National Youth Market Consultant

What's your motivation? Opportunity? Creativity? Contribution? It's all part of working for the American Heart Association---where you can combine professional growth with personal fulfillment. So if you're considering a new and rewarding career, consider the American Heart Association. We have an excellent opportunity for a National Youth Market Consultant in our National Center office. The location is flexible for this position.

The National Youth Market Consultant will function as a member of the Youth Market team and work in conjunction with the Director of Youth Market to develop overall marketing and field implementation strategies for YM and focus on assigned markets to assist field staff in implementing the strategies and tactics by the National and Affiliate YM teams. The position will provide timely direction, framework and resources to volunteers while at the same time relying on their expertise, abilities and willingness to leverage their networks to drive the goals of the organization. Share meaningful opportunities for volunteers so they can utilize their passion to further the mission of the organization. Give recognition to volunteers for their efforts to help ensure their success and drive satisfaction. Hold each other accountable, both volunteers and staff, while being accessible and build collaborative staff-volunteer partnerships that are based on a foundation of mutual trust. Create a collaborative environment where staff from various functions work together to achieve results across health, revenue and volunteerism goals for the organization.

Major Responsibilities Include:

*Lead staff with vendor relationships and TCS liaison on all projects and social media/virtual opportunities related to on-line fundraising.

*Staff leader with Customer Relationship Management Tool that lends support and guidance with the business processes.

*Business leader with the design, development and strategic vision for all Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart collateral materials, American Heart Association hosted Jump and Hoops websites, National Jump/Hoops T-shirt Design Contest website, and Videos With Heart website.

*Manage the day to day relationship with AAHPERD which includes representing the AHA on the Joint Project Committees (JPC).

*Assist with the Youth Market revenue strategies based on sound market research, knowledge and experience that are consistent with AHA guidelines, which includes market segmentation and customer contact segmentation strategies.

*Assist in Heart Chase development and consulting to field staff on fundraising best practices.

Required Qualifications Include:

*Bachelors Degree required.

*Minimum of three years of experience with fundraising, volunteer recruitment and management, sales, sales management and/or program implementation with the American Heart Association reflecting an increasing responsibility in duties, management and objectives with an emphasis on Youth Market responsibilities.

*Proven background, experience and success with revenue with a proven track record of success with on-line fundraising within Youth Markets.

*Proven background and willingness to work in an atmosphere requiring flexibility and change as well as ability to work irregular hours including attending evening and weekend meetings or events.

*Ability to think strategically, conceptualize, reason through problems, makes effective decisions, develops alternative solution and provides excellent customer service while ensuring compliance with the American Heart Association's policies and procedures.

*Ability to travel approximatley 60% of the time.

Attracting talented, committed employees means offering a competitive benefits package, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.

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The American Heart Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer and works to prohibit discrimination and to assure fair and uniform treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of Human Resources administration without regard to political or religious opinions or affiliations, membership or non-membership in employee organizations, age, sex, disability, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or any other non-merit factor.