Blood Drive Event Planner

The Blood Connection•Savannah, GA

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About The Position

At The Blood Connection, every role contributes to saving lives and making an impact in the community. As part of the Donor Resources Department, the Account Manager is responsible for achieving the goals of a territory. The role manages existing blood drive accounts and maximizes their production, develops new accounts, and uses corporate resources efficiently. The Account Manager works with the Donor Resources management team to meet and exceed collection goals and inventory needs while building strong relationships throughout the territory. The role supports blood drive coordinators through personalized, consistent, proactive planning; appropriate use of marketing and advertising tools; donor appointment management; and follow-up. It also involves recruiting and retaining sponsor organizations, educating community members about The Blood Connection’s mission, and helping sponsor groups plan successful blood drives.

Requirements

Outside sales, marketing, or related experience; two years preferred.
Ability to speak publicly and promote The Blood Connection’s community-service mission and the need for participation and support.
Experience using Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
Valid driver’s license with no major infractions and dependable transportation.
Ability to communicate effectively, tactfully, and courteously with patrons, donors, sponsors, and coworkers.
Ability to organize and prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
Excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Strong computer skills.
Ability to work with people at all levels in a diverse work environment.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, and peers.

Nice To Haves

College degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute strategies to recruit, retain, and manage sponsor organizations and relationships to achieve territory blood collection goals.
Establish blood drive projections that align with divisional resources and needs.
Develop potential sponsor leads.
Plan recruitment tactics well in advance of blood drives and follow drive-planning best practices.
Hold external stakeholders accountable for helping achieve blood drive goals.
Communicate effectively with donor chairpersons and donor groups before, during, and after drive events.
Encourage creative campaigns to increase donor participation.
Implement The Blood Connection’s marketing programs.
Work as part of the division team to help meet divisional goals.
Establish committees to recruit donors and volunteers for drives.
Coordinate meetings and presentations with sponsor groups to teach donor recruitment techniques and encourage accounts to meet their goals.
Provide superior customer service to donors, donor groups, and internal and external customers.
Build patronage and relationships with blood drive sponsor groups.
Attend health fairs and community or marketing events and give presentations to educate the community about The Blood Connection’s mission.
Organize meetings with sponsor contacts, committees, and employees to educate them and promote blood drives; seek opportunities to speak at services at houses of worship.
Seek opportunities to educate and recruit donors at supervisory, health and safety, and employee meetings.
Build strong sponsor-group relationships to grow blood drives into more successful events.