Community Development Manager

Company: American Cancer Society
Location: Everett
Posted on: June 24, 2020

Job Description:

--- Accountable for the achievement of income performance targets for a portfolio of community-based events which may include Relay For Life, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Distinguished Events, and other community fundraising events.
--- Responsible for effectively and efficiently completing activities and meeting target deadlines in order to execute successful events.
--- Implements best practices for event revenue growth; drives and encourages creativity and innovation at the event level.
--- Monitors financial expenditures and progress against budgetary plan and takes appropriate measures to meet top line and bottom line goals ensuring a high ROI in meeting revenue targets.
--- Engages, recruits, trains and manages relationships with community volunteers to ensure successful events execution.
--- Engages the community to drive increased event participation; including event committee, teams, team members, sponsors, survivor/caregiver engagement, and youth engagement.
--- Actively collaborates with Community Development Distinguished Partners, Cancer Control, and ACS CAN staff to maximize event success; leverages opportunities to engage constituents from corporate, distinguished partners and health systems activities in events through event sponsorship and participation
--- Works in partnership with Cancer Control staff for achievement of identified event-related mission goals, including enterprise-wide initiatives. Integrates mission/cancer control activities messaging and within events.
--- Partners with enterprise support and region support services functions and ensures appropriate support is provided for successful execution of events.
--- Utilizes available tools and processes to maximize event results, including online fundraising.
--- Utilizes and responds to customer experience survey, comparative event and success factors data.
--- Facilitates volunteer retention and ensures meaningful volunteer recognition.
--- Utilizes defined processes to ensure timely and accurate event data entry.
--- Ensures compliance with ACS policies, including employment, risk management, event and cash handling, and financial controls.
--- Support ACS CAN grassroots efforts including, ACS CAN membership.
--- Maintains productive and collaborative relationships with the Society's global headquarters departments and other regions; participates on regional and enterprise projects and committees as appropriate.
--- Models and fosters behavior that establishes a culture that values the staff/volunteer partnership, and is consistent with the values, goals, and objectives of the Society to create an atmosphere of trust, cooperation, accountability, empowerment, and dedication to the mission.

Position
Requirements

Bachelor's degree in related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. One year related experience preferred, working within a multi-million dollar organization a plus.
Demonstrates Community Development Competencies Action oriented, Attracts top talent, Being resilient, Builds networks, Customer focus, Drives engagement, Balances stakeholders, Ensures accountability.

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