Recruitment Business Planning Associate (Western Nebraska)

Company: American National Red Cross
Location: Grand Island
Posted on: March 22, 2026

Job Description:

Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home. By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network? Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good! Job Description: Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better. When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work. Where Your Career is a Force for Good! WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Assist in planning and executing effective sales strategies to recruit, retain and manage sponsor partnerships to achieve established collection goals. Assist in vetting potential sponsor leads and educating sponsors in organizational requirements. Provide coverage and support for sales team as needed. Provide support, development and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers. Key Responsibilities: Assist in ensuring calendars are booked to capacity to achieve goal through booking activities such as: pre-prospecting, vetting leads, supporting the booking of new drives and confirming drives. Provide assistance in maintaining accurate records in appropriate systems to provide tracking and statistical data on sponsor group performance. Assist in ensuring blood drives and programs are properly booked and confirmed in the system. Maintain a high level of communication with all assigned blood program leaders/sponsors to ensure they are dedicated to their annual blood program and partnership with the American Red Cross. Provide sufficient organizational and operational support to blood program leader contact to ensure completion of business plans and achievement of collection goals. Assist in securing and implementing sponsor programs and initiatives with sponsor contact. Ensure productive scheduling to maximize use of resources and meet blood collection goals. Support the blood drive annual calendar build. Appropriately utilize tools, technology and strategy provided by the organization to enhance customer service, efficiency, and productivity. Develop a working knowledge for the assigned geography. WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED: Education: Bachelor's degree required. Experience: 1 year of related experience preferred or equivalent combination of education and related experience required. Skills & Abilities: Knowledge of group dynamics, direct sales, customer maintenance techniques, negotiation skills, strategic planning, and the ability to support implementation of programs is preferred. Good organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively are required. Responsible for providing own transportation for business purposes. Ability to work on a team. Travel: May be required to travel to sites throughout the Red Cross organization. *Combination of candidate’s education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description’s minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted). BENEFITS FOR YOU: As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes: Medical, Dental Vision plans Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays 401K with up to 6% match Paid Family Leave Employee Assistance Disability and Insurance: Short Long Term Service Awards and recognition The salary range for this position is $45,000-$51,000 annually. Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make your career a force for good! The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. ? Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws. AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance — launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations. Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions. To view the EEOC Summary of Rights, click here: Summary of Rights

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