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Director, Corporate Relations- Kansas City

American Cancer Society
Kansas City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 Aug 2026
💰 $110,000/yr($85,000/yr$110,000/yr)

About the role

At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We are a culture comprised of diverse backgrounds and experience, to better serve our communities. 

The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.

Executes against the Society's strategy for corporate partnerships and account management, including the pursuit of new opportunities, managing and cultivating existing relationships, implementation of corporate initiatives and driving account engagement to achieve ACS mission priorities and significant income targets.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

  • Executes the market corporate engagement strategy, focused on renewing/enhancing existing partnerships and developing new relationships with target corporations to achieve revenue and mission targets 10% 

  • Serves as the primary relationship manager for a portfolio of priority corporations, corporate foundations, CEOs, C-Suite executives and other high impact individuals with responsibility for prospect research, pipeline development, recruitment, cultivation, and retention.  5% 

  • Aligns corporations and CEO affinities and needs with ACS priorities and events to achieve individual income goals, support enterprise goals, and to further our impact to mission programs and services, with a focus on securing six-figure and 7 figure  revenue partnerships.  15% 

  • Drives comprehensive corporate alliances through employee - executive engagement, corporate foundation gifts, nationwide consumer engagement opportunities, network fundraising activities and mission funding opportunities 40% 

  • Oversees the delivery of high-level constituent experience and recognition programs in order to cultivate new expanded opportunities; Collaborates with internal team members on the ongoing cultivation of existing donor relationships 10% 

  • Partners with account operations and support functions to ensure successful corporate program execution, including tracking, planning, implementation and continuous performance feedback 5% 

  • to provide support with Fortune 500 account management and region level execution as part of a coordinated corporate engagement effort. 5% 

  • Monitors and fosters behavior that establishes a culture that values the staff/volunteer partnership, and is consistent with the cultural beliefs and values of the Society 5% 

  • Ensures regional staff and volunteers reflect the diversity of the communities served by the region and creates and reinforces an environment of inclusion. 5% 

 

 

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS: 

  • Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree  

  • Preferred Degree: Choose an item.  

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