Events Manager

A large national educational non-profit headquartered in Washington, DC is seeking an Events Manager responsible for overseeing the logistics of the annual Diversity, Equity and Success conference and for providing administrative and logistical support for the two team-based summer institutes.  The ideal candidate will have 3 years of in meeting planning and events experience in the higher education industry. They're looking for someone with excellent project management, organizational and analytical skills. Someone who is dependable, flexible and has experience in diverse populations is always a plus!  If this is you, apply today!

salary: $60,000 - $70,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 9 AM - 5 PM
education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and collaborate with the conference consultant to execute the logistics for annual Diversity, Equity, and Success conference before and during the conference.
• Develop and maintain conference web pages.
• Organize the conference planning sessions with member institutions.
• Oversee the conference proposal selection process and conference proposal management system.
• Manage communications with conference speakers, attendees, conference consultant, and collaborate with other staff and internal offices on the logistics and program for the conference.
• Develop conference agenda in collaboration with the VP, and upload conference program details to the selected online platform.
• Maintain and upload programming and attendance tracking and data entry.
• Manage conference budget within guidelines and process contracts and invoices for vendors.
• Edit programs and marketing materials.

Skills

Project Manager

Business operations

Managing

Organization

Maintaining Calendars

Working Independently

Prioritizing

Creating Presentations

Oral Communication

Problem Solving

Web Conferencing

Planning

Leading

Operations

Microsoft Office

Qualifications

Years of experience: 3 years

Experience level: Experienced

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