Executive Director, Southern Arizona

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 Southern Arizona. Come join our team!  We are currently hiring an Executive Director based in Tucson, Arizona. 

 

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, the Executive Director is responsible for leading and managing the overall Division and developing, executing and evaluating the Division’s strategic plans aligned with the organization’s goals and objectives. The Executive Director has the principal responsibility for securely positioning the Division for aggressive growth in field campaign revenue (unrestricted and restricted) on an increasing and sustainable basis through effectively building staff and volunteer leadership talent and capabilities.

 

Primary responsibilities include establishing, developing, evaluating and managing the infrastructure and talent necessary to achieve aggressive revenue goals on a sustained basis, systematically and effectively strengthening the Division’s overall fundraising capacity with growth across unrestricted revenue streams. As a member of the Western States Executive Team, the Executive Director ensures full alignment with and achievement of region and Association goals and objectives.

 

 

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

• Leads, develops and implements a comprehensive strategic plan to include a robust development strategy to produce aggressive growth in primarily unrestricted revenue with the expectation that revenue goals are met and exceeded on a sustainable basis. This includes ensuring full alignment with and consistent execution of the organization's mission and goals and effectively collaborating with colleagues across the region and the organization to identify and maximize cross-functional/cross-market opportuntiies. Oversees and manages operations to ensure campaign goals are achieved/exceeded.
• Assesses, establishes, develops and maintains the infrastructure and talent necessary to achieve revenue goals on a sustained basis and support of health impact goals, systematically and effectively stengthening the Division's overall fundraising capacity with growth in unrestricted revenue and mission integration.
• Leads the Division to successful achievement of identified goals and objectives through ensuring effective leadership recruitment and engagement, Board recruitment and engagement, direct implementation of special events/campaigns, individual giving, workplace initiatives, company acquisition and retention, revenue collaboration and mission impact
• Drives the ongoing process of identifying, recruiting and activating an influential, financially strong and inclusive volunteer leadership base to champion the success of the AHA through their corporate and personal giving and influencing the involvement and giving of others.
• Personally forges, manages and develops partnerships with key organizations and philanthropic individuals to maximize the American Heart Association's visibility, impact and financial resources and actively leading and managing direct reports and others to do the same across the diverse communities we serve.
• In partnership with Western States and National resources, provides management expertise, coaching, and monitoring for fundraising events, including Heart Challenge/Heart Walk, Heart Ball, Go Red for Women and related events (as applicable) to ensure the aggressive growth of events and focused attention by staff year-round. Includes the renewal and acquisition of participating Companies and Sponsorship to achieve balanced campaign growth.
• Regularly evaluates and reports on campaign progress utilizing the campaign management tools and reporting systems available. Ensures the integrity and security of donor information and adheres to established policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance within appropriate operational and fiinancial policies and procedures and within the app