Vice President, Development

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 bringing our mission to life across Oregon and SW Washington. Come join us! The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Vice President, Development within our Oregon and SW Washington Division based in Portland, Oregon .

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Vice President, Development is responsible for managing and leading the team to exceed fundraising and other campaign goals aligned with the organization’s goals and objectives. The VP, alongside the Executive Director, has the principal responsibility for securely positioning the division for aggressive growth in total and unrestricted revenue on an increasing and sustainable basis through effectively building, and directly managing, staff and volunteer leadership talent and capabilities.

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.

Responsibilities

• Modeling the American Heart Association’s values and leadership competencies.
• Achieving the division’s revenue goals through operationalizing the vision, building detailed plans and driving to outcomes with strong accountability for balanced campaign growth.
• Leading the development and implementation of a comprehensive development strategy to produce ambitious growth in total and unrestricted revenue with the expectation that revenue goals are met and exceeded on a sustainable basis.
• Identifying, recruiting, orienting, engaging and developing medical and non-medical volunteer leaders.
• Actively prospecting, securing and cultivating donors and corporate sponsors.
• Regularly collaborating with internal partners to ensure achievement of organizational goals.
• Continuously learning and applying knowledge of the American Heart Association, industry trends and the marketplace to innovate and advance the organization’s goals.
• Ensuring understanding of and compliance with all policies, fiscal standards and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Five (5) or more years of leadership experience in a comparable non-profit or sales organization.
• Experience recruiting, engaging, and activating executive level corporate and medical volunteers.
• Demonstrated track record in building effective teams of staff and volunteers.
• Demonstrated track record in setting and achieving aggressive goals on a sustained basis.
• Ability to influence others to action through creating a shared vision and sense of ownership and personal accountability.
• Ability to credibly establish and execute a strategic plan across functional areas and disciplines in a complex and highly dynamic environment.
• Proven ability to think strategically, analyze market data, identify key trends, and have participated in the strategy development and execution of initiatives to achieve fundraising and operational goals.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Non-Profit Management, Communications and Marketing or related field.
• Ability to do daily local travel; requires access to reliable transportation at all times.

Here are some of the preferred skills we are looking for:

• Related experience with the American Heart Association or another national voluntary health organization.
• Knowledge of American Heart Association's mission and programs.

Compensation & Benefits

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package.

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary.
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs.
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program.
• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees.
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees.

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.

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.