At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We are a culture comprised of diverse backgrounds and experience, to better 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.

Provides moves management, fiscal and administrative support for a region philanthropy team with accountability for $10M+ annual revenue. Serves as a key member of the team, critical to achieving revenue success through excellent internal and external relationship management and revenue support functions. Assists with activities that cultivate and foster relationships with a diverse population of high net worth donors and leadership volunteers. Proactively manages and executes critical tasks, driving achievement of the region philanthropy revenue plan and growth strategies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides support of cultivation, stewardship and fiscal activities to ensure efficient execution of philanthropy activities, facilitating seamless engagement and interaction with donors, potential donors, volunteers, foundations, philanthropists and community leaders. 25%
• Oversees donor services, including database management, gift entry and reconciliation, acknowledgements, stewardship processes, materials development, project management and reporting. 20% 
• Assists with cultivation events and donor meeting planning, preparation, and execution. 15%
• Builds strong partnerships with the region philanthropy team members to facilitate a strong team culture and ensure consistent communication, collaboration and integration. 10%
• Supports day-to-day relationship and project management efforts; Identifies needs and issues that may arise from donations and pledges, implementing solutions and ensuring successful gift related administration. 10%
• Manages financial tasks including processing donations, managing payment processes, and tracking expenses in accordance with internal policies and procedures. 10%
• Subject matter expert in the use of internal platforms and data systems to achieve business objectives –materials development, financial, event & constituent management, reporting, legal, procurement, contract management, communications, promotion/brand, auction management.  10%

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EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Degree Required: Associate degree preferred or a combination of education and work experience.

• Preferred Degree: Associate Degree
• Certificate(s) or License(s): None
• Years of experience: Two plus years of revenue support or operations support experience, implementing and managing multiple projects and priorities for a fundraising team

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY:

• Ability to proactively identify needs & issues and implement solutions to address them.
• Skilled in building strong internal partnerships and working collaboratively with team members to ensure consistent communication and integration to achieve shared objectives.
• Excels in building strong external relationships with individuals, philanthropists, corporations, foundations, executive leadership and volunteers with a focus on providing excellent customer service and customer-centric solutions
• Understands and can effectively navigate complex company dynamics and processes, involving the right stakeholders to remove barriers and get things done
• Self-accountable to meet commitments while gaining trust and confidence through honesty and integrity.
• Self-directed, works independently with little direction, taking initiative to identify and complete work
• Develops expertise in systems quickly, utilizing our tools to effectively and efficiently complete tasks and support the team – Salesforce, PowerBI, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, wealth screening software and research tools.
• Develops and delivers multi-mode communications tailored to unique needs of different business activities and audiences.
• Effectively manages multiple priorities and timelines, delivering high quality results
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities in a focused and timely manner.
• Ability to interpret and implement policies and procedures.
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Effective in working well under pressure with tight deadlines

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Limited travel to meetings and events, may include some evening and weekend work

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• No specific physical requirements

The starting rate is $23.00 to $25.00. 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.

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.