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American Heart Association Development Director in Durham, North Carolina

Overview

As we celebrate our Centennial year, we invite you to join us in shaping the next century of impact. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives as we remain devoted to a future of health and hope for everyone, everywhere. At the American Heart Association, your contribution matters, and so does your career.

The American Heart Association has an opportunity for a Development Director in Raleigh/Durham, NC!

The Director will generate revenue for our Go Red For Women fundraising campaign. This campaign includes our signature Go Red For Women event.

The director will coordinate, plan and implement activities and resources necessary to achieve fundraising goals and campaign objectives for the Raleigh-Durham market

We have a fast-paced sales type of environment with the main responsibility of driving revenue in support of our mission. 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 revenue targets and triggers.

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

  • 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, orienting, 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 initiatives according to standard methodologies and campaign 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, optimize event market strategy, and drive community impact.

In this role, you will report to the VP of Development and will work alongside other directors to meet the overall revenue goal for the Raleigh-Durham market. Daily travel within the market is required.

Qualifications

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

  • Ability to do daily local travel up to 50%; requires access to reliable transportation at all times on an immediate basis

  • Ability to lift and/or move large objects (such as boxes) with the expectation that heavier items would be broken down into smaller components or requesting additional assistance may be required before lifting and/or moving

  • Must have at least basic knowledge and skill/proficiency with Microsoft Office

Here are some of the preferred experience skills we are seeking:

  • University/College degree or equivalent experience, preferred

  • Experience managing and cultivating high-level leaders at the C-Suite level

  • Knowledge of corporate and community networks

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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Posted Date 3 months ago (7/31/2024 9:39 AM)

Requisition ID 2024-13862

Job Category Field Campaigns

Position Type Full Time

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