At the American Cancer Society, we're leading the fight for a world without cancer. Our employees and 1.5 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds including communities of color, the LGBTQ community, veterans, and people with disabilities. The greater the diversity of our people, the better we can serve our communities.
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
Meeting Facilitation
Organizes, plans, and leads both large (300+ attendees) and small (10+) group gatherings (in-person and virtual) to accomplish predetermined meeting goals and objectives.
Designs meeting processes that accomplish a broad range of goals and objectives, while also creating motivational and memorable learning experiences.
Develops trusting relationships and strong rapport with ACS National Roundtables & Coalitions internal team members, volunteer leadership, and key external members to successfully engage their best thinking, expertise, and various skillsets.
Confidently manages the convening, facilitation exercises, and other pre- and post-convening activities.
Provides direct support, consulting, and coaching to National Roundtables and Coalitions teams on agenda planning, meeting coordination, and other facilitation techniques.
Expands expertise and establishes self as a trusted resource for meeting design and facilitation across the ACS Patient Support Pillar and wider enterprise.
Supports the PS Pillar in expert meeting facilitation as available.
Meeting Planning and Execution
Leads planning and facilitation processes for ACS National Roundtable meetings, summits, and conferences, from conceptualization and planning to implementation and delivery.
Writing comprehensive, actionable, and attainable meeting objectives, agendas, and deliverables.
Works with National Roundtable and Coalition Business Unit team members and their volunteer leaders, assists the team in executing on vision, mission, and short- and long-term goals and consults on deliberate changes to their plans, and how to implement those changes.
Engages in multiple concurrent projects on a variety of topics and coordinate with relevant team members to effectively manage work plans.
Creates and identifies standard processes and/or templates for use by ACS National Roundtables and other ACS programs to use when hosting convenings.
Guide ACS National Roundtable teams in developing meeting summaries and other documentation to formalize and amplify meeting conversations.
Works collaboratively with the evaluation team members to establish methods of collecting and tracking data to evaluate performance toward the goals.
Other Duties
On occasion, may be called to amplify success of business unit by showcasing achievements via internal and external communications channels.
Performs special projects and initiatives as required.
FORMAL KNOWLEDGE
Bachelor's degree in organizational development, Instructional Design, Education, Communications, Psychology, or related field.
Minimum 5 years' experience in facilitation, organizational development, strategic leadership events, coalition building, and/or executive engagement.
COMPETENCIES/SKILLS
Leadership Competencies
People-First Mindset – Demonstrates genuine care of ACS’s people by providing meaningful work, offering opportunities for professional development, and valuing work-life balance of team members.
Organizational Savvy – Demonstrates clear understanding of organizational culture and effectively navigates through complex company dynamics, championing organization initiatives.
Business Knowledge – Applying business knowledge and industry best practices to advance the organization’s goals and inform data-driven decision making.
Leadership Courage – Stepping up to address tough organizational issues, and demonstrates conviction and courage to do what’s right.
Strategic mindset - Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.
Accountability - Holds self and team accountable for outcomes and achieving high standards. Proactively communicates status of work progress.
Other Skills
Self-motivated and able to work with limited supervision
Expert meeting facilitation skills
Strong public speaker and verbal/written communication skills
Comfortable working within digital environments
Deep and active listening skills
Strong interpersonal and conflict management skills
Comfortable working with physicians and high-level national volunteers
Authenticity to build trust with the group
Adaptable, flexible, and able to improvise as the situation requires it
Strong organizational and computer skills, and excellent report writing
SPECIAL MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
Travel is required 25%
No or very limited physical effort required.
No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
The starting rate is $90,000 to $125,000 annual. 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.
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.
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