Senior Manager, Events

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

• Builds and manages relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners to achieve revenue goals and grow engagement. 40%  

• Leads planning and execution of event fundraising activities, including logistics, budgets, vendor coordination, and experience delivery. 20%  

• Develops and executes strategies to grow revenue, participation, and donor pipeline within assigned portfolio. 15%  

• Aligns event participants and partners to broader organizational engagement opportunities to deepen long-term impact. 10%  

• Monitors performance against goals, adjusting strategies to optimize revenue and return on investment. 10%  

• Coordinates cross-functional partners to ensure successful event delivery and brand alignment. 5% 

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Minimum Degree Required:  Bachelor's Degree   

• Preferred Degree:  Bachelor's Degree   

• Certificate(s) or License(s): 

• Years of experience: 2 years successful experience in fundraising and relationship development  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY:  

• Demonstrated success driving revenue through relationship building and volunteer engagement. 

• Strong project management and event execution skills.  

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment. 

• Effective relationship-building, influencing, and communication skills.  

• Strong customer and donor experience orientation.  

• Ability to analyze performance and adjust strategies to meet goals.  

• Strong knowledge of community and constituent engagement.  

• Ability to collaborate across teams and work through others to achieve outcomes. 

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:  

• Travel varies depending on the portfolio assignment and event staffing model  

• Must be able to attend evening and weekend meetings, events and programs either remotely or in-person depending on the portfolio assignment  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  

• Some lifting may be needed as part of event set up activities