Senior Manager, Events

American Chemical Society; City of Syracuse (NY); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The American Cancer Society is seeking a strategic fundraiser to lead the planning and execution of a multi-portfolio event fundraising program in Syracuse. You will cultivate donor, sponsor, and volunteer relationships while steering revenue growth and donor pipeline activity.

You will manage logistics, budgets, and vendor coordination, while coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality event experiences and impactful community engagement.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2 years fundraising and relationship development experience.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends when needed.
• Strong communication and donor stewardship skills.

Aufgaben

• Builds and manages relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and partners to reach revenue and engagement goals.
• Leads planning and execution of event fundraising activities, including logistics, budgets, and vendor coordination.
• Develops strategies to grow revenue, participation, and the donor pipeline.
• Aligns participants and partners with broader engagement opportunities to deepen impact.
• Monitors performance against goals and optimizes revenue and ROI.
• Coordinates cross-functional partners to ensure successful event delivery and brand alignment.

Kenntnisse

Donor engagement

Relationship building

Event planning

Budget management

Project management

Communication skills

Volunteer engagement

Strategic fundraising

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree

Jobbeschreibung

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, including logistics, 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 to optimize revenue and return on investment.
• 10%Coordinates cross-functional partners to ensure successful event delivery and brand alignment.
• 5%EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree
• Preferred Degree: 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 volunteer engagement.
• Strong project management and event execution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective relationship-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 and event staffing model.
• Must be able to attend evening and weekend meetings, events and programs either remotely or in-person depending on the portfolio assignment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Some lifting may be needed as part of event set up activities.

The starting rate is $70,000-$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.