Region Grassroots Manager

Overview

As we celebrate our Centennial year, we invite you to join us in shaping the next century of impact. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives as we remain devoted to a future of health and hope for everyone, everywhere. At the American Heart Association, your contribution matters, and so does your career.

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Region Grassroots Manager in our Midwest Region. Location of the selected candidate is flexible within the region (IA, IL, IN, ND, NE, SD, OH, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, WI) provided the location allows for effective and cost-efficient travel.

The Region Grassroots Manager is responsible for recruiting, mobilizing, retaining, and recognizing volunteer advocates for the American Heart Association’s You’re the Cure grassroots network in the assigned territory within the Midwest Region. You will oversee the identification and execution of influential grassroots strategies and tactics to advance the Association’s public policy priorities at the federal, state and community levels. Additional responsibilities include contributing to issue advocacy campaign plans and ensuring effective volunteer engagement through regular communication, advocate training, as well as online and offline calls to action.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

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Responsibilities

• Develops and implements a strategic plan around the recruitment, mobilization, and retention of You’re the Cure members for assigned territory.
• Works closely with Senior Region Grassroots Lead in the Midwest to develop and implement regional grassroots processes.
• Maintains regular communication with You’re the Cure advocates in assigned territory to keep them engaged and active throughout the year, such as action alerts, newsletters, email updates, social media messaging, etc.
• Activates and engages You’re the Cure advocates in offline tactics as appropriate to impact public policy campaigns. Examples …