Senior Manager, Events

American Cancer Society; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 73,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The American Cancer Society is seeking a seasoned Event Fundraising professional to lead strategy, planning, and execution of a $400,000+ portfolio. You will drive revenue through donors, sponsors, and volunteer leadership, while delivering high-quality event experiences and advancing long-term engagement.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years in fundraising. You will manage cross-functional teams, collaborate with partners, and travel as needed to run successful events and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2+ years in fundraising or donor development.
• Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.

Responsibilities

• Builds and manages relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners to achieve revenue goals and grow engagement.
• Leads planning and execution of event fundraising activities, including logistics, budgets, vendor coordination, and experience delivery.
• Develops and executes strategies to grow revenue, participation, and donor pipeline within assigned portfolio.
• Aligns event participants and partners to broader organizational engagement opportunities to deepen long-term impact.
• Monitors performance against goals and adjusts strategies to optimize revenue and ROI.

Skills

Donor relations

Event planning

Volunteer management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We are a culture comprised of diverse backgrounds and experience, to better serve our communities.

The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.

Responsible for leading the strategy, planning, and execution of a $400,000+ event fundraising portfolio. Drives revenue through donor, sponsor, and volunteer leadership engagement while delivering high-quality event experiences. Actively manages relationships and moves constituents through the donor pipeline to increase long-term engagement and impact.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Builds and manages relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners to achieve revenue goals and grow engagement.40%
• Leads planning and execution of event fundraising activities, includinglogistics, budgets, vendor coordination, and experience delivery.20%
• Develops and executes strategies to grow revenue, participation, and donor pipeline within assigned portfolio.15%
• Aligns event participants and partners to broader organizational engagement opportunities to deepen long-term impact.10%
• Monitors performance against goals, adjusting strategies tooptimizerevenue and return on investment.10%
• Coordinates cross-functional partners to ensure successful event delivery and brand alignment.5%

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree
• Years of experience: 2 years successful experience in fundraising and relationship development

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY:

• Demonstrated success driving revenue through relationship building and volunteerengagement.
• Strong project management and event execution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Effectiverelationship-building, influencing, and communication skills.
• Strong customer and donor experience orientation.
• Ability to analyze performance and adjust strategies to meet goals.
• Strong knowledge of community and constituent engagement.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and work through others to achieve outcomes.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Travel varies depending on the portfolio assignment andeventstaffing model
• Must be able to attend evening and weekend meetings,eventsand programseither remotely or in-person depending on the portfolio assignment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Some liftingmay be neededas part of event set up activities

The starting rate is $73,000 to $75,000. The final candidate's relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer.