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TITLE: Family Team Specialist PTT
REPORTS TO: Sr. Community Director
LOCATION: Jackson, MS
REASON FOR OPENING: New Position
POSITION PURPOSE:
This is a part-time temporary position focused on development and recruitment of new Family Teams to generate new funds for the mission. Continuation beyond 2009 will be subject to program success and availability of grant funding. Position is part time.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Raise $40,000 new revenue by recruiting and assisting in managing new and unpaid family teams participating in the “March for Babies” fundraising event
- Grow veteran family teams with an increase of $15,000 in new revenue from veteran teams
- Manage family teams newly recruited for MFB 2009 for Jackson
- Manage response system to family teams that register online for Jackson
- Coordinate communication with family teams via e-newsletters and targeted group emails
- Identify, recruit, and train appropriate family team volunteers for chapter leadership positions (MFB committees, PSC, Revenue Development, Public Affairs, Communications)
- Coordinate day-of MFB family team tent activities for key sites
- Devise and implement plan for family team involvement in Prematurity Awareness Month
- Work with family teams to gather human interest stories to pitch to local media, utilize in Chapter publications and post on MOD Mississippi website
- Manage family teams data collection and retention for Jackson
- Serve as Family Team liaison with National and Regional offices and communicate to all staff action steps
- Participate on national Family Team Liaison conference calls
- Assist with outreach to other teams and funding sources.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
- Minimum Two years’ experience in fundraising.
- Experience managing volunteers: excellent people skills.
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to travel within Mississippi – car and valid driver’s license.
- Dynamic, energetic, empathic individual who enjoys working and collaborating with many different type of individuals, families, disciplines, medical personnel and organizations.
- Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.
- Some flexibility of schedule required.
Melanie Nixon
10 River Bend Place, Suite 100
Flowood, MS 39232
mnixon@marchofdimes.com
FAX# 601-933-1152
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