Manager, Community Engagement – Southwest

Come join Autism Speaks as a Manager of Community Engagement on our Southwest team, with a primary focus on the Dallas/Ft. Worth market. The role is primarily remote but requires the candidate to be located in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and be willing to travel locally for events.

Purpose: Raise funds for Autism Speaks by recruiting and managing volunteers, raising awareness, and implementing fundraising and mission‑related events to achieve revenue goals.

• Achieve revenue goals for assigned fundraising events in the DFW market.
• Work with supervisor to develop planning timelines, income goals, expense budgets, and participant recruitment strategies.
• Execute events in partnership with volunteer leadership, managing committee recruitment and retention.
• Implement fundraising strategies such as sponsorship, corporate recruitment and retention, and mission integration.
• Support local implementation of global campaigns in collaboration with the Outreach Director for the region.
• Manage day‑to‑day operations of assigned events, including logistics, data entry, acknowledgements, and materials management.
• Provide administrative support to volunteer committees.
• Make presentations to businesses, organizations, and community groups to secure sponsorship, recruit teams and volunteers, and manage accounts throughout the year.
• Integrate digital marketing initiatives such as email campaigns, fundraising websites, and other digital outreach.

(The responsibilities listed above are representative and not all inclusive. Other duties may be assigned by supervisor.)

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with 3+ years of professional experience.

• 3+ years demonstrated leadership in peer‑to‑peer fundraising, volunteer recruitment and management, relationship building, networking, budget management, and volunteer mobilization. Proven track record in multi‑functional fundraising experience: special events, multiple walk events, corporate campaigns.

• Ability to work independently and implement fundraising and volunteer‑development plans.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to prospect, recruit, manage, and develop volunteers.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Sound judgment.
• Proficiency with MS Office 365.
• Database knowledge (Stratus Live and/or Luminate preferred).

• Willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed to support programs and events.
• Travel primarily related to events, including occasional overnight stays; occasional travel for team meetings and conferences may also occur.
• Event days include setting up and moving materials as well as active on‑site engagement for prolonged periods.
• Regular use of a computer for extended periods of time.
• Must have reliable mode of transportation (automobile, valid driver’s license, and insurance).

• Building Collaborative Relationships
• Professional Behavior
• Results‑Driven
• Customer Orientation
• Flexibility

Autism Speaks is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering a diverse, multicultural, and inclusive workplace. We recruit, evaluate, employ, and promote candidates without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender identity or expression, protected veteran or military status, disability or other legally protected status. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply for job openings.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.