Associate Director, Premier Event

Responsible for

• Builds, sustains, and advances high-impact relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteer leaders, and community partners to drive revenue growth and long-term engagement.
• Develops and executes fundraising strategies for a premier large-scale event, including sponsorship acquisition, donor cultivation, pipeline development, and participant engagement.
• Recruits, engages, and mobilizes executive volunteers, event chairs, ambassadors, and leadership teams to support fundraising success and community visibility.
• Oversees delivery of a best-in-class event experience through leadership of planning, logistics, budgets, vendor relationships, and brand execution.
• Collaborates cross-functionally to align event efforts with broader organizational priorities, donor strategies, and revenue goals.
• Maintains financial performance, evaluates results, and adjusts strategies to optimize revenue growth, return on investment, and overall event impact.

Experience/Qualifications

• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelors in related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred Degree: Bachelor's Degree.
• Years of experience: 5+ years successful experience in fundraising, corporate engagement, volunteer partnership, and relationship development.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Demonstrated success driving revenue growth through donor, sponsor, and volunteer engagement.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills with high-impact stakeholders and community leaders.
• Experience leading complex, high-profile fundraising events with a focus on growth, donor experience, and return on investment.
• Ability to recruit, engage, and develop volunteer leadership and executive-level partners.
• Strong strategic planning, project management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze performance and adjust strategies to achieve revenue goals.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and functions.
• Ability to lead through influence, manage competing priorities, and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Travel Requirements

• Limited travel to meetings, training, and events.
• Expectation of being external in the market an average of 3 days per week.

Physical Requirements

• No specific physical requirements.

Pay

The starting rate is $75,000 to $85,000. 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.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Dental insurance

Further Details

Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits.

We Are An Equal Opportunity Employer