Development Director

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Job description

**Overview**

**Are you ready to join an organization where you can be a** **relentless force** **for a world of longer, healthier lives?**

Envision all Americans enjoying ideal cardiovascular health free of heart disease and stroke. At the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, we get to work toward that goal every single day. Is it easy? No. Is it worthwhile? you bet!

This is satisfying work that makes a real difference in people's lives. You can achieve professional growth with personal fulfillment. You will connect with people and make a lifesaving impact. You will partner with individuals, schools, lawmakers, healthcare providers and others to ensure everyone has access to healthier lifestyle choices and proper healthcare.

**Responsibilities**

We are looking to fill a **Development Director in Ocala, FL** . As the director, you will plan, coordinate, and implement activities and resources necessary to achieve fundraising goals and campaign objectives for the Ocala market, including the Heart Walk and Go Red For Women campaigns.

Some of your responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

+ Setting and achieving assigned revenue goals by developing and maintaining relationships with corporate and community partners, high-level decision-makers, and community leaders.

+ Driving new business development by soliciting sponsorships and generating participant income through developing year-round business and cultivation plans.

+ Driving peer-to-peer fundraising by supporting corporate partners and team leaders effectively.

+ Recruiting, orientation, and managing executive volunteer leadership chairs and committees based on nationally established methodologies.

+ Maintaining an ongoing pipeline of potential sponsors, donors, and volunteer leadership.

+ Monitoring participant fundraising trends and implementing proven strategies to improve income.

+ Planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating assigned fundraising event(s) according to standard methodologies and event timeline.

+ Confirming detailed, timely and accurate data entry of relevant information.

+ Collaborating with other staff and volunteers as needed to promote and support local initiatives and to optimize event market strategy.

**Note: this is a work-out-of-your home position.**

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

In this role, you will report to Vice President Development. Daily travel within the Ocala market is required.

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**

+ At least two years of work experience in fundraising, sales, or equivalent experience.

+ Knowledge and skills in fundraising principles, practices and techniques, notably peer-to-peer fundraising.

+ Ability and experience recruiting, training, and cultivating top-level donors and volunteers.

+ Excellent listening skills, including verbal and non-verbal communication, active listening, negotiating, problem-solving and decision-making.

+ Highly effective organizational skills, time management, responsibility, leadership, and motivation.

+ Ability to work outside of standard hours which may involve some evenings and/or weekends.

+ Ability and willingness to travel throughout Marion County.

+ Bachelor's degree preferred.

**Compensation & Benefits**

Competitive salary with incentive potential is offered.

The American Heart Association offers programs to help you maintain work/life satisfaction according to 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 various other training and support mechanisms locally and through our National Center.

**\#TheAHALife** is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity and inclusion, our focus on work-life satisfaction, and our Guiding Values - check out this hashtag on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter today!

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.

Our Rewards & Benefits package not only gives you the total benefits you want, but also goes above and beyond with innovative programs to develop your skills - helping you grow and thrive at the American Heart Association.

**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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EOE/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities

**Location** _US-FL-Ocala_

**Posted Date** _1 month ago_ _(10/13/2021 5:09 PM)_

**_Requisition ID_** _2_

**_Job Family Group_** _Fundraising_

**_Job Category_** _Field Campaigns_

**_Additional Locations_** _US-FL-Gainesville_

**Location:** Gainesville, FL