Senior Events and Fundraising Specialist

Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona is seeking a Senior Events Specialist to lead fundraising and community engagement events. You will manage sponsor relationships, coordinate complex events, and collaborate across teams to optimize marketing, logistics, and budget adherence.

The role requires evaluating outcomes against KPIs, leveraging CRM for donor insights, and supporting outreach and public speaking to raise the organization's visibility and impact.

Responsibilities

• Acts as primary relationship manager for corporate sponsors and donors.
• Builds long-term donor relationships and closes gifts in support of fundraising goals.
• Leads the planning and execution of special, community, and third-party events, including kickoff meetings, coordination, and event wrap-ups.
• Coordinates all event operations and logistics, including fundraising and sponsorship activities, with internal teams to optimize engagement.
• Develops and implements cultivation and retention activities for sponsors, teams, and participants.
• Tracks and evaluates events against KPIs (attendance, fundraising, satisfaction) to improve outcomes.
• Utilizes CRM to track community engagement activities and identify future opportunities.
• Partners with the Community Events Manager to cultivate and maintain corporate sponsor and donor relationships, including solicitation and closing of gifts.
• Supports the CEM with community outreach, public speaking, and other engagement methods to strengthen visibility and relationships.
• Coordinates venue selection, site visits, and vendor communications to ensure alignment with organizational mission and event goals.
• Reviews contracts for all special, community, and third-party events, involving the CEM as needed.
• Collaborates with the CEM to manage and track event budgets, ensuring financial accountability and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
• Collaborates with Finance and the CEM on events billing, invoicing, and reconciliation processes.
• Collaborates with Marketing to develop event themes, logos, and collateral materials, ensuring timely delivery.
• Conduct post-event evaluations to assess ROI and drive future event growth.

Job description

Position Summary:The Senior Events Specialist is responsible for the planning, strategy, and execution of complex Community Food Bank (CFB) events, including fundraising, cultivation, and community engagement activities. This role develops event goals, implements plans, and evaluates outcomes to ensure success and continuous improvement. The position may also provide supervision to Event Specialists and the Outreach Coordinator. Evening, weekend, and off-site work is occasionally required.Key Responsibilities:Acts as primary relationship manager for corporate sponsors and donors.Builds long-term donor relationships and closes gifts in support of fundraising goals.Leads the planning and execution of special, community, and third-party events, including kickoff meetings, coordination, and event wrap-ups.Coordinates all event operations and logistics, including fundraising and sponsorship activities, while collaborating with internal teams (i.e. Volunteer Services, Operations, Marketing, Finance, and Donor Services) to optimize engagement, recruitment, and marketing tools.Develops and implements cultivation and retention activities for sponsors, teams, and participants.Responsible for tracking and evaluating events annually against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as attendance, fundraising outcomes, and participant satisfaction, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.Responsible for utilizing CRM to track community engagement activities and identify future opportunitiesPartners with the Community Events Manager (CEM) to cultivate and maintain corporate sponsor and donor relationships, including solicitation and closing of gifts.Supports the CEM with community outreach, public speaking, and other engagement methods to strengthen visibility and relationships.Coordinates venue selection, site visits, and vendor communications to ensure alignment with organizational mission and event goals.Responsible for reviewing contracts for all special, community, and third-party events, involving the CEM as needed.Collaborate with the CEM to manage and track event budgets, ensuring financial accountability and identifying cost-saving opportunities.Collaborates with Finance and the CEM on the events billing, invoicing, and reconciliation processes.Collaborates with Marketing to develop event themes, logos, and collateral materials, ensuring timely deliveryConduct post-event evaluations to assess Return on Investment (ROI) and drive future event growth.Performs other duties as assigned.Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the staff member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.