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American Heart Association VP Community Impact in Charlotte, North Carolina
Overview
Since our founding in 1924, we've cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still so much more to do. To overcome today’s biggest health challenges and accelerate this progress, we need passionate individuals like you. Join our movement, be part of the progress, and help ensure a healthier future for all. You matter, and so does the impact you can make with us.
The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Vice President of Community Impact in our Charlotte, NC office.
Under the direction of the Executive Director, with a dotted line to the Region SVP of Health Strategies, the Charlotte Vice President of Health Strategies is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of community impact strategies across the market to achieve market and association strategic goals.
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.
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Responsibilities
As a member of the Charlotte management team and the affiliate’s health strategies leadership team, consistently models the organization’s leadership competencies and values in advancing the mission and achievement of health impact and revenue goals. In collaboration with the executive director and VP of development, provides vision and direction for Charlotte’s unified health and revenue efforts, oversees integrated planning processes for all functional areas within span of control, and actively involves, informs and integrates with internal partners across the metro market, affiliate and association.
Leads and manages the Charlotte Health Strategies team, in partnership with functional Health Strategies vice presidents as applicable, including coaching staff to achieve organizational objectives.
As a player/coach, implements strategy in area of content expertise (community impact, communications, etc.), while also supervising Community Impact staff to achieve annual goals and objectives.
In conjunction with community partners and focusing on eliminating health disparities, the VP of Health Strategies will lead the process of building or participating in collective impact campaigns for the market. This will include assessing the community health needs in the local market and developing, coordinating and/or implementing community wide strategies that focus on eliminating health disparities through proven-effective policies, systems, and environmental change approaches.
With the executive director, responsible for the recruitment and engagement of medical and non-medical volunteer leadership that represents and provides the diversity, community influence and personal affluence to champion the Charlotte board of director’s revenue and health impact objectives.
Builds a network of volunteers and identifies appropriate external partners to drive meaningful engagement to advance the organization’s priorities and drive toward equitable health and well-being in the community.
Develops, implements and evaluates an integrated approach to strategically aligned community health and development planning consistent with market, affiliate and association-wide goals. Effectively involves and informs internal and external partners, mobilizing action around clearly defined, shared goals.
Identifies opportunities for and promotes collaboration and synergies among and between health and revenue functions to most effectively execute the organization’s priority initiatives.
Develops and manages/monitors market health strategies budgets within span of control and internal business operations in accordance with policies, fiscal standards and the approved operating budget.
Qualifications
Ability to do daily local travel within the Charlotte market requires access to reliable transportation on an immediate basis
Bachelor's degree or equivalent; 5+ years of relative experience in community/public health, or related field.
Demonstrated critical thinking skills in assessing the market environment and available resources to successfully conduct new and existing programs. Experience with collective impact campaigns preferred.
Proven ability to recruit, train, manage, and utilize staff and volunteers effectively, including C-suite level executive volunteers and volunteer/board management experience.
Demonstrated ability to lead large projects and events ensuring target compliance.
Demonstrated ability to efficiently participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment working towards common goals. Ability to influence team members without supervisory authority.
Excellent relationship-building skills, verbal and non-verbal communication, active listening, problem-solving, and decision-making.
Highly effective presentation and organizational skills, time management, responsibility, leadership, and motivation.
Ability and willingness to occasionally travel outside the market and to work the occasional evening and weekend as needed.
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; eligibility for an incentive program is 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.
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 2028 Goal: Building on over 100 years of trusted leadership in cardiovascular and brain health, by 2028 the AHA will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy, and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach everyone where they are.
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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Posted Date 1 day ago (4/14/2025 12:43 PM)
Requisition ID 2025-15619
Job Category Field Campaigns
Position Type Full Time