Executive Director | Phoenix, AZ

Arthritis Foundation; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 85,500 - 104,500; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health organization is seeking an Executive Director to lead community engagement efforts in Phoenix, AZ. This role involves building relationships with volunteers, driving revenue generation, and executing fundraising events. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years in non-profit experience, with a proven record in volunteer stewardship and partnership development. The position is full-time, remote, and offers a competitive salary starting from $95,000.00/yr.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in non-profit or related experience directing staff.
• Track record of developing high-impact partnerships and achieving goals.
• Ability to apply sales techniques in a non-profit setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead staff to build empowered communities and expand outreach.
• Implement annual plan including events and fundraising.
• Recruit and develop a diverse and effective volunteer leadership.

Skills

Volunteer stewardship

Revenue generation

Relationship building

Fundraising

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Classification: Grade 9 SS A | Salary from $95,000.00/yr

Department: Community Engagement | Central West Region

FLSA Status: Exempt | Full Time

Location: Remote working from Phoenix, AZ

POSITION SUMMARY

Executive Directors (ED) are responsible for partnering closely with community volunteer leaders to build and execute an annual plan of work that addresses the unique needs of the arthritis community in their assigned market(s) including revenue generation, special event fundraising, mission outreach and awareness activities. EDs recruit, develop and manage an effective volunteer leadership board and committees to achieve goals from the annual plan and manage high-impact relationships within the market.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Arthritis Foundation lead staff (in their assigned markets) to build empowered communities to directly deliver and expand outreach and increase awareness of Foundation’s programs and services.
• Develops annual and long-term planning with volunteers and staff, ensuring sound plans are established for revenue generation, special event fundraising, mission outreach and awareness.
• Directly implement and execute annual plan which includes planning events, raising funds, soliciting sponsors and coordinating outreach.
• Recruit the “right” volunteers for key leadership roles while also growing a diverse and engaged volunteer pipeline that fosters volunteer recruitment, recognition, training, and leadership development.
• Cultivates, stewards and advances relationships with major donors, corporate partners, healthcare providers and other key constituents within the market.
• Creates a culture of philanthropy by building dynamic, impactful Leadership Boards and committees. Manages and develop a high-performing market; creates an environment of ownership, excellence and tenacity where volunteers and staff are committed to achieve market goals.

Required Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree and/or a minimum of 5 (five) years of non-profit or related experience directing staff and partnering with volunteers.
• Distinguished track record of volunteer stewardship, formulation of high-impact partnerships and consistency in exceeding established goals.
• Proficiency in applying sales and relationship building techniques to a non-profit setting.
• Ability to relate and leverage the Arthritis Foundation’s mission into effective, sustained relationships and successful projects.
• Experience managing portfolio of revenue generation activities including direct execution special event fundraising, major gift solicitation, corporate and foundation support.

Desired Competencies

• Awareness, understanding and accountability for financial performance including planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Balance and calm amidst complexity, competing demands and expectations.
• Tactfulness with the ability to anticipate reactions and respond well to challenges.
• Prompt in decision-making, including managing performance and addressing difficult situations.
• Able and willing to influence powerful personalities, and professionally and candidly communicate points of view to authority.
• Models and builds coalitions through collaboration, diversity and teamwork.
• Ability to translate marketing and branding initiatives at the community level.
• Skilled communicator, effectively sharing and receiving key messages and content through multiple mediums as befits a remote colleague and leader.

Essential Job Functions and Time Allocations

• Revenue generation, event and program delivery — 60%
• Volunteer and Partnership development and management — 30%