Leads a team of Senior Directors responsible for a $20M+ event fundraising portfolio across multiple markets. Drives revenue growth and performance by driving strategic direction, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities, and scaling effective fundraising approaches. Champions a collaborative, enterprise mindset, balancing market needs with organizational goals to maximize overall impact.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Leads execution for a revenue portfolio by identifying and advancing opportunities across corporate partnerships, major gifts and market-based event fundraising, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and consistent performance across markets. 25%
- Develops and leads a team of Senior Directors, building leadership capability and ensuring accountability to revenue and engagement goals. 20%
- Drives adoption of enterprise strategies, tools, and best practices across markets to ensure consistency and scalability. 20%
- Partners with enterprise and market leadership to align priorities, optimize resources, and advance organizational goals. 15%
- Builds and maintains executive-level relationships with key donors, corporate partners, and volunteer leaders. 10%
- Oversees financial performance, resource allocation, and portfolio optimization to maximize return on investment. 10%
EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
- Preferred Degree: Bachelor's
- Years of experience: 10+ years of experience leading multimillion-dollar fundraising initiatives, including developing and executing complex, enterprise-level strategic plans. Minimum of 5+ years of people-management experience, including team building, change management, and talent development. Demonstrated experience working with, leading, and developing leadership volunteers, including volunteer recruitment, engagement and stewardship.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY:
- Proven ability to lead large, multi-market fundraising portfolios and teams of leaders.
- Strong enterprise mindset with the ability to balance local market needs and organizational priorities.
- Advanced strategic planning and execution capabilities.
- Demonstrated success influencing across functions and driving alignment in a matrixed organization.
- Expertise in scaling fundraising strategies and driving consistent performance across markets.
- Strong executive-level relationship management skills.
- Advanced financial acumen and portfolio management expertise.
- Ability to use data and insights to drive decision-making and performance.
- Excellent communication, leadership presence, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity, and change.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
- Travel required including evening and weekend work.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- No specific physical requirements
The starting rate is $160,000 to $175,000. 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.
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.
