Development Coordinator (Hawaii)

What's your motivation? Opportunity. Creativity. Contribution. It's all part of working for the American Heart Association---where you can contribute professional growth with personal fulfillment. So if you're considering a rewarding career, consider the American Heart Association. We have an excellent opportunity for an Development Coordinator in our Honolulu Office.

The Coordinator provides administrative and fundraising support to assigned staff to ensure successful special event campaigns in achievement of division and affiliate health impact, volunteer engagement and revenue development goals. Support includes providing excellent customer service, typing, data entry and retrieval, filing, record keeping, updating, faxing, routing, producing reports, answering inquires, donor/fundraising correspondence. Assist in planning, implementation, follow-up, and evaluation of various activities. Ensure that Affiliate policies are carried out and goals are achieved in a timely fashion.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of standard office procedures, telephone etiquette, record keeping, filing
• Knowledge of business English, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Knowledge of data entry formats for computerized record keeping.
• Knowledge of purchasing procedures and systems.
• Knowledge of postal rules and regulations.

Skills:

• Sill in providing excellent customer service.
• Skill in effective oral communications including conversing by telephone.
  • Skill in effective written communications, including business writing, clear and concise narrative reports, evaluations and other narrative pieces.
  • Skill in PC and computer equipment including word processing, accounting, data base management, spreadsheets and software applications. Prior experience with web applications and Siebel a plus.

Abilities:

• Ability to work with professional and lay volunteers and staff with sufficient maturity, judgment, initiative, confidence and poise.
• Ability to participate in meetings, work in a team environment and interact with all levels of staff, volunteers and public.
• Ability to conceptualize, reason through problems, make effective decisions and develop alternative solutions.
• Ability to operate typical office equipment, i.e., copier, printer, fax, telephone, postage machine, postage scale, etc.
• Ability to lift and transport meeting materials and other supplies to and from meetings.
• Ability and willingness to work irregular hours and attend meetings beyond the framework of the normal working schedule.
• Ability to travel as necessary.

Qualified applicants will have:

• Proficiency in database management and Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
• Office administration skills, including general clerical skills (e.g., filing, typing, copying, telephone etiquette and office operations).
• Effective written communication skills, including skill in proof reading for grammar and spelling.
• Effective interpersonal and customer relations skills; ability to work well in a team environment.
• Ability to keep all work-related information confidential as necessary.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• High School diploma or GED required. BA in Marketing or Communications preferred.
• 1-3 years related experience

Attracting talented, committed employees means offering a competitive benefits package, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do. Visit and click benefits for more information.

EOE M/F/V/D