Region Corporate Relations Accounts Director

Overview

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The American Heart Association is seeking a Region Corporate Relations Account Director to join our Western States team. This hybrid role offers flexible location options within Southern California.

In this position, the Account Director will oversee, grow, and manage a portfolio of corporate relations accounts while providing expert project management support for the Corporate Relations team. The role will partner closely with Corporate Relations leadership, Western States leadership, and both internal and external stakeholders to advance regional and organization-wide goals. This individual will play a key role in ensuring timely and effective delivery of all account commitments and will directly manage a set of key corporate partners, with a strong focus on driving revenue growth.

We offer a base salary with the potential to earn an incentive up to 25% of your base pay. The potential incentive is based on achieving certain revenue targets and triggers.

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• As a member of the Western States Corporate Relations team, manages accounts to generate a positive return on investment and increased fundraising revenue with the goal to renew and/or grow accounts through balanced revenue streams to ensure overall revenue goals are achieved/exceeded. Effectively integrates strategic plan priorities and existing initiatives/activities.
• Manages and implements department tools, communication strategies and resources to support region-wide efforts to increase corporate partnerships and effectively build and sustain fundraising capacity.
• Establishes and develops effective working partnerships with SVPs, Executive Directors staff and volunteer leads through effective, regular communication and presence, availability and accessibility to activate sponsorship, meet/exceed contract deliverables, communicate responsibilities and requirements of field staff, ensure that all timelines and deadlines are met, and ensure top level customer service and collaboration.
• Manages platform activation campaigns for identified sponsors and coordinate logistics and administrative support for campaigns as assigned. Serves as a resource in developing and preparing presentations and training materials, sponsorship proposals and collateral/materials supporting platform activation campaigns and strategies.
• Drives and manages all aspects of account contract renewals, inspires company leadership to grow their investment and drives entire strategy around renewal working closely with appropriate team members.
• Manages and coordinates assigned projects through all phases of the corporate relations processes, ensuring that all documents adhere to Association policies and guidelines. Coordinates resources and communication to ensure that all internal and external stakeholders are informed and involved as needed for optimal achievement of project deliverables.

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience with
• Experience in corporate account management, fundraising, sales and/or marketing
• Demonstrated success in developing and achieving deliverables on time for complex projects including presentations, trainings,…