Region Grassroots Manager

$56,300 - $65,600/Yr

American Heart Association - Kansas City, MO

Full-time - Mid Level

Kansas City, MO

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

About the position

The Region Grassroots Manager at the American Heart Association is responsible for recruiting, mobilizing, retaining, and recognizing volunteer advocates within the Midwest Region. This role focuses on executing grassroots strategies to advance public policy priorities at various levels, ensuring effective volunteer engagement through communication and training. The position offers flexibility in location and emphasizes work-life harmonization, providing access to training resources and support.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements a strategic plan around the recruitment, mobilization, and retention of You're the Cure members for assigned territory.
• Works closely with Senior Region Grassroots Lead in the Midwest to develop and implement regional grassroots processes.
• Maintains regular communication with You're the Cure advocates in assigned territory to keep them engaged and active throughout the year.
• Activates and engages You're the Cure advocates in offline tactics to impact public policy campaigns.
• Writes and launches action alerts to mobilize advocates to send communications to lawmakers, regulators, and industry leaders.
• Finds opportunities to recruit grassroots networkers and key contact volunteers through Association-related activities and other community events.
• Cultivates opportunities for grassroots networkers to advance their level of engagement in advocacy.
• Develops volunteer leaders who assist with advocate recruitment, training, and outreach.
• Plans and implements grassroots trainings for American Heart Association volunteers and staff.
• Recognizes advocates for their contributions through the course of policy campaigns.
• Regularly evaluates You're the Cure program metrics in assigned territory.
• Fosters integration opportunities with Association staff partners to grow the You're the Cure network.
• Supports federal, state, or local lobby day or public awareness events within assigned territory.
• Provides strategic mentorship, technical assistance, and ongoing support to metro-level Board, staff, and volunteers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Communications, or related area, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in community organizing and mobilization, volunteer management, public policy, public health, government relations, or political and/or issue campaigns.
• Ability to recruit, direct, mentor, monitor, and supervise volunteers.
• Working knowledge of grassroots advocacy principles.
• Exceptional oral and written communications skills.
• Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple, complex projects under time constraints.
• Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter, working with minimal supervision.
• Ability to travel overnight approximately 10% of the time.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with supporting integrated campaign strategies- media advocacy, grassroots mobilization, coalition-building, and lobbying.
• Basic understanding and skills to support social media outreach.
• Use and management of web-based grassroots action sites for creating campaigns and managing volunteer information.
• Knowledge of capacity building in the community.
• Knowledge of the legislative process at the federal, state, and local level.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance