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By joining the American Red Cross  you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best.  Are you ready to be part of  the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

Why Choose Us? 
Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

The American Red Cross is currently seeking a Regional CEO for our New Jersey Region.  The American Red Cross New Jersey Region proudly serves more than 9.2 million people through three chapter locations and four blood donation centers.

The successful candidate may be based out of any of our New Jersey chapter office locations: Fairfield, Princeton, Pennsauken, or Tinton Falls. Knowledge/familiarity with the state and key stakeholders is a huge plus.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

The Regional CEO is accountable and responsible for achieving core mission delivery including performance targets in mission, fundraising, communications/marketing, volunteer services, operational management and supporting blood donor sponsorships and recruitment. They also serve as the face of the American Red Cross for various community initiatives; the media, donors, biomedical initiatives, blood sponsors and their communities. The RE leads a team of regional functional officers and Executive Directors.

The Regional CEO is the primary supervisor of the regional functional officers and Executive Directors and partners in a matrix system structure with division leadership to ensure organizational programs are executed. The Regional Executive works with the Executive Directors in the chapter territories to develop and engage volunteer boards and community volunteer leadership. A key expectation is to build a diverse and an engaged regional employee and volunteer workforce representative of the communities served and who uphold the core values of the American Red Cross.

Provide support, development and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers.

Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal, State and local regulations.

This position is very external facing. You should have demonstrated experience with building relationships with key external stakeholders, being the face of an organization, as well as fund development skills.

The salary range for this position is (New Jersey): $220,000 - $240,000 + an excellent incentive plan.

Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. 

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD:

1. Key corporate responsibilities include delivery of overall targets/goals of the Region including service delivery, workforce engagement, biomed support, revenue, and expense. Maintain compliance with corporate governance, policies, and governmental regulations. Ensure sound financial management and public accountability for contributions, income, expense, and all Red Cross assets. In partnership with division leadership, provide leadership and management of assigned staff,  deliver Red Cross programs and services and uphold the core values of the organization.

2. In conjunction with the Division Fundraising Vice Presid