Walk Manager - West

Brendan Coakley

WALK MANAGER - WEST

Los Angeles, CA Area

Job Description: Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) is the nation’s leading voluntary health non-profit organization working on behalf of the 15 million Americans with food allergies. Our FARE Walk staff plays a vital role in supporting the critical mission of FARE by managing and growing this community-based fundraising and engagement event.

The FARE Walk Manager – based in Los Angeles, CA area is responsible for serving as a fundraising professional and leader within the specific region and will have oversight for a portfolio of events within the assigned territory which contribute to the organization’s revenue goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide overall management including planning, implementation and post-event cultivation activities and partner with volunteer walk committee members to plan and implement walk events.
• Implement organizational best practices with regard to recruiting and managing high level volunteers, teams, and corporate partners, revenue generation activities, expense and fiscal controls and marketing/promotions and logistics resulting in achievement of revenue goals.
• Identify, cultivate, recruit and train prospective walk chairs and walk volunteer committees to achieve revenue goals and implement walk fundraising best practices.
• Provide high-touch communication via phone and email to team captains and participants to build fundraising plans and ensure successful execution of plans towards fundraising goals.
• Assist with strategies geared to increase net revenue and increase awareness in the community of FARE Walks.
• Meet net budget expectations as defined.
• Manage all expenses to achieve the lowest cost ratio possible

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Self-starter; highly organized with exceptional attention to detail to work independently and home office based. • Past walk event fundraising experience is required.
• Experience recruiting and managing revenue generating committees.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate and present in a professional demeanor with constituents at all levels.
• Able to understand the need of volunteers with varying skill sets and committed to serving on a focused, results-driven team.
• Adept at using social networks for fundraising, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.
• Experience in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook; Blackbaud Kintera/Sphere or Convio background in Peer to Peer/FAF event data base and/ or related donor database.
• Available and willing to travel for events.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 4 – 6 years’ experience in grassroots fundraising, event management, or development, preferably with a non-profit organization.

To Apply

Qualified applicants interested in joining our dynamic organization should submit completed employment application and resume to: career@foodallergy.org. We look forward to reviewing your credentials. Should you be selected as a potential match to one of our openings, a member of our Human Resources team will be in touch directly to discuss next steps. Thank you.