Job Description

Looking for a position serving YOUR local community in Des Moines ? Our dedicated team members are the vital link between generous volunteer blood donors and hospital patients who rely on lifesaving blood transfusions, and work diligently to ensure their friends, families, hospitals have access to a strong blood supply. Through a flexible hybrid work environment, Territory Representatives work to strengthen new and blood drive opportunities. They are responsible for recruiting, directing, and training volunteers to organize blood drives and help secure volunteer blood donors to ensure a stable blood supply for hospitals in regions where LifeServe collects blood products. As one of the 15 largest blood centers in the country, LifeServe Blood Center’s foundation is based on local blood donors supporting the needs of their local hospitals. Your Blood. Your Hospital. Your Neighbors. Be part of our lifesaving team!

Key responsibilities:

• Establishes strategies to grow volunteer blood donor base in the mobile or donor center environment.
• Coordinates 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.
• Proactively works to successfully meet individual booking goals while also working collaboratively with the team in assigned territory to ensure weekly, monthly, and yearly blood collection goals from mobile blood drives are met.
• Follows all department guidelines for completion of recruiting materials, scheduling mobile blood drives regarding productivity measures, efficiency targets, and cost-effectiveness.
• Maintains accurate records to provide tracking and statistical data on account performance.
• Provides excellent customer service and a positive image with chairpersons, sponsor groups, donors, volunteers, and blood center staff.
• The Territory Representative will interact and represent LifeServe Blood Center professionally with community leaders, medical personnel, and government officials, requiring professional-level written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, advertising, communications, or related degree.

OR

• Associate's degree in a related area.
• Plus two years of job-related recruitment, sales, fundraising, marketing, public relations, volunteer/event management experience, OR two years of experience at LifeServe.

OR

• High school diploma.
• Plus four years of job-related recruitment, sales, fundraising, marketing, public relations, volunteer/event management experience, OR four years of experience at LifeServe.

Other Requirements:

• Day travel is required within assigned territory with some other travel as needed.
• May include some overnight travel, evening, and weekend work.
• Self-motivated, and excellent time management skills to build new relationships while continuing to develop current volunteers at the same time.
• Valid driver’s license and motor vehicle report that meets insurability requirements.

Physical requirements:

• Sit
• Stand
• Walk
• Twist/Turn
• Stoop/Bend
• Squat
• Balance
• Reach above Shoulders
• Use of hands/wrists
• Forearm Rotation,
• Ability to tolerate long hours in an automobile,
• Ability to lift 20 pounds in weight (publicity materials, displays, etc.).

Our Benefits Are Just Your Type!

When you’re part of a team that saves lives every day, you deserve benefits that have your back.

Part-time  team members enjoy:

• Vision coverage
• 403(b) retirement plan with up to 4% contribution after a year (and at least 1,000 service hours)
• Supplemental accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity plans
• Flexible spending accounts for health, limited-purpose, and dependent care

Full-time  team members receive all of that  plus :

• Medical and dental coverage
• HSA with employer contribution
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Supplemental life insurance

LifeServe is proud to support the people who make life-saving moments possible: YOU!

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

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