Mission

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona is dedicated to transforming lives by creating and supporting one to one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Serving Central Arizona for over 70 years, we proudly serve over 1200 youth per year through a diverse array of programming.

Summary

We are seeking a mission-driven and detail oriented Director of Events and Strategic Partnerships to join our team. This role will lead our fundraising event efforts and focus on building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, organizations, and community partners to enhance our mission and expand our impact in Central Arizona.

Responsibilities

• Manage a comprehensive fundraising event schedule including, but not limited to: The Big Night Out Gala, Tee Up For Kids, Paul’s Car Wash and all third party events
• Supervise, coach and mentor Development Dept Admin Assistant and Match Event Coordinator
• Initiate contact with potential sponsors via cold outreach, warm leads, networking events, and referrals.
• Cultivate relationships with event partners and corporate contacts with a focus on long-term relationship building
• Assist as needed with all program and recruitment focused events, and events occurring in BBBSAZ building
• Sell sponsorships and oversee benefits through logistical support and a high level of customer service
• Manage multiple committees throughout the fiscal year including taking the lead on event committees and the Young Professional Council (YPC)
• Manage fundraising websites and ticketing systems for events
• Work closely Marketing Manager in creating Mar/Comms plan for each event
• Optimize in-kind asks to minimize costs for all event types and increase revenue
• Oversee the in-kind process to ensure correct accounting standards are met
• Build and manage all event budgets and maintain budgetary goals
• Negotiate and manage vendor contracts
• Recruit and manage event-based volunteer groups as needed
• Actively research, solicit and meet with potential partners to initiate new third-party events
• Coordinate and support space rentals for partner events hosted at the BBBSAZ office
• Work collaboratively with other Development and Marketing team members to support revenue and recruitment goals
• All other duties as assigned

Education: (Minimum & preferred educational requirements necessary to perform this job successfully): Must possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in volunteer management, event management, public relations, non-profit management, recreation and leisure studies, or in a related field from an Accredited University.

Related Work Experience: Minimum five years of satisfactory experience in a related field, such as event planning, special event management or community and volunteer-related events, non-profit coordination.

If you are ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children in Central Arizona, we invite you to apply for the Director of Events and Strategic Partnerships position today!

Email resume to Gina Trotter at Gtrotter@bbbsaz.org