new Alzheimer’s advocates
• Maintain and submit monthly expense reports on WTEA 
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor, Senior Director Special Events or Delaware Valley Chapter Executive Director.