American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is the largest voluntary health
organization dedicated to fighting heart disease, stroke and other
cardiovascular diseases.
What's your motivation? Opportunity!
Creativity! Contribution! It's all part of working for the American Heart
Association, where you can contribute professional growth with personal
fulfillment. So if you're considering a rewarding career, consider the American
Heart Association. We have an excellent opportunity for a Community Strategies
Manager in our Emergency Cardiovascular Care Department, in the Seattle, WA
metro area. Territory includes the Pacific Northwest Region (Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Arizona, Alaska & Hawaii).
Our Emergency
Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Programs (CPR and related training) educate healthcare
providers, caregivers, and the general public on responding to cardiovascular
emergencies, cardiac arrest and stroke. ECC is dedicated to increasing public
awareness of the importance of early intervention and ensuring greater public
access to defibrillation. ECC programs train over 13 million people every year.
The Community Strategies Manager will be responsible for substantially
growing community training by leveraging assigned accounts, volunteers,
affiliates and community resources within the assigned multi-state area (see
above). Functions include, but are not limited to, generating revenue through
sales and account development, program development, customer service, budget
monitoring, conference management, data collection and analysis, managing
volunteer committees/recruitment, while providing training and consultation.
This position will also act as a change agent to implement training program
initiatives designed around improving outcomes from cardiac related emergencies,
specifically cardiac arrest through collaboration with government (municipal,
state and federal) officials for all customer segments in the community market.
Responsibilities for this position will significantly increase the use
of self-directed learning within the community customer segments; identify
champions who can influence decision makers; focus on growth in the community
through collaboration with State Health Alliances, Cultural Health Initiatives,
Major Gifts, Cause Initiatives and other Affiliate initiatives as appropriate
while establishing relationships with leaders of key civic, community and
education organizations to maximize potential for implementation of AHA
training.
Minimum Qualifications:
*4 year college degree required
*3+ years of sales experience
*3+ years of experience in volunteer management and/or managing community programs.
*Knowledge of healthcare and or AHA National Emergency Cardiovascular Care Programs products, policies and procedures a
plus
*Computer experience with proficiency in Microsoft Office? products(Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook)
*History of building and maintaining customer relationships
*Excellent presentation skills, including development of presentations and understanding of technology
*Skilled in written and oral communications. Knowledge of business English, spelling, grammar and punctuation
*Ability to prioritize projects, meet multiple deadlines and handle several large projects simultaneously
*A valid Driver's License and annual proof of minimum state required liability insurance
*Ability to travel 60% of the time (including overnight and weekends when necessary)
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.
To apply, please visit www.americanheart.org/careers
The American Heart Association is an EOE, M/F/V/D.
The AHA is committed to diversity and inclusiveness in its volunteers, staff and programs.
