National Heartwalk Consultant

Join the American Heart Association and take your career on a Mission - to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. What's your motivation? Want satisfying work that makes a real difference in people's lives? At the American Heart Association we're working to prevent, treat and defeat our nation's No. 1 killer, cardiovascular disease. We have an excellent opportunity for a National Heartwalk Consultant located in our National Headquarters, Dallas, TX.

The National Heartwalk Consultant will function as a team member on the Heart Walk Team and work in conjunction with the Director of Heart Walk to develop overall marketing and field implementation strategies for Heart Walk; focus on assigned specific metro market responsibilities dealing with Heart Walk and will assist field staff in implementing the strategies and tactics developed by the National and Affiliate Field Teams.

This position is responsible for the assigned markets to execute strategic direction and developing best practices while achieving the associations revenue goal for walk . In addition, they are responsible for consultation with the Affiliate Metro Directors, Senior Heart Walk Directors, Walk Directors in targeted metro markets while providing ongoing consultation, situation appraisals and development of short and long range plans benchmarks and best practices.

Additional Responsibilities Will Include:

'Build a network of meaningful volunteer partnerships to advance the mission of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

'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.

Please review the experience section below to see if you meet the qualifications for this position.

Qualified candidates will have the following experience and background:

'Bachelors degree required '2+ years experience in a similar role

'Skilled in oral and written communications 'Ability to interact with all levels of staff

'Strong customer service skills

'Skilled in planning projects and working against deadlines to provide end product

'Knowledge of Blackbaud Event Management System

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 for this position or to see other opportunities with the American Heart Association please visit www.heart.org/careers. We no longer accept mailed, faxed or e-mailed resumes. Please apply for positions directly through our website. Only those candidates deemed most qualified by the hiring manager will be contacted to interview.

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.