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Donor Recruitment Account Manager

American Red Cross · Milwaukee, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

This role supports attracting, retaining and scheduling blood donors. Tell me about a time you hit a numbers-based goal by building relationships.

What they are checking: Whether they can tie relationship work to measurable results, since drive sponsors are judged on units collected.

Tell me about a time you had to keep a partner engaged after something went wrong on your side.

What they are checking: Whether they own mistakes and repair relationships so a valuable account doesn't walk away.

How do you handle rejection when you make a lot of calls and most say no?

What they are checking: Whether they have the resilience for outreach work where most contacts don't turn into drives.

Tell me about a time you worked closely with an operations team to make sure an event ran well.

What they are checking: Whether they coordinate well with collections staff, since a good drive needs both recruitment and logistics.

What would you do

How would you convince a Milwaukee business that has never hosted a blood drive to host one?

What they are checking: Whether they can make a clear, practical pitch that addresses a sponsor's real concerns about time and staff.

A sponsor's last drive came in well under goal. How do you work with them to do better next time?

What they are checking: Whether they diagnose what went wrong and coach the sponsor instead of blaming them or dropping the account.

During a blood shortage, you need to fill drives quickly. What would you do differently that week?

What they are checking: Whether they can shift into urgent outreach and use messaging that moves people to act now.

About the work

How do you manage a portfolio of accounts so none of them go quiet for too long?

What they are checking: Whether they have an organized system for follow-up and scheduling rather than reacting to whoever calls.

How would you use data, like past drive results or donor counts, to plan your next quarter?

What they are checking: Whether they plan with data instead of instinct to decide where to spend their effort.

How would you build relationships with schools and colleges to recruit younger donors?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that student drives build future donors and need a different approach than workplaces.

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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 (Job Overview): Support the attraction, retention, and scheduling of potential blood drive sponsors and the education of various stakeholders to maximize blood drive success and achieve established monthly, quarterly, and annual blood collection goals. Provide support, development, and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers. The assigned territory for this position includes Milwaukee, Waukesha and surrounding counties . WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities): • Support the implementation of creative strategies to attract, manage and retain potential blood drive sponsors and feeder groups for existing blood drives. • Support consistent execution of the 12-week drive management cycle, including working with key stakeholders to ensure sufficient drive sign-ups are attained. Facilitate a quality hand-off of blood drives between internal stakeholders at the 12-week timeframe. • Support the implementation of territory plans in collaboration with strategic business planning to achieve collection goals, increase monthly bookings, improve operational efficiency, and identify new blood drive sponsors. • Provide routine organizational and operational support to the blood drive coordinator to ensure achievement of collection operation and annual goals and provide the highest level of customer service to encourage the sponsor to grow their blood program with the Red Cross in frequency and performance metrics. • Schedule education programs for blood drive sponsor contact, recruitment committees and volunteers within assigned groups to assist in meeting collection objectives and to comply with all directives, regulations, and local operating procedures. • Maintain accurate records to provide tracking and statistical data on blood drive sponsor group performance. • Appropriately utilize tools, technology, and strategy provided by the organization to enhance customer service, efficiency, and productivity. • Responsible for providing own transportation for business purposes. WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications): • Bachelor's degree in marketing, sales, communications or related field required. • 1 year of related experience preferred or equivalent combination of education and related experience required. • Knowledge of group dynamics, direct sales, customer relationship management/maintenance techniques, negotiation skills, and the ability to effectively implement programs is preferred. • Good organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities effectively are required. Event planning experience desired. • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including training and presentation skills, are required. • A current, valid driver's license and good driving record are required. • Ability to work on a team. • Some travel may be required. 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 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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