Development Director

Development Director - Charlotte, 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.

We are currently hiring a Development Director in Charlotte. The Director will generate revenue for our Go Red For Women fundraising campaign, which includes our signature Charlotte Go Red For Women event.

We have a fast-paced sales 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, based on achieving certain revenue targets.

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

Responsibilities

1. Generate revenue by prospecting and securing local corporate sponsorship and individual donations.
2. Achieve revenue goals by building and maintaining relationships with corporate partners and donors.
3. Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective corporate sponsors and donors by conducting research that matches campaign goals and the Association's mission.
4. Develop and present proposals and accompanying materials to secure revenue and volunteer engagement.
5. Recruit and be responsible for executive volunteer leadership, volunteer committees, and day-of-the-event volunteers.
6. Coordinate the event auction, leading a committee of volunteers to solicit auction items and prepare packages that will raise funds.
7. Lead and engage new individual membership for our Cor Vitae giving society, in partnership with other appropriate fundraising staff.
8. Plan and implement events in collaboration with internal and external partners.
9. Work with a Communications Director to support and promote campaign communication plans.

Qualifications

1. 3 years of relevant experience in fundraising, sales, or equivalent type experience.
2. Ability to do daily local travel up to 30%; requires access to reliable transportation at all times.
3. 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 that additional assistance may be required.
4. Must have at least basic knowledge and skill/proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Preferred Experience and Skills

1. University/College degree or equivalent experience, preferred.
2. Experience managing and cultivating high-level leaders at the C-Suite level.
3. Knowledge of corporate and community networks.

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. You are rewarded for achieving success through merit increases and incentive programs, with this position being 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, telemedicine, and medical consultation.

Work-Life Harmonization

The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees, increasing based on seniority. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year.

Tuition Assistance

We support the career development of all employees, providing financial assistance for further education related to current duties or potential future positions in the organization.

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.

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