Development Director - American Heart Association

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 hiring a Development Director, School Engagement working with schools and school districts in Dallas, TX.

This position plans, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates School Engagement programs throughout the assigned territory of Dallas and Richardson, TX.

The candidate must reside within the Dallas territory. This is a home-based position but requires daily travel within the assigned territory.

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.

#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity, equity & inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued™ at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and at heart.jobs.

Responsibilities

Some of your responsibilities include:

• Implement the American Heart Association's Kids Heart Challenge / American Heart Challenge programs with school-based coordinators (typically PE teachers, student groups, school principals, and superintendents) to raise funds through our educational fundraising programs elementary through high school.
• Sell our lifesaving mission to local schools through prospecting and securing school participation while providing tools and training to help schools establish and meet their fundraising goals, recruiting and managing strong relationships with volunteers, while ensuring overall success of the programs.
• Present program information at school assembly events to school-aged kids to teach about the Association and the program.
• Achieve income and school recruitment goals through the management of existing customers and school accounts, and prospecting and cultivating new school accounts.
• Coordinate, plan, and implement activities and resources necessary to achieve campaign goals and fundraising objectives in the assigned territory.
• Maintain and track all related fundraising data.
• Recruit volunteers to develop and manage school-wide events, while building new relationships and providing ongoing support to volunteers in each school.
• Partner with school district employees to support wellness programs and fundraise for the Association and work with other School Engagement staff for implementation.
• Develop effective customer relationships, through time management, persuasion, organization, competitiveness, and persistence.
• Provide exceptional customer service and volunteer management.

• Ensure adherence to all national and regional School Engagement policies, guidelines, and procedures.

• Travel throughout assigned geographical territory with early morning start times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Want to move your resume to the top so that you can become a “Relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives”? Here are some of the requirements:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 3 years of relevant experience in fundraising, sales, or equivalent type of experience.
• Proven leadership and management skills, demonstrated by the ability to organize, plan, implement, and evaluate.
• Demonstrated community organizational skills with the ability to recruit, train and manage volunteers effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the willingness to work with all social strata, occupations, and a diverse set of backgrounds.
• Presentation skills for small and large groups.
• Ability to work as part of an integrated team.
• Intermediate knowledge and skill with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to lift and/or move large objects (such as boxes) with the expectation that heavier items would be broken down into smaller components or requesting additional assistance may be required before lifting and/or moving.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel locally approximately 90%; requires access to reliable transportation at all times on an immediate basis.

Compensation & Benefits

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 2028 Goal: Building on over 100 years of trusted leadership in cardiovascular and brain health, by 2028 the AHA will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy, and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach everyone where they are.

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