Senior Manager, Events- Remote- Richmond, VA

American Chemical Society; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

American Cancer Society seeks a skilled fundraiser to lead the strategy, planning, and execution of a $400,000+ event fundraising portfolio. This remote role prefers candidates within commuting distance to Richmond, VA, and offers benefits including PTO, medical, dental, retirement, and professional development programs.

You will build relationships with donors, sponsors, and volunteers, drive revenue through engagement, and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure engaging event experiences.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor's degree required; two years of successful fundraising and relationship development experience preferred.
• Strong donor cultivation and leadership skills relevant to events and sponsorships.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Leads planning and execution of event fundraising activities including logistics, budgets, vendor coordination, and experience delivery.
• Develops strategies to grow revenue, participation, and donor pipeline within the portfolio.
• Aligns event participants and partners to broader engagement opportunities to deepen long-term impact.
• Monitors performance against goals and adjusts strategies to optimize revenue and ROI.
• Coordinates cross-functional partners to ensure successful event delivery and brand alignment.
• Must be able to attend evening and weekend meetings and events remotely or in-person depending on portfolio.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor engagement

Relationship building

Event planning

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.**This is a remote role, but the ideal candidate will sit within a commutable distance to Richmond, VA**

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 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 modelMust 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

Salary: $70,000-$80,000ACS 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.