Assistant Director, Community Events

Who We Are The National Multiple Sclerosis Society mobilizes people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS. To fulfill this mission, the Society funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education, collaborates with MS organizations around the world, and provides programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. We partner with volunteers to accomplish our work. Staff members engage volunteers through effective and timely communications, facilitating meaningful opportunities, and continually seeking and providing feedback for reciprocal growth and learning.

Location Requirement: This is a market-based role supporting our West Region – Pacific South Coast Chapter. As a market-based employee, you will spend up to 50% of your work time in the community cultivating relationships, attending events, and supporting local initiatives. The role includes limited travel throughout the assigned market and region, as well as occasional overnight travel for regional and enterprise meetings, trainings, and events.

Preferred location(s): San Diego, CA Compensation | Benefits: The estimated hiring compensation range for this role is $75,000-$80,000 . Final offers will be based on the candidate’s geographic location, consider career experience and may vary from this range due to these and other factors.

You will have the opportunity for a highly competitive, comprehensive benefit package that the Society provides to employees.

Your Benefits Include

• Considerable Paid Time Off Plan
• Paid Holidays
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Society match
• Commuter Benefit Plan

Comprehensive Health & Welfare Benefits Including

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Spring Health Membership offering free therapy and professional coaching, as well as additional voluntary benefit offerings.

Not to mention, you will join an incredible mission focused team of people!

Job Summary Leads the execution of the National MS Society’s Community Events portfolio within the Pacific South Coast Chapter, a diverse and dynamic market with significant growth potential. The portfolio includes Walk MS events in San Diego, Carlsbad, and Orange County, with a 2027 fundraising goal of $580,000. As the chapter’s designated Community Events lead, this role is responsible for implementing campaign and market-specific strategies to drive year-over-year portfolio growth by increasing revenue, strengthening corporate engagement, and expanding community participation while collaborating with the broader chapter team.

The Assistant Director is accountable for achieving goals by growing team and participant fundraising, securing sponsorship revenue, and building strong relationships through consistent in-person engagement with key stakeholders. In addition to fundraising responsibilities, this position includes oversight of volunteer recruitment, volunteer stewardship, and event planning and production.

Working closely with the Assistant Vice President and regional colleagues, this role strengthens community relationships, fosters cross-functional collaboration, and ensures that every Community Event advances the Society’s mission to create a world free of multiple sclerosis.

Main Responsibilities Campaign Leadership & Execution:

• Supports the strategic planning, and oversees execution, logistics, and optimization of assigned fundraising campaigns within the market.
• Ensure campaigns are executed with excellence, innovation, mission-focused, and alignment to organization standards.

Revenue Accountability

• Serve as a revenue driver for events within portfolio, owning performance from inception through to completion.
• Monitor financial performance and proactively adjust strategies to ensure individual portfolio goal attainment.

Strategic Adaptation & Alignment

• Translate national campaign strategies into actionable local plans tailored to market dynamics.
• Ensure local execution aligns with broader regional priorities and contributes to shared growth objectives.

Donor & Volunteer Engagement

• Cultivate, solicit, and steward mid-level fundraising teams, sponsors, and key volunteer leaders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships to drive enga…