Senior Development Director

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 the Greater Phoenix area. Come join us! We are currently hiring a Senior Development Director for our Greater Phoenix Division based in Tempe, AZ.  The Senior Development Director will generate revenue for our Heart Challenge fundraising campaign.  This campaign includes our signature Phoenix Heart Walk and West Valley Heart Walk events.  

We have a fast-paced sales type of environment with the main responsibility of driving revenue in support of our mission.  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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Are you highly motivated to connect with industry and community leaders across the Greater Phoenix and West Valley areas? Executive leadership committees are key to sustainable growth and this is an outstanding opportunity to recruit, engage and develop diverse executive leadership volunteers to champion involvement with the American Heart Association.

Key responsibilities include:
• Lead an agile, partner-focused, goal-oriented staff team that optimally represents the organization as one in achieving shared goals. Provide coaching and guidance on the planning, implementation and evaluation of the Heart Challenge fundraising campaigns including our signature Heart Walks. The fiscal year revenue goal for the division is $5.25 million net with direct accountability for $750,000 to be achieved through balanced campaign growth including corporate sponsorship and individual giving.
• Foster collaboration with internal and external partners to inspire investment and shared ownership of our lifesaving work.
• Identify, recruit, and engage strong volunteer leadership for sustained campaign growth and mission effectiveness.
• Through volunteer leadership engagement and direct business development, prospect, secure and cultivate key relationships to drive maximum health and revenue impact including corporate sponsorship, individual giving, and strategic business planning. This includes developing and activating a pipeline of primarily corporate sponsors across Greater Phoenix with a focus on West Valley.
• Understand and leverage CRM systems, division finances and data management for operational effectiveness.
• Be part of leading a collaborative, interdependent team that consistently delivers on commitments.

• 3+ years of relevant experience in fundraising, sales, or equivalent type experience
• A strong background in fundraising or outside sales, preferably within a voluntary health organization.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in building and leading successful, diverse and inclusive teams.
• Background in recruiting and engaging volunteer leadership for sustained involvement.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills.
• Unwavering professionalism and dedication to excellence.
• Ability to do daily local travel; requires access to reliable transportation at all times on an immediate basis.

Here are some of the preferred skills we are looking for:

• Demonstrated track record in recruiting, engaging, and activating corporate and medical volunteers with significant community influence.
• Demonstrated skills in written and oral communications, including large and small group presentations, group facilitation and training and writing clear, concise narrative reports and evaluations.
• Knowledge of corporate and community networks.
• Knowledge of American Heart Association’s mission and programs.

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package.  Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary.  That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
  
  
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.  This position is incentive eligible based on achieving certain targets.  
  
  
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution.  As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
  
  
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program.  HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
  
  
• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees.  The number of days will increase based on seniority level.  You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
  
  
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees.  This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.

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