Fundraising Sr. Director, Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Position Summary

As Senior Director, Walk to End Alzheimer’s, you join an exclusive team of leaders responsible for the implementation of Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, 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.

About the role

This role would be based out of the Charlotte or Raleigh, NC office with frequent travel throughout the state. This Director does not directly oversee any specific walk but manages a team of five associates who collectively support 15 walks across North Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Utilize proven networking and relationship-building skills to cultivate key community connections, drive success and achieve revenue goals by strategically identifying and engaging key C-suite corporate and community partners.
• Coach and empower volunteers, ensuring strong volunteer committee retention and succession planning, setting your event(s) up for success for years to come and inspiring your volunteers, teams, and participants to set fundraising goals that propel your event to be one of the most successful in the country.
• Manage multiple volunteer-led mass-market events simultaneously that have resulted in revenue growth year over year.
• Build and maintain a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment that results in long-term community relationships.
• Love a challenge and achieve or surpass designated revenue and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships.
• Showcase excellent communication and organization skills, comfortable with managing event budgets, training volunteers, working to set timelines and milestones, and using data to affect positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 7-10 years of proven experience recruiting and mobilizing volunteers and community leaders to achieve goals, preferably in a peer-to-peer fundraising environment
• 7-10 years successful experience meeting sales targets

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated management skills, including the ability to set clear goals, organize projects, establish and manage budgets, and establish accountability processes
• Ability to supervise and manage Walk to End Alzheimer’s staff, including onboarding, training and development
• Proven track record at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving organizational and revenue goals
• Proven track record of developing and implementing strategies for identifying, recruiting and engaging high-level and C-Suite volunteer leadership
• Enthusiastic willingness to work with diverse communities and build an inclusive environment
• Willingness to work some evenings and weekends as required for committee meetings, Walk and wraparound events