[Hiring] Senior Manager, Special Events @Autism Speaks

Role Description

We’re looking for a passionate and high-impact Senior Manager, Special Events in the Northern New Jersey and Pennsylvania area to help fuel our mission of supporting and empowering the autistic community. The specific focus will be on our New Jersey Fall Classic, Third-Party events and the ability to establish a new special event in the PA area.

Senior Manager will assist in leading the charge on dynamic, revenue-generating initiatives—from large-scale signature events to innovative corporate campaigns and sponsorship activations.

This individual will work from home but should be comfortable with travel throughout NJ and areas of PA.

Key Responsibilities

• Raise funds for Autism Speaks by recruiting and managing volunteers, raising awareness, soliciting corporate sponsorship and implementing fundraising and mission events to achieve revenue goals.
• Achieve the revenue goals for assigned fundraising events in the Area. Current portfolio goal is $460,000 but subject to change.
• Work with supervisor to establish and implement planning timelines, income goals, and expense budget and participant recruitment strategies.
• Execute events in partnership with volunteer leadership, specifically managing committee recruitment and retention.
• Achieve the assigned fundraising goals by implementing the strategies identified in the business plan, including sponsorship, corporate recruitment and retention and mission integration.
• Support the local implementation of global campaigns of Autism Speaks sometimes in collaboration with Outreach Director for the Area.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of assigned Area events, including event logistics, data entry, acknowledgements, and materials management.
• Manage and provide administrative support to volunteer committees.
• Make presentations to businesses, organizations and community groups to secure sponsorship, recruit teams and committee volunteers and manage accounts on a year-round basis.
• Integrate digital marketing initiatives, such as email campaigns, fundraising websites, as well as other forms of digital outreach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 5+ years professional working experience.
• 5+ years demonstrated leadership with focus on peer-to-peer fundraising, recruitment and management of volunteers, relationship-building, networking, budget management, and volunteer mobilization.
• Proven track record of multi-functional fundraising experience: special events, multiple walk events, corporate campaigns.

Requirements

• Ability to work independently to recreate and implement fundraising and volunteer development plans.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Superb customer service skills.
• Ability to prospect, recruit, manage and develop volunteers.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Sound judgment.
• Proficiency with MS Office 365.
• Database knowledge (Raiser’s Edge and/or Luminate preferred).
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed to support programs and events.
• This role includes travel primarily related to events, which at times can involve overnight stays; occasional travel for team meetings and conferences may also occur.
• Event days include setting up and moving materials as well as being actively engaged on-site for prolonged periods.
• Regular use of a computer for extended periods of time.
• Must have reliable mode of transportation (automobile, valid driver’s license, and insurance is required).

Core Competencies

• Building Collaborative Relationships
• Professional Behavior
• Results-Driven
• Customer Orientation
• Flexibility

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, benefit and vacation package.
• Flex work hours.
• Weekly training sessions.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Summer bonus Fridays.
• Creative, innovative, collaborative, inclusive, kind and fun work environment.

Company Description

At Autism Speaks, our mission is to promote solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of people with autism and their families. We do this through advocacy and support; increasing understanding and acceptance of people with autism spectrum disorder; and advancing research into causes and better interventions for autism spectrum disorder and related conditions.

Autism Speaks celebrates every success achieved to create a kinder, more inclusive world for people with autism, and we work collaboratively across departments to find solutions that will do the most good for the most people.