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Senior Manager, Events

American Cancer Society
Mobile, Alabama
RemoteUSD 70,000 - 80,000 / year

About this role

Senior Manager, Events

Remote: Mobile, AL

This position is remote: candidates must be located and reside in the Mobile, AL market.

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
  • 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.

The starting rate is $70,000 to $80,000. 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.

See our commitment to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity to continually ensure equal opportunity to our employees and to our applicants.

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