Job Description

 

Overview

Now is the time to join an organization that enables you to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career!

We have an opportunity for a Mission Advancement Advisor to join our Mission Advancement team!

This position will work in a hybrid setting (in office 2 to 3 days a week) in the New York Metropolitan Region.

The 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!

Responsibilities

This Individual is a critical member of the fundraising and strategy team, responsible for securing donations of $100,000 or more while moving donors to their highest level of engagement with the mission. Focused on individuals and foundations in the region. The Advisor cultivates relationships and solicits support from current and past Association donors; and identifies and engages new prospective donors toward their support of our mission. This is a highly collaborative position, providing leadership for major and principal gift fundraising within the assigned area(s); serves as a connection point for charitable estate planning (CEP) and provides subject matter expertise on specific needs and funding opportunities for the mission of the Association.

• Complete minimum of 120 face-to-face donor and prospective donor visits each fiscal year to develop and be responsible for an individual portfolio of approximately 40 individual donors across the assigned region with the capacity to give six- and seven-figure gifts
• Make at least 15 qualified asks for six and/or seven figure gifts annually for restricted and unrestricted purposes
• Build and complete individual strategies for donors and prospects in portfolio to ensure growth of donor relationships. Work with Mission Advancement operations team to secure appropriate project information, and build offers, proposals and asks that will be used to secure gifts; and with the Office of Funded Programs for proposal budget development
• Responsible for meeting personal fundraising goal through a variety of giving mechanisms such as cash, gifts of stock, family foundation support, cryptocurrency, real estate, or other ways to give, as well as deferred giving vehicles mechanisms, with the support of the CEP team
• Collaborate with Field Directors on strategies and opportunities to identify, cultivate and solicit major gift prospects to support field events and initiatives. Serve as a leader in redefining donor and volunteer relationships across field campaigns. Leverage customized strategic events in select markets to cultivate donor relationships. Attend and support region and market activities and social events, mission-centered health events, and other hallmark events that drive the Association’s overall unrestricted revenue campaign
• Responsible to ensure timely documentation of plans, opportunities and interaction results, and to ensure donor information for assigned portfolio is current, accurate, and complete, in our CRM database

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
• Five (5) years of successful track record in fundraising or sales with shown success on major gifts or large accounts at the six and seven-figure level
• Three (3) years of experience in identifying and developing major giving and/or engagement opportunities that align with organizational mission, goals and strategies at national and local levels.
• Three (3) years of experience with all areas of cultivation, solicitation and closing sales or fundraising
• Validated collaborative skills with all levels of staff, prospects, volunteers and donors
• Validated verbal and written communication skills

Preferred experience:

• Knowledge of or experience working in one or more of the following fields: public health, healthcare, medicine, community health, scientific research
• Knowledge of the philanthropic landscape

Compensation & Benefits

Salary minimum to the midpoint of the range is $84,360.00 to $93,800.00. Pay is commensurate with experience; geographic differentials to the pay range may apply.

The American Heart Association reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range.

This position is incentive eligible based upon achieving certain targets.

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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Location US-NY-New York

Posted Date 9 hours ago (7/13/2023 9:36 PM)

Requisition ID 2023-10957

Job Category Individual & Institutional Giving

Position Type Full Time

Location: NY-New York

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