Senior Coordinator, Development

At the American Cancer Society, we are working to end cancer for everyone. Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers raise the bar every day, and our culture is built on diverse backgrounds and experience to serve our communities better.

• In partnership with event managers
  , ensures best in class event execution and the achievement of aggressive revenue targets.
• Manages relationships with event participants, volunteers, partners, sponsors and vendors, focusing on high quality execution and stewardship.
• Oversees assigned event projects including event online presence/website, event communications, look book, auction, event collateral, and inventory management.
• 65% Manages financial tasks including processing donations, managing payment processes, and tracking expenses in accordance with internal policies and procedures.
• 15% Provides multi-faceted support for the area leadership team and volunteer leadership including the area boards, event leadership committees, and executive volunteer engagement.
• 5% Serves as subject matter expert in the use of internal platforms and data systems to achieve business objectives – financial, event & constituent management, reporting, legal, procurement, contract management, communications, promotion/brand, auction management.
• 5% Assists with event volunteer management—recruitment, training, scheduling, day of event, communications, recognition, stewardship.
• 5% Provides general office and business operation support.

Minimum Degree

Required:

Associate degree preferred or a combination of education and work experience. Preferred Degree:
Certificate(s) or License(s):
None. Years of experience: 3 years of event support or operations support experience.

• Ability to proactively identify needs & issues and implement solutions.
• Skilled in building strong internal partnerships and working collaboratively to ensure consistent communication and integration to achieve shared objectives.
• Excellent at building strong external relationships with partners and volunteers with a focus on customer service and customer‑centric solutions.
• Understanding of complex company dynamics and processes, and ability to involve the right stakeholders to remove barriers and get things done.
• Self‑accountable to meet commitments while gaining trust and confidence through honesty and integrity.
• Self‑directed, works independently with little direction, taking initiative to identify and complete work.
• Quick learner of systems, utilizing tools such as Salesforce, Power
  
  BI, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, etc.
• Develops and delivers multi‑mode communications tailored to unique needs of different audiences.
• Effectively manages multiple priorities and timelines, delivering high‑quality results.
• Ability to interpret and implement policies and procedures.

Limited travel to area meetings and events, including some evening and weekend work.

No specific physical requirements.

• The starting rate is $25.00 to $27.00. Final candidate’s relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended.
• ACS provides a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs.
• Further details on benefits can be found on our careers site cer.org/benefits.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer. Our employment opportunities are as diverse as our people, and we adhere to a set of core values that inform all our decisions.