Community Development Advocate for Local Blood Center

Colonial Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home

Comprehensive benefits

Travel opportunities

Job summary

ImpactLife is seeking a Community Development Advocate to drive engagement among donor groups and oversee Associate Boards. You will build and nurture community relationships, represent the organization at events, and act as a liaison to promote our mission.

The role emphasizes leadership of volunteer boards, superior interpersonal skills, and willingness to travel up to 50% within the service territory. A bachelor's degree in marketing/PR/communications is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in community/public relations or sales and marketing.
• Preferred track record using social media for marketing.
• Experience leading a volunteer board.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, PR, communications, business administration, or related field.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to travel within service territory up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with targeted donor groups.
• Lead initiatives to create and expand Associate Boards of young professionals.
• Represent ImpactLife at community events and sponsored activities.
• Act as community and government liaison to promote ImpactLife interests.

Skills

Community relations

Public relations

Sales and marketing

Social media marketing

Volunteer board leadership

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, public relations, communications, business administration, or related field

Job description

ImpactLife has an exciting opportunity for an energetic and highly motivated individual to join our team as a Community Development Advocate. The ability to provide life-saving blood products to patients in need is not possible without the generosity of our donors. As the Community Development Advocate, you will be responsible for driving engagement of targeted donor groups by developing and maintaining community relationships as well as the implementation and oversight of Associate Board(s). This position will also serve as a community and government liaison to promote ImpactLife's interests and mission. We are searching for an outgoing individual to represent ImpactLife at community events, participate in sponsored events and network through membership associations. The Community Development Advocate will be leading the initiative to develop additional Associate Boards of young professionals throughout our community as well as maintain and expand an existing Associate Board. These boards serve to help promote and educate targeted donor groups and develop strategic plans of engagement.

What you should bring to the team:

• Demonstrated experience in community/public relations or sales and marketing.
• Preference given to candidates who have demonstrated results using social media for marketing purposes.
• Previous experience leading a volunteer board.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, public relations, communications, business administration, communications, or a related field.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Equivalent combination of demonstrated work experience and education may be considered.
• Ability to travel within the service territory up to 50% of the time.

What's in it for you:

• Competitive salary that increases with experience.
• Opportunity to work from home when not travelling within our service territory.
• Comprehensive benefits packages including Medical, Prescription, FSA/HSA, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, PTO, 401k, EAP and more!

This is not an ordinary heath care job. Our work is unique, personal, fulfilling, rewarding, and making a difference right here in our communities. We offer an opportunity to be a part of a dedicated team that makes us a recognized leader in the blood center industry.

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