Senior Manager, Market Events

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. is seeking a fundraising professional to build relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners, driving revenue and engagement.

The role leads planning and execution of events, manages budgets and logistics, and aligns activities with the organization's mission. Applicants should have a bachelor's degree and at least two years in fundraising, with strong project management and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum degree required: Bachelor's Degree.
• At least 2 years successful experience in fundraising and relationship development.
• Strong project management and event execution skills.

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, adjusting strategies to optimize revenue and ROI.
• Coordinates cross-functional partners to ensure successful event delivery and brand alignment.

Skills

Relationship building

Donor engagement

Project management

Event execution

Communication skills

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

At the American Cancer Society, we'reworking to end cancer as we know it, for everyone.Our employees and 1.3 million volunteersare 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.

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.

The starting rate is $70,000 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.