Senior Events Lead: Fundraising & Donor Engagement

Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Events Specialist at Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona in Tucson leads the planning, strategy, and execution of complex events, including fundraising, cultivation, and community engagement. The role collaborates with internal teams to optimize engagement, recruitment, and marketing tools, and may supervise other event staff.

Responsibilities include building long-term donor relationships, managing budgets and contracts, tracking KPIs, conducting post-event ROI evaluations, and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in project management, events planning, fundraising, donor and sponsorship solicitation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Sales, Event management or a related field.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Acts as primary relationship manager for corporate sponsors and donors.
• 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 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 KPIs such as attendance, fundraising outcomes, and participant satisfaction.
• Responsible for utilizing 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.
• Coordinates venue selection, site visits, and vendor communications to ensure alignment with organizational mission and event goals.
• 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.

Skills

Donor relations

Project management

Event planning

Public speaking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM tools (Salesforce)

Job description

The Senior Events Specialist at Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona in Tucson leads the planning, strategy, and execution of complex events, including fundraising, cultivation, and community engagement. The role collaborates with internal teams to optimize engagement, recruitment, and marketing tools, and may supervise other event staff.

Responsibilities include building long-term donor relationships, managing budgets and contracts, tracking KPIs, conducting post-event ROI evaluations, and