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.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Development Coordinator based in our Chicago office. The position will provide administrative support to five staff members who oversee corporate development fundraising campaigns. These campaigns include our signature Heart Ball and Hard Hats with Heart events.

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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• Assist staff with day-to-day tasks that support fundraising and volunteer recruitment/management activities, including customer relationship management.
• Coordinate logistics for select events including pre-, day-of, and post- event duties.
• Develops, inputs, and maintains information in appropriate computer software programs, including a CRM and event specific software.
• Handle report generation, including manipulating data from multiple systems.
• Handle financial tasks, including paying invoices, tracking expenses, and processing donations.
• Maintain staff calendars and handle scheduling.
• Develop event materials as needed.
• Perform general office duties as part of an administrative group rotation.

• 2 years of related administrative experience.
• Must have earned a high school diploma or GED.
• Experience and skill in using a database management system, preferably a CRM specific program; Experience and skill using Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite is desired.
• Must have at least intermediate knowledge and skill with Microsoft Office used for word processing, email, presentations, and spreadsheets. Advanced knowledge and skill with these programs is preferred. These skills are subject to testing.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple tasks/projects.
• Skill and ability in providing customer service at an excellent level to internal and external customers and partners.
• Ability to lift and/or move large objects (such as boxes) with the expectation that heavier items would be broken down into smaller components or requesting additional assistance may be required before lifting and/or moving.

• Ability to travel to local events; requires access to reliable transportation.

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. Thats why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
• Performance and Recognition You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.
• Benefits We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
• Professional Development You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Associations national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
• Work-Life Harmonization The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Associations 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.This position not a match with your skills? Click here to see other opportunities.

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