Senior Manager, Events

American Chemical Society; Lincoln (NE); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement benefits

Wellness programs

Professional development

Résumé du poste

The American Cancer Society seeks a fundraising leader to plan and execute a $400,000+ event portfolio, driving revenue through donor, sponsor, and volunteer engagement while delivering high-quality event experiences. You will actively manage relationships, move constituents through the donor pipeline, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align events with organizational goals.

Requires a Bachelor's degree and at least two years in fundraising; travel is involved, with possible evening

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2+ years of fundraising and relationship development experience.
• Strong communication and project management skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead planning and execution of event fundraising activities, including logistics, budgets, vendor coordination, and experience delivery.
• Develop and execute strategies to grow revenue, participation, and donor pipeline within the portfolio.
• Align event participants and partners to broader organizational engagement opportunities to deepen long-term impact.
• Monitor performance against goals, adjusting strategies to optimize revenue and ROI.
• Coordinate cross-functional partners to ensure successful event delivery and brand alignment.

Connaissances

Fundraising

Donor relations

Event planning

Project management

Relationship development

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's Degree

Description du poste

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:

• 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.

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's DegreePreferred Degree: Bachelor's DegreeYears 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.