Senior Development Director

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 a Senior Development Director. The Senior Development Director is responsible for ensuring goals are achieved in revenue generation and volunteer leadership engagement for the Heart Ball campaign.

This hybrid position is based in the Greater Phoenix division and the work is wherever it is most effective – in the field with our current and prospective supporters, at home and in our Tempe office.

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• Demonstrate the American Heart Association leadership competencies and employs effective management techniques in the sourcing, recruitment, selection, supervision, management and leadership of 1 direct report to appropriately develop and engage staff to achieve organizational objectives.
• Manages and directly implements the Heart Ball campaign through driving to American Heart Association best practices. Directly accountable for achieving revenue goals aligned with funding research, public health, professional education and training and community services.
• Drives the ongoing process of identifying, recruiting, engaging and activating an influential, financially strong and volunteer leadership base to support sustained campaign growth. Builds recruitment committees and executive leadership committees to identify and engage high level event Chairs and working committees.
• Prospects, solicits, closes and stewards high-level corporate and individual donors. Develops and implements year‑round cultivation plans ensuring superior donor relations.
• Provides staff support in planning, developing, implementing, growing and evaluating campaigns and events consistent with best practices and event timelines. Provides staff support in volunteer leadership recruitment, orientation and development.
• Collaborates as a part of the Division, Region and Association-wide team to ensure full alignment with vision and goals and provide consistent support in all aspects of fundraising and other assigned organizational initiatives.
• Ensures that team operates within appropriate operational and financial boundaries and within the financial capacity available. Operates in accordance with the American Heart Association's Fiscal Standard policies and all applicable laws, regulations, policies and standards.
• Communicates proactively and timely with VP, Executive Director and other internal and external partners. Consistently delivers on commitments made to internal and external customers.

• 5 years of relevant experience in fundraising, sales, or other related experience
• University/College degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to do daily local travel and some overnight trips as needed; requires access to reliable transportation…