Program Director - Taste for a Cure

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Flexible Hybrid Work Schedule Varies Posted Date 09/18/2025 Salary Range: $7200 - 15400 Monthly Employment Type *74 - Staff: Rehired Retiree - Limited Duration 1 year Job # 25983

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Under the general supervision of the Executive Director and in conformity with the University Development and policy procedures, the Director, Taste for a Cure provides leadership and program direction of Taste for a Cure the singular most important fundraising event of the year for the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation (JCCF), and thus the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCLA Health JCCC), by raising unrestricted funds that are pivotal to the functioning of the JCCF and the ability of the UCLA Health JCCC to advance vital and innovative cancer research. You will oversee all appropriate responsibilities related to program management, strategic planning and analysis, special events management, and volunteer engagement for Taste for a Cure.

This is a rehire limited 1 year appointment role at 43% FTE through 10/05/2026.

Salary: $7,200 - $15,400 monthly 

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• 3-5 years professional experience in planning, organizing, and successfully completing fund raising special events for non-profit organizations.
  
• Demonstrated skills in development of operating plans for fund-raising events.
  
• Demonstrated skill in working independently.
  
• Demonstrated skill in implementation and follow-up of operating plans.
  
• Demonstrated skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relations with inter and extramural offices, volunteer groups, vendors and other related organizations.
  
• Working knowledge of fund-raising principles and practices.
  
• Demonstrated skills to interact effectively and diplomatically with volunteers, donors, faculty and staff.
  
• Demonstrated skill in recruiting, training, and supervising volunteers.
  
• Organizational skills to prioritize duties and assignments and work with minimum supervision.
  
• Demonstrated skill in writing concise, logical, grammatically correct correspondence, publicity announcements, reports, etc.
  
• Working knowledge of basic accounting practices to authorize and approve specific event expenditures and prepare reports.
  
• Ability to make oral one-on-one as well as group presentations to provide information on fund raising events.
  
• Consistently demonstrate ability to prioritize competing tasks in a busy eve