Associate Director, Development
Job Summary:
The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manages, coaches, develops, and trains a team of development staff, each responsible for substantial account and revenue portfolios.
- Accountable for the team's achievement of significant revenue targets for a portfolio of priority relationships, account management, fundraising activities and events.
- Ensures team engages, recruits, stewards, trains and manages relationships with volunteers and customers to successfully execute fundraising plans and achieve revenue goals.
- Serves on the Market Leadership Team and contributes to building the strategy.
- Manages team to successful volunteer and customer retention, recognition, and pipeline development, with a focus on high impact relationships and key volunteer leadership roles.
- Leads the development of relationships and engagement of target partners, organizations, corporations, and individuals.
- Ensures the implementation of best practices for revenue growth, adjusting to customer experience survey results and feedback; drives and encourages creativity and innovation resulting in new revenue opportunities.
- Monitors financial expenditures and progress to budget and takes appropriate measures to meet top and bottom-line goals ensuring a high return on investment.
- Ensures team engages the community to create relevant, best in class experiences for priority constituents including participants, teams, sponsors, cancer survivors and caregivers; ensures event and activity details are expertly executed.
- Actively collaborates with all development team members, Marketing, Cancer Control, and ACS CAN staff to maximize success.
- Leverages opportunities to expand engagement of constituents through the collaborative account planning.
- Ensures compliance with ACS policies, including employment, risk management, event and cash handling, data management, and financial controls.
- Models and fosters behavior that establishes a culture that values the staff/volunteer partnership, and is consistent with the cultural beliefs and values of the Society.
How to Apply:
To apply for this position, please complete the online application at: https://jobs.cancer.org/job/madison/associate-director-development/79/70610814080
SPECIAL MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Must have access to car or be able to transport materials to and from meetings and special events/programs.
- Must be able to staff evening and weekend meetings, events and programs.
- Must be able to lift 30 lbs and perform set up/take down of event equipment.
The American Cancer Society has adopted a vaccination policy that requires all staff, regardless of position or work location, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (except where prohibited by state law).
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. We are a proud equal opportunity employer.
