Overview

　　Now is the time to join us and make a difference. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.

　　We’re hiring a Development Director in Dallas, TX. The director will generate revenue for our Go Red for Women fundraising campaign. This campaign includes are signature Go Red for Women Luncheon event.

　　In this role, you will be responsible for identifying and securing development prospects for the Dallas Go Red for Women Movement. This campaign brings together corporate partners, medical leaders, community leaders, and volunteers in the community to promote awareness of the mission of the American Heart Association. You will also plan, implement, and evaluate the event alongside your team and the Vice President of Development, Go Red for Women. This role will create a vision and strategy translating it into specific action plans for each corporate sponsorship account you manage. You will actively work with team members to grow existing accounts, secure new ones, and expand the volunteer base of the organization.

　　We offer a base salary with the potential to earn an incentive up to 25% of your base pay. The potential incentive is based on achieving certain team, market, and region revenue targets.

　　This is an office-based position that offers a hybrid schedule in a fast-paced environment with the main responsibility of driving revenue in support of our mission.

　　The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

　　#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity, equity & inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued™ at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and at heart.org.

　　Responsibilities

　　As the GRFW Development Director, you will be responsible for a goal of $650,000 which can be achieved by:

　　Developing and maintaining relationships with corporate and community partners.

　　Driving new business development through selling sponsorships and generating participant income for the assigned campaign.

　　Developing new company and volunteer recruitment plans as well as driving income goals.

　　Recruiting and stewarding c-suite volunteer leaders based on nationally established methodologies.

　　Establishing relationships with philanthropic individual donors and foundations and achieving dollar results.

　　Monitoring participant fundraising trends and implementing proven strategies to improve income.

　　Building a network of significant volunteer partnerships to advance our mission.

　　Want to move your resume to the top so that you can become a “Relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives?” Here are some of the requirements:

　　Qualifications

　　3 years of relevant experience in fundraising, sales, or equivalent type of experience.

　　University / College degree preferred.

　　Demonstrated success in achieving assigned revenue goals.

　　Knowledge and ability to successfully identify, cultivate, recruit, and manage relationships with top-level level volunteers /customers.

　　Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and social skills; a self-starter who makes things happen.

　　High level of attention to detail.

　　Understanding and navigating corporate cultures to achieve goals will be invaluable.

　　Willingness to work outside of standard hours in support of your events, sponsors and volunteers which may involve some evening and/or weekend work as needed.

　　Ability to travel within your territory daily as well as occasional travel to other locations.

　　Compensation & Benefits

　　The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

　　Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.

　　Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs; this position is incentive eligible based on achieving certain targets.

　　Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.

　　Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.

　　Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.

　　Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

　　The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.

　　At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.

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　　Location US-TX-Irving

　　Posted Date 2 weeks ago (1/17/2024 2:50 PM)

　　Requisition ID 2023-12422

　　Job Category Field Campaigns

　　Position Type Full Time

　　Location: TX-Irving