Development Coordinator (Distinguished Events) - Remote

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

• Perform support related tasks and activities that align with the revenue growth strategies of the market they serve.
• Builds strong partnerships with market staff to ensure consistent communication, collaboration and integration with the team.
• Coordinates operations and supports logistics in order to execute successful events or fundraising activities.
• Proactively uses partnership agreement and timelines to assign ownership for successful planning and execution of the market's revenue opportunities.
• Supports market staff with day-to-day customer relationship management and stewardship efforts (i.e. vendors, participants and volunteers).
• Assists with volunteer recruitment and management. Inputs and maintains information in appropriate ACS platforms.
• Generates reports to support market revenue such as market research prospects and constituent engagement. Identifies needs - issues and implements solutions to address them.
• Provides high level customer service to internal and external customers and partners.
• Participates in regional or GHQ workgroups and on project teams as needed.
• Models and fosters behavior that establishes a culture that values the staff/volunteer partnership, and is consistent with the ACS values, goals, and cultural beliefs.
• Customizes and develops ACS branded materials and/or event collateral.
• Assists with financial tasks including processing donations, coding, managing payment processes, and tracking expenses in accordance with ACS policies and procedures.
• Responsible for inventory management including ordering supplies to support the market.
• Provides general office or business operations support including point of contact for facility/building management and legal/real-estate department

FORMAL KNOWLEDGE

• Associate degree preferred, or a combination of education and work experience.
• 0-2 years of office or event support experience

OTHER SKILLS

• Excellent written, verbal, listening and presentation skills.
• Highly efficient in the utilization of Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) and the ability to learn proprietary systems.
• Strong problem-solving skill.
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities in a focused and timely manner.
• Ability to interpret and implement policies and procedures.

SPECIAL MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Limited travel, including evening and weekend work required.
• Ability to lift 30lbs.

The starting rate is $22.00 to $24.00. 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.