Homeoffice Sr. Associate Director, Ride to End Alz na Alzheimer's Association

This position will serve as a member of the Ride to End Alzheimer’s team under the Vice President, Constituent Events, to ultimately expand the cycling fundraising initiative for the Association through recruitment and fundraising in Nation’s Capital (staff must be located in Washington D.C. area).

The Sr. AD, Ride to End Alz will focus mainly on recruitment and engagement of executive leadership committee members, teams and participants to increase revenue and fundraising for the Ride to End ALZ.
Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate a successful track record of leading cycling and/or large scale peer to peer fundraising events at a national and regional level. Candidates will need to be proactive team player with the ability to organize and prioritize a busy and varied workload with excellent technical knowledge, customer service and marketing skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for driving the success of a large Ride to End ALZ event. Leading a team of dynamic volunteer leaders, you will put your proven sales and relationship management skills to work achieving revenue goals through positive engagement with corporate and community volunteer leaders.
• As a recognized and enthusiastic community mobilizer and networker, you will exponentially increase brand awareness as you cultivate relationships with key C-suite corporate and community partners.
• Your success at recruiting, coaching and empowering volunteers will ensure strong volunteer committee retention and succession planning that sets your event up for success for years to come.
• As an ambitious fundraiser in the peer-to-peer space, you will coach and inspire your volunteers, teams and cyclists to set fundraising goals that propel your event to one of the most successful in the country.
• Develop recruitment plan; manage recruitment of volunteer committee members, teams and participants for multiple ride event locations.  
• Develop engagement and fundraising plan; manage engagement of committee members, teams and participants at multiple ride event locations. 
• Plan, develop and execute recruitment, fundraising and online training materials for participants and volunteers, along with becoming an online fundraising expert within our online platforms.         
• Expand the profile of the cycling program by developing relationships within the organization and identifying key cycling industry partners, such as cycling clubs, event organizers and cycling retailers; focused on multiple ride event locations.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred or equivalent experience 
• 7+ years of experience in non-profit development and management with a proven track record of large peer to peer fundraising event success; cycling or fundraising, rider recruitment, management of volunteers, and event marketing.  
• Successful candidates must have proven large fundraising event experience, experience recruiting C suite volunteers, participant recruitment efforts, volunteer committee management and have the skills to adapt experience into a cycling curriculum.    
• Excellent communication skills, excellent customer service with a focus on sales and marketing understanding.      
• Team player that has the ability to interface with all levels of staff and volunteers with a collaborative nature.     
• Ability to effectively multi-task, establish priorities, and work in a fast paced environment. Extremely efficient in time management and can meet deadlines under pressure. 
• Detail-oriented and strong organizational skills. Capable of handling diversified assignments and highly adaptable.    
• Excellent written, oral, and communication skills. (Includes presentation delivery, conveying ideas, and instructing effectively.)    
• Ability to work and make judgments independently and take initiative. Self-starter, requiring little supervision that understands recruitment and fundraising.  
• Understanding of various computer systems and databases. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Experience with Convio or Luminate is a major plus.
• Ability to travel up to 60% of time as required

Title: Sr. Associate Director, Ride to End Alz

Position Location: Washington, DC (remote)

Full time 

Position Grade & Compensation: Grade 510  The Alzheimer's Association’s good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between $120,000 -$140,000)

Reports To: Vice President, Constituent Events

Who We Are:

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.

The Alzheimer’s Association announced a landmark $100 million investment in research for 2023. This unparalleled commitment is illustrative of the momentum we are building in dementia research — our investments today will lead to breakthroughs tomorrow.

At the Alzheimer’s Association, our employees are at the core of all we do. Our network of more than 1,900 employees across the United States makes a difference each and every day for those impacted by Alzheimer’s and those at risk for the disease.

We warmly invite qualified applicants to consider this opportunity to make a life-changing impact on the millions living with Alzheimer’s, their caregivers and those that may develop the disease in the future. Read on to learn more about the role, then visit our website www.alz.org/jobs to explore who we are and why we've been recognized as a Best Place to Work for the last twelve years in a row.

At the Alzheimer's Association®, we believe that diverse perspectives are critical to achieving health equity — meaning that all communities have a fair and just opportunity for early diagnosis and access to risk reduction and quality care. The Association is committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

 The Alzheimer’s Association commitment remains steadfast in engaging all communities in our full mission. The Association provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment to the fullest extent required by law, including, but not limited to, on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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. Please click HERE for more information.

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.