The American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) is seeking an outgoing and highly motivated Development Manager to join our team. In this role, the Development Manager is responsible for managing and advancing the Society’s corporate development efforts, sponsorship, advertisements, and exhibits, including solicitation efforts and relationship cultivation to meet and exceed revenue goals. This position will report to the Director of Development to successfully create and execute campaigns aligning with ASGCT’s strategic plan.
Primary Responsibilities
- With direction from the Director of Development, assist in the design and implementation of the annual fundraising campaign in line with the Society’s Strategic Plan, focusing on improving existing efforts and creating new supporter opportunities.
- Effectively communicate the mission and vision of the organization with stakeholders and supporters and represent ASGCT at partner meetings and exhibitions.
- Manage Annual Meeting and year-round sponsorships, exhibits, and advertising sales. Including setup of exhibits/sponsorship system, monitoring purchases, ensuring package benefit administration and serving as the main resource for exhibitor and sponsor needs.
- Manage communications and prospecting for current and prospective corporate sponsors and advertisers with a relationship building mindset.
- Collaborate with the Education team to understand the audience, gather data and other information necessary to solicit support, in order to design new and improve current opportunities to target supporters.
- Update prospectus designs and collateral to facilitate solicitation.
- Monitor development budgets, percent profit, and provide appropriate tracking and trending reports in areas of responsibilities.
- Maintain the iMIS database, reports, and dashboards in areas of responsibilities.
- Assist the Director of Development in individual giving campaigns or planned giving campaigns as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Experience
- Outstanding interpersonal, organizational, and communications skills.
- Highly motivated with the ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize to meet multi-faceted and sometimes rapid deadlines.
- Acute attention to detail and a high level of accuracy on outputs.
- Able to work successfully in a team environment while working independently with minimal oversight.
- Three or more years of relevant work experience, ideally including grant writing, development and fundraising, association management, and familiarity with nonprofit organizations.
- Experience with non-profits, associations, or academic institutions strongly preferred.
- Ability to travel up to 4 weeks per year.
Salary
The annual salary for this role begins at $60,000.
About the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy
The American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) is the primary professional organization for gene and cell therapy, with a broad membership base including scientists, clinical researchers, physicians, patient advocates, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology professionals. The mission of the Society is to advance knowledge, awareness, and education leading to the discovery and clinical application of genetic and cellular therapies to alleviate human disease. ASGCT is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Culture Statement
At ASGCT, we strive to create a collaborative environment of leaders and innovators who are committed to the Society’s mission and to the people we serve. Employees at ASGCT value these core principles:
- Leadership: We are empowered to take ownership of our contributions to the organization. Fueled by a supportive leadership team, we bring integrity, expertise, and a sense of purpose to our roles.
- Innovation: We think proactively and generate novel solutions to new challenges faced. Innovation drives us to be adaptable and keep pace with a rapidly evolving field.
- Trust: We have established a flexible work environment where dependability and communication is what inspires success. Trust throughout the organization allows for thoughtful collaboration, transparency, and growth.
EEO Statement
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ASGCT provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Waukesha, WI 53186