**Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home.** **_By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?_** **Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!** **Job Description:** **_Why Choose Us?_** As one of the nation’s premier humanitarian organizations, the American Red Cross is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world. When you join our team, you have a direct impact on a meaningful mission, and you can help save lives every day. If you share our passion for helping people, join us in this excellent career opportunity. **_Work where your career is a force for good._** We are committed to the diversity of our workforce and to delivering our programs and services in a culturally competent manner reflecting the communities we serve. Our work environment is collaborative, respectful, and inclusive with a focus on building allyship and a culture of belonging that empowers all team members. Come to learn, grow, and succeed while sharing your passion for making a difference. The Red Cross supports a variety of cultural and community resource groups for employees and volunteers. From the Ability Network, our Asian American & Pacific Islander Resource Group, the Latino Resource Group, and Red Cross PRIDE, to the Umoja African American Resource Group, our Veterans+ Resource Group, and the Women’s Resource Group, these networks provide connections, mentoring and help give voice to important concerns and opinions. At the American Red Cross, your uniqueness can shine! **OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL:** Assist in planning and executing effective sales strategies to recruit, retain and manage sponsor partnerships to achieve established collection goals. Assist in vetting potential sponsor leads and educating sponsors in organizational requirements. Provide coverage and support for sales team as needed. Provide support, development and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers. **WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD:** **_Key Responsibilities:_** + Assist in ensuring calendars are booked to capacity to achieve goal through booking activities such as: pre-prospecting, vetting leads, supporting the booking of new drives and confirming drives. + Provide assistance in maintaining accurate records in appropriate systems to provide tracking and statistical data on sponsor group performance. Assist in ensuring blood drives and programs are properly booked and confirmed in the system. Maintain a high level of communication with all assigned blood program leaders/sponsors to ensure they are dedicated to their annual blood program and partnership with the American Red Cross. + Provide sufficient organizational and operational support to blood program leader contact to ensure completion of business plans and achievement of collection goals. + Assist in securing and implementing sponsor programs and initiatives with sponsor contact. Ensure productive scheduling to maximize use of resources and meet blood collection goals. Support the blood drive annual calendar build. + Appropriately utilize tools, technology and strategy provided by the organization to enhance customer service, efficiency, and productivity. + Develop a working knowledge for the assigned geography. **_WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:_** Education: Bachelor's degree required. Experience: 1 year of related experience preferred or equivalent combination of education and related experience required. Skills & Abilities: Knowledge of group dynamics, direct sales, customer maintenance techniques, negotiation skills, strategic planning, and the ability to support implementation of programs is preferred. Good organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively are required. Responsible for providing own transportation for business purposes. Ability to work on a team. Travel: May be required to travel to sites throughout the Red Cross organization. _*Combination of candidate’s education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description’s minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted)._ **_BENEFITS FOR YOU:_** We take care of you, while you take care of others. As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive benefits help you in balancing home and work. With our resources and perks, you have amazing possibilities at the American Red Cross to advance and learn. + Medical, Dental Vision plans + Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts + PTO + Holidays + 401K with 5% match + Paid Family Leave + Employee Assistance + Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term + Service Awards and recognition **_Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference every day._** _The American Red Cross is an Equal_ _Opportunity/Affirmative_ _Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law._ ​ AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance — launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS (https://www.americorps.gov/partner/partnerships/employers-national-service) partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations. Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday (https://www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer/urgent-need-for-volunteers.html) to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions. 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