Do you have experience in volunteer recruitment, marketing, sales or account management? If you have a proven track record of relationship building and creating productive long-term connections, we are looking for you. Our blood drive recruitment team has a Territory Representative (Account Manager) opening in Des Moines. Here's your chance to #supportlocal by joining an organization driven by the mission to save lives locally.

This Territory Representative opening, based in Des Moines, is responsible for recruiting, directing and training volunteers to organize blood drives and help secure volunteer blood donors. The Territory Representative is responsible for recruiting a specific number of donors to ensure a stable blood supply in regions where LifeServe collects blood products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Recruiting, directing, and training volunteers to organize blood drives that exceed monthly goals in a specific territory.

• Establishing strategies to grow volunteer blood donor base.

• Coordinating activities and organizational resources associated with blood drives to ensure success.

• Conducts public speaking engagements and participates in educational workshops/presentations/health fairs for donors, chairpersons, sponsor groups, community, and civic organizations.

• Follows all department guidelines for completion of recruiting materials, scheduling mobile blood drives regarding productivity measures, efficiency targets, and cost-effectiveness.

• Maintaining accurate records to provide tracking and statistical data on account performance

• Works collaboratively with mobile recruitment team to ensure weekly, monthly, and yearly blood collection goals from mobile blood drives are met.

• Rescheduling/Cancellations of blood drives are kept to a minimum.

• Provides excellent customer service and a positive image with chairpersons, sponsor groups, donors, volunteers, and blood center staff.

• Drives an automobile to alternate work sites and may require some evening and weekend work if needed.

• Maintains regular attendance and availability

• Maintains confidentiality of LifeServe Blood Center donor, employee, financial and proprietary records, and information at all times.

A travel allowance is available based on the size and travel expectations of this territory. Applicants can expect a balance of office and home-based work.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE CONSIDERED

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, advertising, communications, or related degree. PLUS either two years of job-related recruitment, sales, fundraising, marketing and/or public relations, volunteer or event management experience OR two years of experience at LifeServe.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in related areas. PLUS either five years’ of job-related recruitment, sales, fundraising, marketing and/or public relations, volunteer or event management experience is required OR five years’ experience at LifeServe.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Day travel is required within assigned territory with some other travel as needed.
• Current driver’s license and motor vehicle report that meets organizational insurability requirements.
• Self-motivated and excellent time management skills to build new relationships at the same time developing current volunteers.

WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEING A LIFESERVER

• We are an industry leader and just celebrated our 75th year of operation.
• We are the 12th largest supplier of blood in the nation.
• We are a growth-oriented organization and added three new facilities in 2022.
• We were a 2023 Des Moines CityView Best Non-Profit runner-up.

HOW LIFESERVE WILL SERVE YOU

• Elected benefits: coverage starts the first of the month after your start date. Choose from competitively priced healthcare, dental, and vision plans. Enroll in supplemental accident or critical illness insurance.
• Peace of mind: on day 1, life insurance (1.5x annual salary), short-term disability (wait time only 7 days), and long-term disability are provided at no additional cost to you!
• Additional coverage: elect additional life insurance for yourself, spouse, or dependent child (up to age 26)
• Work-life balance: full-time team members accrue around 27 days of PTO per year. Part-time team members can earn PTO too!
• Involvement: additional chances to earn PTO through hosting blood drives, or recruiting a first-time or lapsed donor to give blood
• Wellness: holistic program to earn points, and win prizes on a monthly/quarterly basis
• Our current East Village location puts you within walking distance to great restaurants and coffee, and community spaces.
• A brand-new sustainably built facility in Johnston, coming in early 2024, with employee and community spaces, and easy interstate access.

Offers of employment are contingent on the successful completion of pre-employment, post-offer drug testing and background checks.

LifeServe Blood Center is fully committed to equal employment opportunity. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact us at careers@lifeservebloodcenter.org.