Senior Manager, Events

• At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone.
• It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.

About Acs

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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 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.

Pay

• 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.

Benefits

• 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.

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 $80,000 to $88,000.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer.