The Founders Affiliate of the American Heart Association is recruiting for a DevelopmentDirector for our Northern NJ Heart Ball. Based in our Saddle Brook, NJ office, this position will be responsible for fund-raising and building powerful partnerships for local AHA events that bring together corporate partners, medical leaders, community leaders, and volunteers to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke.
- Ddeveloping Executive Leadership to engage and expand corporate support and bring new executive leadership to the teamrevenue generation, (corporate sponsorships, event tickets sales, auctions and open your heart pledges/individual giving); event management and logistics, conducting sales calls to generate new business and manage existing companies; developing and growing relationships with volunteers, sponsors, key corporate & community leaders; goal setting with corporate companies and individuals to raise funds and awareness, and networking within the local area. In this role you can expect to travel approximately 75% of the time driving locally in Northern New Jersey region as well as some travel to regional offices for meetings and training.
- In this role, you will report to our Executive Director for Northern New Jersey. You will have the opportunity to work with a number of varied staff in our fund-raising, program and mission related positions.
As the ideal candidate for the Director Heart Ball position we need you to bring your 2 plus years of experience in fundraising or corporate sales and your ability to build powerful partnerships with corporate leaders and senior level volunteers. We want people that want to get things done, haveconfidence and who are not afraid to make an ask. To help you be successful you will have access to our award-winning learning platform the Heart U as well as our sales training & relationship development program- Building Powerful Partnerships which received a 2017 Learning! 100 Award from Elearning! Media Group, and various other training and support mechanisms locally and through our National Center.
Requirements:
- If this sounds like you, review the preferred skills we are looking for below: ( Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
- You should have the ability to accomplish results through strong volunteer recruitment and management, have a proven track record in exceeding sales/fundraising goals, possess the knowledge and demonstrated ability to successfully identify, cultivate, recruit, and maintain relationships with top level volunteers/customers, have great organizational, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, and a proven ability to understand and navigate corporate cultures to achieve goals. You must be willing to travel within your territory on a daily basis as well as occasional travel to other locations in the affiliate and to our National Center in Dallas, Texas for meetings or training.
Experience:
- Must have at least 3 years of experience in fundraising, outside sales and/or senior level volunteer management. This experience may also count towards satisfying this position’s educational requirement.
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