Remote Special Events Manager, Community Engagement

Summary

Join Autism Speaks as a Special Events Manager on our Community Engagement team in the Southwest. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the autism community and thrive in a flexible environment with a kind and compassionate culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years demonstrated success in non-profit fundraising
• Leadership with recruitment and management of volunteers and special events fundraising, relationship building, networking, budget management, and volunteer mobilization
• Ability to work independently and recreate and implement fundraising and volunteer-development plans
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Organized and detail oriented
• Superb sales and customer service skills
• Ability to prospect, recruit, manage and develop volunteers
• Strong analytical skills
• Sound judgment
• Proficiency with MS Office 365
• Database knowledge (Luminate and Stratus Live preferred)

Responsibilities

• Achieve the revenue goals for assigned fundraising events totaling $465,000
• Execute fundraising events in partnership with volunteer leadership, specifically managing committee recruitment, activation and retention
• Achieve the assigned fundraising goals by implementing strategies including sponsorship, corporate engagement, committee development and donor cultivation
• Support the local implementation of global campaigns of Autism Speaks, sometimes in collaboration with the Outreach team
• Manage the day-to-day operations of assigned events, including 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 donors 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

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, benefit and vacation package
• Flex work hours
• Weekly training sessions
• Tuition reimbursement
• Summer bonus Fridays