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Job Description:
Job Description:
As one of the nation's premier humanitarian organizations, the American Red Cross is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world. We depend on the many generous contributions of time, blood, and money from the American public to support our lifesaving services and programs. If you share our passion for helping people, join us in this excellent career opportunity.
The American Red Cross is currently seeking a Senior Program Manager to support our development partners in their fundraising efforts. Candidates for this position can reside anywhere within the US.
Summary:
The Corporate Programs unit is the central office through which high-quality, consistent fundraising programs and platforms are created that reflect the organization's fundable strategic opportunities. It is also the primary office through which corporate strategy is developed to maximize fundraising locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.
To support corporate fundraising and deliver value to fundraising relationship managers, The Senior Program Manager for Corporate Fundraising Strategy will facilitate the development of multi-program, custom or complex fundraising strategies and proposals for corporate major gifts. The Senior Program Manager will serve as an organizational expert on corporate fundraising and drive toward the national corporate fundraising target. Experience in corporate fundraising is necessary. Experience with cause marketing, in-kind donations, and workplace giving preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Supports a defined list of complex account fundraisers with a focus on upgrades and/or bundling
- Facilitate monthly division philanthropy officer cohort calls and participate as needed in monthly corporate RPO cohort calls
- Support top markets that may need extra help to achieve their corporate revenue targets.
Leads the successful development, execution, monitoring, and evaluation of major gift fundraising packages. - Serves as an organizational and subject matter expert in corporate giving.
- Delivers in-person and virtual training
- Works with donors as needed to facilitate giving and execute benefits to meet fundraising goals.
- Works closely with corporate fundraisers and internal program owners to maximize fundraising opportunities.
Qualifications: - A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Communications, Business, Logistics Management, Organizational Development, or a related field.
- Minimum of seven years related experience working with a nonprofit in fundraising, marketing, logistics, and/or program management.
- Experience with corporate fundraising principles and techniques.
- A high degree of organizational, analytical, and project management skills, including the ability to anticipate risks, analyze and manage data, problem solve, and develop strategic and creative solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, prioritize, articulate, and execute strategies in a complex and changing environment.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation and negotiation.
- Motivation, strong initiative, and ability to foster collaboration across multiple teams. Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple perspectives to achieve program goals.
- Demonstrated tact and diplomacy in difficult or sensitive situations.
- Ability to perform and thrive under pressure in a rapidly changing and multidimensional environment.
- Strong customer service orientation is necessary.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, is required and with Salesforce is desired.
- Operational flexibility to meet sudden and unpredictable business needs.
- Willingness to work outside standard established business hours, and up to 20% of business travel, are required. This is mostly driven by disaster activity.
- Passion for the mission of the American Red Cross
Physical Requirements : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The work environment will consist of moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phones, and printers, light traffic). The employee must have the ability to work in a small cubicle and the ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.
The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $95,000 Note that the American Red Cross sets salary ranges aligned to a specific geographic location in which the work is performed. The stated salary range in this posting is an average. The specific salary information will be shared at the time of phone screening based upon your location and qualifications.
Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference every day. The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.
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