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How many people can answer the question, \"What do you do for a living?\" with the answer, \"I help find cures for cancer.\" At LLS, employees take our mission seriously. Whether you work in one of our regions, are an accountant at the national office or a specialist in our Information Resource Center, you work each day on making our mission a reality: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Join us and give new meaning to the word, \"job.\"

Summary: The Deputy Executive Director provides direction and supervision of all the Campaign Development Directors and teams within a large market Region ($10M+ in revenue), managing day-to-day operations, overseeing employee lifecycle management, and ensuring the accomplishment of key region performance metrics. This role develops, executes, and provides leadership for strategies designed to create cost effective and on-going sources of peer-to-peer revenue, volunteer engagement, community presence, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) integration, and mission enhancement for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society within the Region's designated area. The Deputy Executive Director will assume responsibility for region leadership in all areas/functions in the absence of the Executive Director. 

Reports to: Executive Director  

Supervises: Campaign Development Directors   

 

Duties and Responsibilities:    

Lead all campaign development activities by providing direction and supervision of all Region Campaign Development Directors and teams. This role is accountable for leading and inspiring the campaign development leaders and teams in driving revenue and cost efficiencies to LLS. Accountable for all region peer-to-peer revenue.  Leads the employee lifecycle of campaign development teams including the planning, acquiring, engaging, training, and developing of leaders, staff and teams.  Integrates regional strategy and programs with assigned teams to create an inclusive and equitable culture that represents the spectrum of diversity.   Provide leadership to Campaign Development Directors for staffing vacancies and the coordination of training and orientation of new staff. Supervises, coaches, and develops Campaign Development Directors in charge of peer-to-peer teams, volunteer leadership committees, and the elevation of business development and advancement relationships from peer-to-peer campaigns.  In partnership with the Region Executive Director and Territory Campaign Development Directors, evaluate the campaign portfolio and make strategic adjustments to campaigns to achieve revenue growth and the region’s financial objectives. Partner with the Region Executive Director and Territory Campaign Development Directors to ensure critical annual peer-to-peer key performance indicators are embedded with the campaign development teams’ priorities for revenue generation and volunteer engagement.  Partner with Region Executive Director, Advancement Director, and Business Development Director (where appropriate) to provide leadership to Campaign Development Directors and teams to identify, steward, and elevate business development and advancement relationships.  With assigned teams (for the entire region in the absence of the Region Executive Director), oversees the implementation, coordination, and management of LLS business operational plans and standards; including contracts, procurement, event management, communication, use of technology, business continuity programs, and risk management.     Serve as the Region lead for project management, change management, and strategic initiatives at the direction of the Executive Director.  Oversees market specific activities to deliver brand aligned events and initiatives.  Maintain a working knowledge of the LLS mission and programs to promote the territory and campaign fundraising initiatives. Perform other related duties as assigned.  

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Education & Experience Requirements:   

Bachelor’s Degree preferred 7+ years of progressively responsible related experience with a minimum of 3-5 years in managing large teams.  Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite   

Position Requirements:   

Experience with the management of leaders and teams within nonprofit and peer-to-peer campaigns preferred.  Ability to lead teams, the implementation of organization processes and procedures, and overseeing employee lifecycle management; including the identification, hiring, onboarding and training of staff.  Prior experience leading, coaching and mentoring direct reports.  

Physical Demands & Work Environment: 

Physical demands are minimal and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations Work environment is representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations Local travel approximately 50-75% of the time LLS has a 35-hour work week Required to work some evenings or weekends.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees.  Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer

LLS is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in its workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender, gender identity and expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, race, color, creed, national origin/ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic predisposition or information, physical or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. LLS seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission and where they will join a cohort of others who have chosen to call LLS home. LLS complies with all applicable laws which prohibit discrimination and harassment in the workplace, and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment supportive of all of our employees and the communities we serve.