Executive Director

Alzheimer's Association® • Oakland, CA

21d • $240,000 - $260,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Northern California Executive Director has overall strategic and operational responsibility for the Northern California Chapter. The role oversees community engagement, volunteerism, staff, revenue generation, program delivery, and growth and delivery of the Association’s mission. The Chapter Executive supports the Association’s strategic plan as the staff partner to the Northern California Chapter Board of leadership volunteers and elevates awareness of Alzheimer’s disease, the Association, and its resources in the community. The position is based in San Jose, San Francisco, or Oakland, California, ideally San Jose, and reports to the Territory Vice President for the West Territory.

The Executive Director builds and coaches staff and volunteer teams, drives fundraising and program growth, manages territory budgets, and leads community-based events and volunteer-powered care and support programs. The role cultivates corporate, community, and donor relationships; mobilizes volunteers and partners; represents the Association as a community spokesperson; supports research, advocacy, and equitable health outcomes; and works with internal and external leaders to advance strategic priorities.

This is a full-time position. The salary range is $240,000–$260,000, with eligibility for a bonus of up to 10% based on individual and organizational performance. The role requires approximately 50% travel, mostly local, by car, and the ability to lift up to 25 pounds.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• At least 8 years of senior nonprofit management experience.
• At least 5 years of mass-market special-event fundraising and volunteer-recruitment experience.
• Proven relationship-building, persuasion, and influence skills that drive mission outcomes.
• Ability to inspire and empower staff and volunteer teams to achieve outcomes.
• Experience recruiting and developing corporate and community partnerships.
• Experience recruiting, organizing, and leading staff, volunteers, and organizations.
• Experience engaging and mobilizing multicultural and underserved communities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with state, territory, and home-office leaders.
• Ability to anticipate and overcome barriers to implement strategic-plan priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, and multidisciplinary project skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse groups, adapt, stay organized, and manage multiple projects and tasks.
• Passion for the cause, integrity, a positive and mission-driven attitude, and self-direction.
• Ability to travel approximately 50% of the time to the assigned territory by car, mostly locally.
• Valid driver’s license, good driving record, and access to a reliable vehicle.
• Mass-market special-event fundraising experience.
• Community mobilization and/or volunteer recruitment and management experience.
• Effective communication skills and experience as a community spokesperson.
• Proven success in collaboration and leadership.
• History of identifying, recruiting, developing, and retaining staff and volunteers; building alignment; and achieving strategic-priority goals.
• Ability to lead implementation across cross-functional initiatives.
• Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills.
• Superior management skills, including troubleshooting, resolving differences, and gaining broad support while managing projects.
• Experience interpreting analytics, monitoring results, taking corrective action, and creating productivity enhancements.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred.
• Proven sales experience.
• Experience leading a similar Voluntary Health Association (VHA) of comparable size and scale.

Responsibilities

• Build and coach staff and volunteer leadership teams to support the Association’s strategic plan.
• Drive growth in fundraising, program delivery, and strategic-plan KPIs while managing the approved territory budget.
• Lead revenue opportunities, including Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, Do What You Love®, Gala, and other Association events; apply and uphold campaign best practices, timelines, and benchmarks.
• Recruit and partner with executive-level volunteers, including local community board members.
• Drive engagement with volunteers, partners, companies, and other community stakeholders.
• Meet revenue targets and execute a portfolio of community-based, volunteer-powered events.
• Increase reach through volunteer-powered care and support programs.
• Support mission activities that advance research and expand awareness and concern.
• Manage program and revenue community expense budgets.
• Identify and cultivate sustainable corporate and community partnerships to achieve revenue goals.
• Elevate awareness of the disease, the Association, and community resources.
• Serve as a spokesperson in Chapter markets in support of research, clinical care, and equitable health outcomes.
• Lead community mobilization of volunteers, partners, and companies in support of the Association’s full mission.
• Build relationships with community influencers and corporate and community organizations to increase engagement.
• Develop effective professional relationships with internal and external key contacts.
• Recruit, interact with, and work alongside community and business leaders.
• Communicate effectively as a community spokesperson alongside key leadership volunteers.
• Develop mission-driven partnerships with organizations serving underserved and underrepresented communities, including businesses, chambers, community-based organizations, faith communities, academic institutions, and social service organizations.
• Partner with donor advisors to identify potential major donors.
• Support state and federal public-policy priorities by engaging local volunteer advocates.
• Lead state advocacy staff as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term care insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous paid time off
• 12 annual holidays
• Paid Family Leave
• Annual Cultural & Heritage Day
• Volunteer Day of the employee’s choosing
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Annual School Visitation Day for full-time employees
• Elder Care Facility Day of the employee’s choosing for full-time employees
• Bonus eligibility of up to 10% based on individual and organizational performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive