Development Manager

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. We have an excellent opportunity for a Development Manager to join our Northeast Ohio Division . This position will be working out of our Uniontown office at least 2 days per week, with the remainder of the time spent working in the field and at home. This role will be supporting our Heart Walk events in Stark County, Wayne County, and Summit County. The primary responsibility will be to handle corporate fundraising, volunteer recruitment and management, and event logistics for our Heart Challenge campaign. 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), . Responsibilities: Identifying and securing new business opportunities for Heart Walk participation and sponsorship. Focus on logistics support and volunteer management for our Heart Walk event, as well as providing support to sponsorship, as needed. Supporting the Heart Walk participants, including assisting with recruiting coaches and walker. Assisting in securing individual giving donations through Heart Walk website. Providing overall support for event logistics based on national best practices. Develop, input, and maintain information in appropriate computer software programs, including a CRM and event specific software. Handle report generation, including manipulating data from multiple systems. Qualifications: 2 years of relevant experience preferred; college graduates are welcome and encouraged to apply. Demonstrated track record in donor and volunteer relations. Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines with proactive communication, thorough planning and execution and allocating/providing resources, additional support or training. Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to consistently maintain a professional, calm, and friendly manner in creating positive customer experiences externally and internally. Proven problem-solving skills with the ability to identify potential issues that may impact organizational productivity and/or compliance and address proactively and timely. Effective project management and event management skills in a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders. Experience in positively managing change including anticipating and championing organizational change, creating contingency plans, proactively considering short-term and long-term impact. Here are some of the preferred skills we are looking for: Knowledge of the American Heart Associations standards and procedures. Experience with sales or fundraising strategies. Experience managing volunteers. 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. Thats 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 Associations 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 Associations 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. This position not a match with your skills? Click here to see other opportunities. EOE/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities : #LI-Hybrid

Created: 2024-11-05