Region SVP, Development & Community Health

				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 Eastern States Region (ES) is currently seeking a Senior Vice President of Development & Community Health. The physical work location has some flexibility within the assigned territory, which currently includes Northern & Central, NJ; Delaware; Boston, MA; Westchester, NY; Long Island, NY; Rhode Island, and much of New England. 

The SVP is a member of the ES Senior Management Team and is accountable for revenue generation and community health impact activities throughout the territory. The SVP Development will provide leadership to more than 35 staff members and many volunteers in the execution of mission-centered fundraising campaigns for health priorities, with an annual campaign responsibility of more than $14M.

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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Responsibilities:

* Assumes bottom-line responsibility for divisions' goals within assigned markets.
* Leads, inspires, guides, coaches, trains, and manages staff to provide targeted, proactive, and effective support for aggressive revenue generation and sponsorship activities.
* Works closely with Executive Directors and Boards of Directors, to create strategy and vision to get to goal and achieve Community Impact KPI's. 
* Cultivates effective relationships with donors, supporters, and volunteers by linking the mission to fundraising.
* Provides working plans to metro division offices, which include campaign, communications, health impact, and volunteer recruitment goals.
* Actively partners and develops relationships with leadership volunteers, including corporate and community leaders, to ensure they are knowledgeable, engaged, and committed to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and its priorities across revenue and health goals.
* Secures sponsorships and builds a compelling case to garner the support of donors by linking mission activities to fundraising.
* Analyzes and monitors campaign progress, communications, and community health, and develops strategies for closing gaps.
* Monitors financial activities, including income, expenditure, and annual budget. 
* Promotes positive collaboration cross-functionally.
* Serves as a liaison and communications linchpin between field staff, regional staff, and the Association's National Center staff.
* Ensures that strategies are implemented to manage key relationships. 
* This position serves as a member of the Senior Management Team reporting to the ES Associate Executive Vice President. The position is responsible for working independently to service the mission through all aspects of the Eastern States Region's work.

The ideal candidate is a goal-oriented, visionary leader with demonstrated success in team building and achieving aggressive goals. 

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
* Minimum eight (8) years' work experience in fundraising or outside sales experience, preferably with a voluntary health agency, with at least three (3) of those years in a mid-to-upper-level executive capacity.
* Minimum eight (8) years of management/leadership experience.
* Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, including large and small group presentations, group facilitation, persuasion, and negotiation.
* Ability to read, understand, and analyze financial data, numbers, charts, and graphs.
* Corporate event leadership experience with a national not-for-profit is essential.
* Experience with leading mid-level managers and front-line supervisors is preferred.
* Ability to train, manage, guide, and motivate staff and volunteers to achieve objectives.
* Ability to set and achieve ambitious goals with volunteers and staff.
* Ability to plan and work independently.
* Outstanding organizational, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
* Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite.
* Must have the ability to attend meetings and travel throughout the territory 70% of the time, including overnight travel and occasional evenings and weekends.
			

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