Senior Development Director

Overview

Now is the time to join us and make a difference. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.  Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.

 

We are hiring a Senior Development Director in Austin, TX.

 

In this position, you will work to expand the success of the Heart Walk, CycleNation, and Field Day campaigns across the market. As a member of the Austin team, you will focus on new business development through corporate sponsorship and driving participant income. This role has three direct reports, two fundraising directors and a Sr. Development Coordinator, whose primary function is revenue generation and handling event logistics, respectively.

 

This is an office-based position that offers a hybrid schedule in a fast-paced 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.

 

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

Some of your responsibilities will include: 

• Drive new business development through sponsorship and corporate fundraising. High focus on developing relationships with new companies.
• Develop relationships with volunteers, sponsors, and key corporate/community leaders to effectively drive participation in Heart Challenge events.
• Lead peer-to-peer fundraising in participating Heart Challenge companies to achieve revenue goals.
• Work with other directors in the market to grow revenue through the Cor Vitae Society (major giving program) by cultivating, stewarding, and renewing major gift donations of $5,000 to $50,000.
• Be responsible for the identification, cultivation and recruitment of C-suite and executive volunteer leaders.
• Maintain an ongoing pipeline of potential sponsors, donors, and volunteer leadership to advance our mission.
• Develop and implement a plan of revenue growth through key fundraising events, strategic market partnerships and philanthropic donors.
• Perform donor/fundraiser data entry and generate donor/fundraising reports (Luminate, Dynamics).
• Supervise participant fundraising trends and implement validated strategies to increase revenue for all Heart Challenge events within the territory.
• Proactively provide event support for priority revenue generation.
• Organize and create American Heart Association account team contacts, sponsorship contacts, proposals, letters of agreement, sponsorship payments, presentations and benefits delivered.
• Ensure successful collaboration and implementation of National Heart Challenge strategies.
• Coach and mentor direct reports to ensure their success.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

 

Want to move your resume to the top so that you can become a “Relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives?” Here are some of the requirements:

 

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience in fundraising, sales or equivalent type experience.
• 1 year of direct staff managerial experience preferably with a sales or fundraising team in a similar organization.
• Ability to accomplish results through strong volunteer recruitment and management, proven track record in meeting sales/fundraising goals.
• Organization, communication, negotiation, and social skills are a must.
• Candidates must be results driven with the ability to multitask and must also be willing and able to travel locally within the assigned territory up to 75%, 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.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word.
• University/College degree preferred.

 

 

Compensation & Benefits

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