Event Manager

Join an exclusive team of leaders responsible for the implementation of Walk, an event that ranks as the second-largest peer-to-peer fundraising event in the United States and continues to set the pace as one of the fastest growing walk events in the country. Use your proven networking and relationship building skills to cultivate key community connections to drive success and achieve revenue goals by strategically identifying and engaging community and corporate leaders and building and empowering sustainable volunteer committees. As a successful fundraising leader who will manage multiple peer to peer fundraising events annually and generate excitement and enthusiasm in the community for the event. Enthusiastically coach and inspire your volunteers to implement and build on proven strategies and best practices that result in event growth year after year. Drive the mission to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia, accelerating research, risk reduction, early detection and quality care and support. Responsibilities: You have proven success at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals, greater community participation and heightened brand awareness You have successfully recruited, managed, and coached volunteers to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals OR you are able to effectively assimilate our custom training on peer to peer fundraising and leverage your sales/relationship development background to recruit, manage and coach volunteers to implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals You have managed or are capable of managing multiple volunteer-led mass-market events simultaneously that have resulted in revenue growth year over year You are known as a convener and have successfully built a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment that has resulted in long‑term community relationships You love a challenge and have achieved or surpassed designated revenue and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships You have demonstrated success at prospecting, cultivating and stewarding event teams, sponsors and participants You have excellent communication and organization skills and are comfortable with managing event budgets, training volunteers, working to set timelines and milestones and using data to affect positive outcomes Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience 3-5 years of proven experience in recruiting and mobilizing volunteers to achieve goals OR 3 - 5 years successful experience of meeting sales targets Confident, goal-oriented, positive self-starter, able to work independently with limited supervision and collaboratively with internal and external partners Demonstrated ability to develop and nurture corporate relationships and partnerships Ability to manage large numbers of volunteers at different levels of expertise with diplomacy Ability to work with diverse communities and demonstrate inclusion, coupled with the ability to work in a highly matrixed organization Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication and follow-through Ability and willingness to travel up to 60% within the assigned territory by car. Travel in this case, is considered time spent away from the office, in the community, to fulfill the job goals. While most such travel is same day, occasional overnight travel or air travel may be required Must have valid driver's license, access to reliable vehicle, good driving record and proof of automobile insurance Ability and willingness to work some evenings and weekends as required for committee meetings, Walk or other events Ability to bend, stoop, lift and transport up to 25 lbs. of materials Strong computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office products and social media; experience with, or ability to rapidly learn Luminate/Convio software Compensation: $65,000 – $72,000 Performance based incentive opportunity up to $13,000, depending on portfolio size and achievement of quarterly goals. Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, flex accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance, long term care insurance, tuition reimbursement Generous Paid Time Off, 12 annual holidays and Paid Family Leave Annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of employee choosing Gold standard 401(k) retirement plan. Annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day Career Blazers Nonprofit Search maintains a broad focus so that your search can be thorough, and inclusive of all relevant options. We carefully consider your desired outcome, skills, and experience. The professionals at Career Blazers Nonprofit Search maintain your confidentiality and will not send your resume to a client without your approval. Career Blazers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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