Senior Manager, Market Events

About the role

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

Years of experience: 2 years successful experience in fundraising and relationship development

Skills

• 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.

Pay

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