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Special Events Manager & Regional Senior Philanthropy Officer

Special Events Manager & Regional Senior Philanthropy Officer

American Red CrossChicago, IL, United States
7 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us-Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description : Why Choose us?

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

What you need to know :

In this role you will report to the Director of Development (Events, Board & Foundation giving) to manage four major fundraising events, cultivate donors and lead volunteer and committee member meetings.This is a hybrid work position where you will meet with donors and planning committees frequently, work approximately once a week in our office at 2200 W Harrison Street and remote at other times. In office times will become more frequent around events.

Where your career is a force for good :

Event Management Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the execution of four major fundraising events across the Region raising $2M+ in revenue.
  • Collaborate with senior paid and volunteer leadership to secure event sponsorships by supporting the development of prospect lists, proposals, stewardship reports and preparatory meeting and solicitation materials.
  • Ensure the distribution of relevant special events information by providing support and counsel to departmental staff and volunteer leadership including serving as staff advisor for all fundraising events related committees.
  • Day-to-day supervision of two special events staff who will provide programming, logistical, and administrative support to special events. Additionally, provide project-based management to other departments to ensure effective execution of special events.
  • Responsible for the management of all fundraising events from conception to execution, including but not limited to : managing event timelines, developing and maintaining event budgets, managing event committees, ensuring that event fundraising goals are met, developing sponsorship packages, ensuring sponsor benefits are fulfilled, coordinating event collateral, managing event logistics, set-up and day of execution.

Donor Account Management Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute ongoing regional strategy for qualifying donors to ensure retention, growth of donor contributions as well as recapture from previous donors.
  • Manage assigned portfolio of donors and prospects with intent to form deep relationships. Responsible for minimum annual fundraising goal, including both renewable gifts and new incremental revenue. Develop donor management plans for entire portfolio resulting in strategic, knowledgeable and complex asks.
  • Implement a program / activity to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward donors at the $5,000 level or higher, with an emphasis on maximizing revenue for the American Red Cross. Update donor records in Salesforce following donor contacts.
  • Carry out any additional assignments required to fulfill the mission of the American Red Cross.
  • Compensation :

    T he salary range for this position is : $86,000 - 100,000. You will be eligible to participate in an incentive plan based on annual individual and organization performance.

    Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have, and comparison to other employees already in this role.

    This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.

    What you need to succeed :

  • Education : Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree highly desirable.
  • Experience : Minimum 7 years of sales and / or fundraising experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
  • Event planning experience preferred.
  • Given the realities of event management, operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs. Physical conditions may include lifting up to 30 lbs. unassisted, squatting, pushing or pulling heavy weights up and down ramps and stairs. Good manual dexterity, the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time, and ability to adapt to long, irregular hours is required.
  • Skills & Abilities : Ability to relate well and work effectively with multiple constituencies and audiences. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Knowledge of office systems : MS-Office preferred and fundraising database systems (e.g., Raiser's Edge, Salesforce). Ability to work on a team within a collaborative environment and ensure the highest customer service orientation. A current valid driver's license and good driving record is required.
  • Travel : Frequent travel within the Illinois region required.
  • Combination of candidate's education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description's minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted).
  • Benefits for you :

    We take care of you, while you take care of others. As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive benefits help you in balancing home and work. With our resources and perks, you have amazing possibilities at the American Red Cross to advance the learn.

    Medical, Dental Vision plans

    Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts

    PTO : Starting at 15 days a year; based on FLSA status and tenure

    Holidays : 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays

    401K with 6% match

    Paid Family Leave

    Employee Assistance

    Disability and Insurance : Short + Long Term

    Service Awards and recognition

    Physical Requirements :

    Physical requirements are those present in normal office environment conditions. Operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs. Ability to use a personal computer, applicable software, and office equipment for sustained periods of time. May include sitting for long periods of time, driving a vehicle, and working under challenging conditions.

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    make your career a force for good!

    The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

    AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners - the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance - launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce.American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

    Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org / volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.

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