Director, Ride to End ALZ US National

Title:

Director, Ride to End Alzheimer''''s

Location:

United States

Job Description:

Job Category:
Events

Full-Time

The Director, Ride to End ALZ will serve as the strategic lead for the Association’s cycling event. This would include management of fundraising team, field support, training and resources for staff, volunteers, and strategies to grow teams, sponsorship, volunteers and fundraising dollars.

• This position will lead the cycling fundraising initiative for the Association. This will include the strategy, recruitment, ride details, coaching, and training program for the nationwide cycling program.
• Responsible for driving the financial success of the Ride to End ALZ program as well as the recruitment of Executive Event Chairs for the 7 in-person events.
• Manage and lead a team of fundraisers to achieve revenue goals through positive engagement with corporate and community volunteer leaders.
• Develop engagement and fundraising plan; manage engagement of committee members, teams and participants as well as day of volunteers at multiple ride event locations.
• Develop an extensive pipeline to secure national sponsors for the Ride to End ALZ program.
• Plan, develop and drive execution of recruitment, fundraising and online training materials for participants and volunteers.
• Ensure excellent relationships with the local chapters.

• Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years of national or regional event management and training experience required in a non-profit environment.
• Experience recruiting C suite to lead events and sell top level sponsor ships.
• 5+ years of experience managing and coaching staff
• VHA local or regional executive leadership experience preferred.
• Successful candidates must have organized peer to peer experience but have the skills to adapt program experience into a program appropriately to our organization.

• Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate a successful record of accomplishment of leading fundraising events and managing staff
• Proven record of accomplishment of participant recruitment strategies and community recruitment efforts.
• Candidates will need to be proactive team player with the ability to organize and prioritize a busy and varied workload.
• Proven ability to effectively manage several projects simultaneously, to prioritize appropriately and meet deadlines in a cross-functional environment.
• Understanding nonprofit, business strategies, and processes such as event management, Volunteer support, email campaigns/communication, and constituent management.
• Ability to communicate with staff and volunteers and to provide training guidance in a collaborative, consultative, and positive manners.
• Team player that can interface with all levels of staff and volunteers.
• Effectively multi-task, establish priorities, and work in a fast-paced environment. Extremely efficient in time management and can meet deadlines under pressure.
• Detail-oriented and strong organizational skills. Capable of handling diversified assignments and highly adaptable.
• Excellent written, oral, and communication skills. (Includes presentation delivery, conveying ideas, and instructing effectively.)
• Ability to work and make judgments independently and take initiative. Self-starter, requiring little supervision.
• Understanding various computer systems and databases is important. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Experience with Luminate a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.

This position is remote based, and travel is up to 40%.

Title:

Director, Ride to End Alzheimer's

Position Location:

US Based Remote

Full time based on 37.5 hour minimum

Position Grade: 511, exempt estimated salary $130,000-$153,000

Reports To:

VP, Constituent Events

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia– by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

The Alzheimer’s Association announced a landmark $100 million investment in research for 2023. This unparalleled commitment is illustrative of the momentum we are building in dementia research —our investments today will leadto breakthroughs tomorrow.

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