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  TITLE: Family Team Specialist - PTT

REPORTS TO: State Director

LOCATION: Sioux Falls, SD

REASON FOR OPENING: New Position

POSITION PURPOSE:
Support Family Team Development to drive revenue by developing a structured, chapter-wide Family Team committee, which will focus on recruiting and mentoring new Family Teams, retaining veteran Family Teams and ensure that March for Babies day is a fun and meaningful experience.

 



POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Recruit, develop, and manage state-wide volunteer Family Team committee that will support and involve volunteers at every event site.
  • Ensure that the recruitment of new Family Teams is delegated with support and resources provided by national office and chapter staff.
  • Develop and manage process to ensure Family Team captains are contacted within 48 hours of registration, and that ongoing targeted communication is provided through MFB season and throughout the year.
  • Collaborate with chapter management team to ensure consistent plans are in place for MFB Day-of activities at every event site.
  • Develop strategies to utilize Family Teams in development and growth of corporate teams by implementing the following core tactics:
  • 1. Utilize families who have a mission story to engage and grow corporate involvement by encouraging families to utilize their employer’s “circle of influence 2. Identify, target and engage families with a personal connection to our mission within a corporation to help in recruiting and/or growing that corporate team.
  • Participate in training (Webex, phone calls, etc.)  provided by national office; provide requested feedback and evaluation information to ensure pilot assessment is sufficient and measurable. Participate in year-round Family Team Development calls (topics will range from MFB specific activities to year-round engagement of Family Teams).

 



QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
  • A Bachelor’s degree is desired
  • 2-4 years experience in a philanthropic or business environment.  
  • Experience in volunteer and community development is a must.  
  • Computer skills, especially Word and Excel; verbal and written communications skills; sales and marketing, volunteer management and development experience, and time management helpful but not required.  Detail oriented, adaptable, organized and able to successfully manager multiple projects and tasks.  Basic understanding of March of Dimes mission and the different ways it impacts the “customer base” (premature birth, birth defects, infant death); sensitivity and comparison for families that are living with the consequences of premature birth, birth defects and/or infant death. 


Kelly Hoefert, State Director
March of Dimes
1000 N. West Ave. Ste. 230
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Fax: 605-334-1397
E-mail: khoefert@marchofdimes.com
     


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