Manager, Walk to End Alzheimer's

Description

As Manager, Walk to End Alzheimer's, you join an exclusive team of leaders responsible for the implementation of the Pioneer Valley (Holyoke, MA) and Berkshire County (Adams, MA) Walk to End Alzheimer's events, the world's largest fundraiser for Alzheimer's care, support and research. Walk to End Alzheimer's ranks as the second-largest peer-to-peer fundraising event in the United States, and continues to set the pace as one of the fastest growing walk events in the country.

Utilizing your proven networking and relationship building skills to cultivate key community connections, you will drive success and achieve revenue goals by strategically identifying and engaging community and corporate leaders and building and empowering sustainable volunteer committees to lead multiple Walks.

As a successful fundraising leader who will manage multiple wrap-around (engagement) events leading up to the Walk, you will coach and inspire your volunteers to implement and build on proven strategies and best practices that result in event growth year over year.

This role is right for you if:

• You have proven success at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals and greater brand awareness
• You have successfully recruited, managed, and coached volunteers to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals
• You have managed multiple volunteer-led mass-market events simultaneously that have resulted in revenue growth year over year
• You have successfully built a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment that has resulted in long term community relationships
• You have achieved or surpassed designated financial and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships
• You have demonstrated success at prospecting, cultivating and stewarding event teams, sponsors and participants
• You are comfortable with managing event budgets, training volunteers, utilizing timelines and translating data

What you Bring:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of proven experience in recruiting and mobilizing volunteers to achieve goals
• Preferred Walk management, peer-to-peer fundraising experience or equivalent sales background
• Confident, goal-oriented, positive self-starter able to work independently with limited supervision and collaboratively with internal and external partners
• Ability to build and effectively utilize relationships and informal influence networks to achieve goals.
• Share knowledge and build trust with colleagues, managers, chapter staff, board members, volunteers and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to form and develop corporate relationships and partnerships
• Ability to manage large numbers of volunteers at different levels of expertise with diplomacy
• Ability to work with diverse communities and demonstrate inclusion
• Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 60% within the assigned territory by car. Travel in this case, is considered time spent away from the office, in the community, to fulfill the job goals
• While most such travel is same day, occasional overnight travel or air travel may be required
• Must have valid driver's license, access to reliable vehicle, good driving record and proof of automobile insurance
• Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends as required for the job
• Ability to bend, stoop, lift and transport up to 25 lbs. of materials
• Strong computer skills, proficient with Google Suite and social media; experience with, or ability to rapidly learn, Luminate/Convio software

Job Title: Manager, Walk to End Alzheimer's

Location: Remote within Western MA; Chapter Office available in Worcester, MA

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Grade: 5

Reports To: Director, Walk to End Alzheimer's

Why choose the Alzheimer's Association?

The Alzheimer's Association has been ranked as one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For by The Nonprofit Times each year since 2010, recognizing our leadership, competitive compensation and benefits, flexibility and mission-driven atmosphere. It takes a uniquely motivated person to be a part of our team - but we believe that person could be you.

The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia - by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

Right now, millions of Americans are facing the devastation of Alzheimer's. This disease is robbing us of our finances, our families and our futures - but at the Alzheimer's Association, we are relentlessly working to change that by addressing the challenges in front of us with speed and without limitations or boundaries. With our network of more than 70 chapters across the country, we are advancing world-class research, ensuring access to gold-standard care and support, and hiring talented, mission-driven people who make it all happen.

Employees working 24 hours/week or more are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, flex accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance, long term care insurance, tuition reimbursement, generous Paid Time Off, 12 annual holidays and Paid Family Leave, as well as an annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of their choosing. They are also eligible for our gold standard 401(k) retirement plan.

Full time employees (37.5 hours/week), will enjoy all of the above plus an annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.

The Alzheimer's Association is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and provides consideration for an employment relationship without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, genetic predisposition, national origin, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.