Senior Development Support Coordinator

American Cancer Society, Inc.; Anchorage, Northern (AK, KY); Hybrid; USD 71,635,000 - 83,097,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement benefits

Wellness programs

Professional development

Job summary

American Cancer Society, Inc. is seeking a Senior Coordinator, Development to provide fundraising and operational support across multi-million-dollar portfolios in a hybrid Anchorage setting. You will assist with planning, timelines, logistics, and relationship management with participants, volunteers, sponsors, and vendors.

The role emphasizes internal collaboration, CRM data needs, reporting insights, and mentorship for coordinators, with a focus on revenue targets and excellent service.

Qualifications

• Associate degree preferred or combination of education and relevant work experience.
• 3+ years of event support, fundraising operations, or comparable admin support.
• Ability to deliver high-quality customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work across teams.
• Ability to adapt to changing portfolios, teams, and systems.

Responsibilities

• Provides fundraising and event execution support with planning, timelines, and logistics.
• Manages relationships with participants, volunteers, partners, sponsors, and vendors.
• Ensures strong customer experience and stewardship in all interactions.
• Implements and maintains organized task/reminder systems; monitors deadlines.
• Identifies issues, recommends solutions, and drives follow-through to revenue growth.
• Performs financial/admin activities: processing donations, tracking expenses.
• Supports CRM data needs and generates reports to inform decisions.
• Serves as SME on tools/programs; assists training and workgroups.
• Provides volunteer/leadership support including committee/board activities.

Skills

Customer service

Cross-functional collaboration

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Salesforce/CRM

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Teams

Auction/Event tools

Job description

American Cancer Society, Inc. is seeking a Senior Coordinator, Development to provide fundraising and operational support across multi-million-dollar portfolios in a hybrid Anchorage setting. You will assist with planning, timelines, logistics, and relationship management with participants, volunteers, sponsors, and vendors.

The role emphasizes internal collaboration, CRM data needs, reporting insights, and mentorship for coordinators, with a focus on revenue targets and excellent service.