Associate Vice President, Development

Overview

Since our founding in 1924, we've cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still so much more to do. To overcome today’s biggest health challenges and accelerate this progress, we need passionate individuals like you. Join our movement, be part of the progress, and help ensure a healthier future for all. You matter, and so does the impact you can make with us.

 

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for an Associate Vice President, Development (AVP) in the New York City market.

 

In this position, responsibilities include leading a revenue-driving team and partnering with corporations, C-suite leaders, and philanthropists to drive fundraising efforts for the New York City Go Red for Women campaign and contributes $3M to the overall market goal. In addition to expanding year-round support for the Go Red for Women campaign, a key priority is to grow the STEM Goes Red initiative, along with the Women and Teen of Impact campaigns. Accountable for revenue generation and corporate development activities as well as handling top corporate accounts, securing cause sponsorships, identifying and recruiting volunteer leadership, recruiting Executive Leadership Teams, and holding others accountable to the team fundraising goals and objectives. We’re looking for a proactive individual who enjoys taking initiative and is excited to lead and support our team.

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

The Associate Vice President will plan, coordinate, staff, and lead the New York City market’s entire operation of the Go Red for Women campaign initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness of fundraising efforts. Will work closely with the Vice President, Development along with internal and external partners to ensure unified health and revenue efforts for the campaign and will serve in a player/coach capacity.

 

• Guide and direct assigned staff to reach fundraising goals. Accountable for hiring, directing, training, evaluating, and coaching staff under their supervision.
• Ensuring your team meets/exceeds annual revenue goals for the market.
• Engage, recruit, and mobilize CEOs, corporate leaders, and community leaders to serve on the Go Red for Women volunteer leadership committees and chair the event to ensure fundraising and health outcome success. This includes encouraging personal and corporate giving of volunteer leaders.
• Lead existing and new sponsorships and relationships to achieve campaign goal through the cultivation, stewardship, renewal, and deepening engagement via frequent face-to-face meetings to retain and upgrade their financial dedication, according to the Go Red for Women timeline and business plan.
• Lead coordinated planning processes for the Go Red for Women’s health and revenue efforts for all functional areas. Actively involve, inform, and integrate with internal partners across the metro market, region, and association.
• Research, identify, and acquire companies to support the campaign. Empower employers toward establishing recruitment and monetary goals based on market potential and their role in achieving goals.
• Develop and lead/monitor Go Red for Women budget within span of control and internal business operations in accordance with policies, fiscal standards, and the approved operating budget.
• Prepares plans, documents, and communications for GAP (getting to goal) meetings, revenue projection updates, and other priority meetings as they arise.
• Coordinate with business operations to provide seamless donor and participant experience through event logistics excellence.
• Willingness to continuously learn about the organization's standard methodologies with dedication to implementation.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to implement market strategies, build blended sponsorships and relationships with volunteers and other campaigns.

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