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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 training and support locally and through our National Center.

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The American Heart Association has an excellent opening for a Senior Development Director, Heart Ball you will be located in our Philadelphia office covering the Metro Philadelphia area.  As the Senior Director Development, Heart Ball you will work with the highest-level corporate executives in the territory to become key leadership volunteers and board members while supervising a team of field campaign development staff.

As the senior leader for the team, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring your team meets/exceeds annual revenue goals for the market.
• Leading development staff in the identification, cultivation and recruitment of C-suite and Upper-Level Management volunteer leaders.
• Developing and implementing a plan of revenue growth through key fundraising events, strategic market partnerships and philanthropic donors.
• Sponsor solicitation, activation, and cultivation while maintaining and stewarding relationships with key corporate and community leaders.
• Establishing new accounts to reach the highest level of revenue generation.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to your direct reports to ensure their success.
• Building a network of volunteer partnerships to advance our mission.

Want to help get your resume to the top? Take a look at the experience we require:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred. College coursework combined with related experience may be substituted for a degree.
• 3-5 years of experience in corporate sales or fundraising with at least one (1) of those years supervising staff with a revenue goal.
• Strong management skills with the ability to coach and mentor staff to use standard methodologies, timelines, and volunteer engagement practices to ensure that revenue targets are reached.
• Ability to successfully identify, cultivate, recruit, and maintain relationships with senior level volunteers/customers. Strong volunteer recruitment and management experience.
• Demonstrated experience in exceeding sales/fundraising goals. Must be able to understand and navigate corporate cultures to achieve goals.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and social skills.
• Must be willing to work outside normal hours including early morning, evenings and weekends as needed.
• You must be willing to travel within your territory daily as well as occasional travel to other locations in the region.

So, are you ready to work for the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases?

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.
  
  
• 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, diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity applies to both our workforce and the communities we serve as it relates to heart health and stroke prevention.

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