The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for an Executive Director- Development in our Palm Beach County, Florida office. This position is responsible for managing a dynamic fundraising team, as well as collaborating with corporate and community leaders to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of fundraising efforts. The Executive Director is accountable for revenue generation and community development activities for the metro Palm Beach County area. In addition, the Executive Director is responsible for managing top corporate accounts, identifying and recruiting volunteer leadership and holding volunteer leaders and staff accountable to their fundraising goals and objectives.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Recruit, manage, train, coach, lead and evaluate staff and high level volunteers to reach established goals.
- Increase overall market revenue by implementing and setting Best Practices.
- Drive new business recruitment, and aggressively grow the number of new corporations supporting the work of the American Heart Association.
- Engage top employers, Fortune 1000 companies, and major medical institutions in strategic partnerships with the American Heart Association.
- Drive sponsors to be fully engaged partners with the American Heart Association.
- Achieve Best Practices in volunteer recruitment: i.e., committee structure in place 18 months prior to event.
- Secure three-year commitment of Event Chairs for each event.
- Recruit and manage a high-level board of directors of 15-20 top volunteers in the corporate and medical community.
- Engage potential national sponsors in a relationship with the American Heart Association.
Educational Background:
BA/BS Degree.
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum three (3) to five (5) years' work experience in fundraising or outside sales experience, preferably with a voluntary health agency.
- Minimum one (1) year of management experience in a progressively responsible position within fundraising and/or outside sales.
- Knowledge of community organization, sales, fundraising, and marketing principles, practices, techniques and trends.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, including large and small group presentations, group facilitation and training.
- Skill in written communications to include clear and concise narrative reports, evaluations and similar narrative pieces.
- Ability to comprehend and analyze number goals, as well as fundraising reports. Skilled in the use of spreadsheet/database analysis.
- Ability to function independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to maintain a rigorous, goal-oriented management approach.
- Ability to delegate and accomplish goals through volunteers.
- Ability to organize and coordinate large and small functions for varied groups.
- Ability to work in a team environment and interact with all levels of American Heart Association staff, volunteers and the public.
- Proven background and willingness to work in an atmosphere requiring flexibility and change.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Nov 29 2018
Active Until:
Dec 29 2018
Hiring Organization:
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry:
Nonprofit