Senior Manager, Events

acs; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

American Cancer Society is seeking a strategist to lead a high-impact event fundraising portfolio. You will cultivate donor, sponsor, and volunteer relationships and drive revenue through engaging experiences and strong pipeline development.

The role demands executive leadership of planning, budgets, and logistics across multiple events, with travel and evening/weekend commitments as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 2 years experience in fundraising and relationship development.
• Strong project management and event execution skills.
• Ability to travel and attend evening/weekend events.

Responsibilities

• Builds and manages donor, sponsor, volunteer, and partner relationships to meet 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 donor pipelines.
• Aligns participants and partners with broader organizational engagement opportunities.
• Travels as needed for portfolio assignments and events.
• Monitors performance and adjusts strategies to optimize revenue and ROI.

Skills

Donor relationship management

Volunteer engagement

Event planning

Budget management

Project management

Communication skills

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

CRM software

Vendor coordination tools

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.

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:

• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree
• Preferred Degree: Bachelor's Degree
• Certificate(s) or License(s):
• 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

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.