Overview
Now is the time to join an organization that enables you to 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 are looking to fill a Development Director position in our Hollywood, FL office. The director will coordinate, plan and implement activities and resources necessary to achieve fundraising goals and campaign objectives for the South Florida Heart Ball campaign.
The American Heart Association offers programs to help you maintain work/life satisfaction according to 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 various other training and support mechanisms locally and through our National Center.
#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity and inclusion, our focus on work-life satisfaction, and our Guiding Values - Check out this hashtag on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter today!
Responsibilities
Some of your responsibilities will include (but not limited to):
Achieving assigned revenue goals by developing and maintaining relationships with corporate and community partners.
Driving new business development by soliciting and maintaining high-level corporate and patron sponsors by developing year-round business and cultivation plans.
Recruiting, orientating, and managing c-suite volunteer leadership based on nationally established methodologies.
Maintaining an ongoing pipeline of potential sponsors, donors, and volunteer leadership.
Instrumental in building volunteer leadership committees.
Planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating assigned fundraising event(s) according to standard methodologies and event timeline.
Confirming detailed, timely and accurate data entry of relevant information.
Collaborating with other staff and volunteers as needed to promote and support local initiatives and to optimize event market strategy.
In this role, you will report to the Vice President of Development and will work alongside other directors to meet the overall revenue goal for the South Florida market. Daily travel within the Greater Miami / Fort Lauderdale market is required.
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
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
At least two years of work experience in sales, preferably special event, or nonprofit fundraising
Knowledge and skills in fundraising principles, practices and techniques, notably peer-to-peer fundraising
Ability and experience recruiting, training, and cultivating top-level donors and volunteers
Excellent listening skills, including verbal and non-verbal communication, active listening, negotiating, problem-solving and decision-making
Highly effective organizational skills, time management, responsibility, leadership, and motivation
Ability to work outside of standard hours which may involve some evening and/or weekends
Ability and willingness to travel extensively throughout assigned geographical territory
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, based on the type of position.
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.
At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity applies to both our workforce and the communities we serve as it relates to heart health and stroke prevention.
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EOE/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities
Location US-FL-Hollywood
Posted Date 4 days ago (10/17/2022 11:11 AM)
Requisition ID 2021-6824
Job Category Field Campaigns
Position Type Full Time
Location: FL-Hollywood
