Responsibilities

• Serve as project manager of multiple activities, scope out project tasks/team assignments and guide team to create work plans and schedules, monitor progress, and meet milestones.
• Oversee the management of event teams and/or production consultants to produce quality, multi-faceted events and productions.
• Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external university partners.
• Act as department representative at cross-departmental project meetings.
• Operate as account manager on deliverables, program metrics, and status reports.
• Work cross-departmentally to prepare and manage complex program budgets.
• Recommend and schedule events into appropriate off-campus and on-campus venues.
• Oversee registration strategy and logistics.
• May hire and oversee support staff, students and contingent event staff.
• Train and supervise junior event planners in proper execution and implementation of events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities : Superior project and event management skills.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities : Ability to manage a diverse team of staff and contingent labor, holding them to deadlines and the highest quality output.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities : Demonstrated experience with financial management of complex event budgets requiring excellent analytical skills.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities : Extreme attention to detail and deadlines; ability to prioritize and manage complex workflows.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities : Excellent communication, time management, and customer service skills. Must be well organized and detailed oriented.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities : Ability to accomplish goals working through formal and informal channels, with diplomacy and tactfulness.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities : Demonstrated high level of confidence in making strategic decisions, good judgment, and innovative and creative problem solving skills.
• Certificates and Licenses Required : Must possess and maintain a valid California non-commercial Class C Driver’s License.