[Hiring] Senior Program Manager/ Foundation and Corporate Strategy @American Red Cross

Role Description

Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

The American Red Cross is currently seeking a Senior Program Manager to support our development partners in their fundraising efforts. Candidates for this position can reside anywhere within the US.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• The Fundraising Programs and Segment Strategy unit is the central office through which high-quality, consistent fundraising programs and platforms are created that reflect the organization’s fundable strategic opportunities.
• It is also the primary office through which individual, corporate, and foundation donor strategies are developed to maximize fundraising at the local, regional, national, and global levels.
• The Senior Program Manager for Foundation and Corporate Fundraising Strategy will play a critical role in advancing our national fundraising goals, with a primary focus on foundation fundraising and a secondary responsibility for corporate fundraising.
• The successful candidate will serve as the organizational expert on foundation fundraising and drive progress towards the national foundation fundraising target.
• They will work directly with fundraising teams across the country to support their foundation fundraising efforts, providing resources, tools, and best practices.
• They will also provide surge capacity to support large, multi-program corporate ask strategies and proposals within assigned divisions and share trends and insights on corporate giving to inform strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 7 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.

Requirements

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the program or service.
• Demonstrated ability in creating presentations and developing training modules.
• Excellent oral and communication skills, including training and presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Develop project plans, budgets, and strategies to achieve organizational goals.
• Demonstrate analytical and decision-making skills to develop creative processes for continuous program or service improvements.
• Intermediate level proficiency with MS Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to work on a team.
• Travel may be required.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year, based on the type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprise of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition