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About the Role

The Northern California Executive Director provides strategic and operational leadership for the Northern California Chapter, overseeing community engagement, volunteerism, staff, revenue generation, and program delivery to advance the Association's mission. This role partners with the Chapter Board of leadership volunteers to increase awareness of the disease, the Association, and available resources within the community.

Responsibilities

Build and coach a team of staff and volunteer leaders to support the Association’s strategic plan.
Drive significant growth in fundraising, program delivery and strategic plan KPIs, while managing to the budget approved for an assigned territory.
Lead revenue opportunities including the Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, Do What You Love®, and other Association events, including Gala, to achieve the Chapter’s goals and objectives.
Recruit and partner with executive level volunteers to include a local community board.
Drive engagement with volunteers, partners and companies across the community.
Accountable to revenue targets and executes a portfolio of community-based volunteer powered events.
Accountable for increased reach through volunteer powered care and support programs.
Support mission activities to advance research and expand concern and awareness.
Accountable for managing program and revenue community expense budgets.
Identify and cultivate sustainable corporate and community partnerships to achieve organizational revenue goals.
Elevate full mission awareness of the disease, the Association and resources in the community.
Act as a spokesperson in the Chapter's markets in support of the Association's efforts in leading and investing in global research and its translation and implementation to improve clinical care and equitable health outcomes.
Lead community mobilization of volunteers, partners and companies in support of the Association’s full mission.
Build relationships with community influencers and with corporate and community organizations to drive increased engagement.
Develop effective and professional relationships with internal and external key contacts.
Recruit, interact and work with community and business leaders.
Effectively communicate as a community spokesperson along with key leadership volunteers.
Grow mission-driven partnerships with organizations serving underserved and underrepresented communities.
Partner with donor advisors on identifying potential major donors.
Support public policy priorities on the state and federal level by engaging local volunteer advocates.
Lead state advocacy staff as appropriate.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience required; advanced degree preferred.
At least 8 years of senior, non-profit management experience.
Minimum 5 years of mass-market special event fundraising, volunteer recruitment experience and preferably proven sales experience.

Skills

Proven relationship building, persuasion and influence skills that drive mission outcomes.
Inspires and empowers staff and volunteer teams to drive outcomes.
Experience in recruiting and developing corporate and community partnerships.
Effective at recruiting, organizing and leading staff, volunteers and organizations.
Experience in engaging and mobilizing multicultural and underserved communities.
Optimistic and cultivates an accomplished team with a proven track record of exceeding goals.
Ability to work collaboratively with state, territory and home office leaders.
Agile leader to anticipate and overcome barriers to implement strategic plan priorities.
Effective communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
Adaptable, organized and able to successfully manage multiple projects and tasks.
Possess passion for the cause, integrity, a positive attitude, a mission-driven attitude, and be self-directed.
Valid driver’s license, good driving record, access to reliable vehicle.
Proven experience leading a similar Voluntary Health Association (VHA) of size and scale or proven sales experience and background.
Mass market special event fundraising experience.
Community mobilization and/or volunteer recruitment and management experience.
Effective communicator and experience as a community spokesperson.
Proven success in collaboration and leadership.
History of identifying, recruiting, developing and retaining staff and volunteers, building alignment and achieving goals around the strategic priorities.
Proven ability to lead implementation across a spectrum of cross-functional initiatives.
Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills.
Superior management skills with ability to troubleshoot, resolve differences, and ability to gain wide-spread support in the course of managing projects.
Experience interpreting analytics, monitoring results, taking corrective actions, and creating productivity enhancements.
Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

Location

San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Oakland, CA

Work Type

Full time

Experience Level

8 years of senior, non-profit management experience
5 years of mass-market special event fundraising experience
5 years of volunteer recruitment experience
Proven sales experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Advanced degree preferred

Salary/Compensations

$240,000 - $260,000
Bonus eligible up to 10% based on performance

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package for employees working 24 hours/week or more, 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.
Annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of their choosing.
Gold standard 401(k) retirement plan.
Full time employees (37.5 hours/week) also receive an annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.

About the Company

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
Mission: 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.
Announced a landmark $100 million investment in research for 2023.
Network of more than 1,750 employees across the United States.
Recognized as a Best Place to Work for the last twelve years in a row.
Believes that diverse perspectives are critical to achieving health equity.
Committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Equal Opportunity

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.
Qualified Applicants with arrest or Conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act at the Alzheimer's Association.
Will conduct an individualized assessment of the material job duties of this job include working with vulnerable communities which the employer may reasonably believe that Criminal History may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship for the safety of the community.
Background check will include searches for: social security person search, public reports, county & federal criminal reports, multi-jurisdictional, sex offender database, NSOPW national sex offender, education, employment history, motor vehicle or driving history, and reference checks.