Contract Traveling Director - Do What You Love to End ALZ, Alzheimer's Association®

As a Traveling Director for the Alzheimer's Association Do What You Love to End

ALZ®, you'll put your sales and relationship management skills to work, growing

do-it-yourself peer-to-peer fundraising, inspiring participants to turn what

they love into a fundraiser, and building strategic connections with community

leaders and corporate partners.

You'll see new places and meet new people, coaching passionate participants,

volunteer leaders and unstoppable corporate teams. You'll join forces with a

best-in-class organization, leaving your mark on the world's largest nonprofit

funder of Alzheimer's care, support and research.

In this new and unique contract position that runs through June 2027, youʼll

spend some days per week working with Alzheimerʼs Association chapters in select

markets, with the remainder of your time spent working remotely from home.

This role is right for you if :

• Youʼre ready to shake things up from the usual corporate jobs and have a
• lasting impact on millions of families facing Alzheimerʼs and other
• dementia.
• You like to travel and meet new people, engaging them in a meaningful cause.
• Youʼre a seasoned sales or relationship manager who can quickly understand
• new communities and build connections.
• Youʼre energized by working with others to drive revenue through peer-to-peer
• fundraising events.
• Youʼre constantly seeing opportunities and are eager to develop corporate
• relationships.
• Youʼre driven and highly motivated with a talent for getting others fired up
• and cheering them on.
• Youʼre a planner whoʼs perpetually organized and canʼt wait to make an ask.
• Youʼre the kind of person who knows everyone in your community and collects
• business contacts throughout the country.
• The Alzheimerʼs Association will provide you with:
• Extremely competitive compensation.
• Airfare each week to and from your assigned market, hotel accommodation and
• per diem.
• A comprehensive training program with weekly check-ins to offer support and
• help you tackle challenges.
• A laptop and Alzheimerʼs Association email to help you represent the
• organization and keep you connected.
• What youʼll do:
• Achieve current targets for the Do What You Love to End ALZ in your assigned
• market.
• Follow and implement our comprehensive development plan for Do What You Love
• to End ALZ including budgets, timelines, team recruitment and retention
• strategies, volunteer committee development, marketing/PR and logistics.
• Rapidly develop community contacts to recruit high-level volunteer leadership
• on the Do What You Love to End ALZ committee.
• Train, coach and develop volunteers to achieve goals and be successful in
• their respective roles.
• Prospect, cultivate and steward DWYL leads and participants to achieve the
• revenue goals.
• Ensure  volunteer committees are recruited, trained and developed on the
• National DWYL timeline utilizing best practices, resulting in the attainment
• of income goals and team goals.
• Work to develop a network of high-level contacts for the chapter and form new
• corporate alliances and partnerships.
• What you bring:

02Professional skills

• 5+ years of demonstrated ability to recruit, motivate and coach volunteers in

a fundraising environment. Previous experience with peer-to-peer fundraising

is highly preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to work on a team and develop relationships in the
• community, including corporate partnerships.
• Demonstrated success in the development and implementation of fundraising

events or similar programs. A proven track record with large fundraising

events is preferred.

• Ability to sell programs and events to a variety of audiences, including
• corporate management, donors, constituents and volunteers.

03Interpersonal skills

• Diplomacy while managing large numbers of people at different levels of
• expertise.
• Ability to work with diverse communities and be equitable and inclusive.
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to represent the Association
• with a professional, outgoing and enthusiastic attitude.
• Comfortable working in a highly matrixed environment.

04Physical and technical abilities

• Ability to travel by plane and lift up to 20 lbs.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends.
• A valid driverʼs license and good driving record.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office

05Position Location:  US Remote

Full time, based on 37.5 hours per week

Compensation:  The Alzheimer's Association’s good faith expectation for the

salary range for this role is between $71,000 – $90,000.

Reports To: Director, Do What You Love to End ALZ®

Who We Are:

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in

Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is 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.

The Alzheimer’s Association announced a landmark $100 million investment in

research for 2023. This unparalleled commitment is illustrative of the momentum

we are building in dementia research — our investments today will lead to

breakthroughs tomorrow.

At the Alzheimer’s Association, our employees are at the core of all we do. Our

network of more than 1,750 employees across the United States makes a difference

each and every day for those impacted by Alzheimer’s and those at risk for the

disease.

We warmly invite qualified applicants to consider this opportunity to make a

life-changing impact on the millions living with Alzheimer’s, their caregivers

and those that may develop the disease in the future. Read on to learn more

about the role, then visit our website www.alz.org/jobs to explore who we are

and why we've been recognized as a Best Place to Work for the last twelve years

in a row.

At the Alzheimer's Association®, we believe that diverse perspectives are

critical to achieving health equity — meaning that all communities have a fair

and just opportunity for early diagnosis and access to risk reduction and

quality care. The Association is committed to engaging underrepresented and

underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address

the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

The Alzheimer’s Association commitment remains steadfast in engaging all

communities in our full mission. 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.

Employees working 24 hours/week or more are eligible for a comprehensive

benefits package, 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,

as well as an annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of their

choosing. They are also eligible for our gold standard 401(k) retirement plan.

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Full time employees (37.5 hours/week), will enjoy all of the above plus an

annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.

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.

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.

The 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.