Program Director

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and implement effective strategies to recruit, coach, and manage volunteers , building a grassroots movement aligned with organizational goals.
• Build or develop a balanced, volunteer-led portfolio of Community Program Offerings to meet Care & Support goals and performance metrics. Secure and manage donor relationships, grant funders and other revenue streams to support our Care & Support delivery.
• Apply Association best practices in community engagement and volunteer activation , leveraging strong relationship-building skills to drive impact. Coach your team in a relationship-sales approach and hold the team accountable to securing Community Partner Agreements.
• Build and activate volunteer networks using Association methods such as peer coaching, Mission Conversations, and quality improvement strategies. Evaluate volunteer performance and make improvements as needed.
• Build a pipeline of community partners ensuring cultivation and management of high-impact community partnerships , including with underrepresented groups, to expand awareness, education, and support. Serve as a relationship lead for key, chapter-wide accounts.
• Demonstrate cross-functional collaborative leadership - with revenue, advocacy, leadership, and other stakeholders such as the Chapter Board - to identify and qualify awareness opportunities, strategically engaging supporters to expand reach and impact. Foster a collaborative, inclusive culture that sustains long-term community impact and volunteer engagement.
• Develop and execute data-informed community impact plans aligned with local needs, and manage all related budgets, grants, and timelines with precision.
• Mobilize and coach the Program Delivery team using a relationship-based approach to inspire urgency and support for the Alzheimer’s Association’s full mission, advancing care, fundraising, and advocacy across all communities with an emphasis on reaching underrepresented communities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Masters preferred
• 7 years of experience in recruiting and mobilizing volunteers to achieve goals.
• Experience in community health and community volunteer mobilization a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Confident, goal-oriented, positive self-starter able to work independently with limited supervision and collaboratively with internal and external partners
• Proven success cultivating community partnerships to create a sense of urgency related to awareness of a major health or social problem. Demonstrated ability to motivate & lead a volunteer and staff team to action in prevention and early detection, and influence strategies and techniques.
• Demonstrated success recruiting and managing a team of staff and volunteers with mission, program delivery and community engagement experience.
• Ability to work with diverse communities and demonstrate inclusion coupled with the ability to work in a highly matrixed organization
• Strong experience with community-based program planning and implementation.
• Knowledge of product marketing/sales concepts.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 60% within the assigned territory by car. Travel in this case is considered time spent away from the office, in the community, to fulfill the job goals. While most such travel is on the same day, occasionally overnight travel or air travel may be required. Must have valid driver’s license, access to reliable vehicle, good driving record and proof of automobile insurance
• Ability and willingness to work some evenings and weekends as required for volunteer mentoring and coaching and attending events.
• Strong computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office products; experience with, or ability to rapidly learn CRM software
• Title: Program Director

Position Location

• San Antonio, Tx
• Full time or Part Time: Full time

Position Grade & Compensation: Grade 109

• The Alzheimer's Association’s good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between $75,000 - $90,000
• Reports To: Executive Director

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