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Position Summary:

Reporting to the Vice President, Leadership Resources, the Strategic Events Manager provides oversight and direction of the Leadership Resources event implementation. Guided by long-term and seasonal directives, the Strategic Events Manager works closely with the Events Team and elected association leadership to plan future high profile conferences and events that align with both stakeholder vision and organizational objectives.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned events and conference planner who has experience engaging C-Suite level executives throughout the planning process. A confident communicator & collaborator, the ideal candidate has outstanding organizational and team-management skills and a demonstrated commitment to keeping stakeholder vision at the forefront.

Job Summary:

Implementing strategy for high profile conferences and events. Partner with events team and other internal groups to ensure all stakeholder service levels and deliverables pertaining to the event are achieved.

Maintain proactive, positive, open line of communication to ensure understanding of expectations and satisfaction - Strategically aligned resource allocation for on-site event support - Acts as a primary on-site contact regarding operational issues, escalations, concerns and responses as well as after action review.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Strategic Event Implementation in coordination with C-Suite level stakeholders
• Travels with stakeholders on conference and event site visits; offers creative Ideas and solutions
• Logistics Planning/Execution
• Upholds vision alignment with NAR stakeholders
• Managing vendor interactions to ensure that service standards are met while routing concerns to the appropriate teams.
• Communications
• Provide regular status updates for events and deliverables
• Analyzing Feedback and Applying Results
• Establishes budget needed and manages budget accordingly.
• Researches and liaises with staff to provide adequate background information on event venue/logistics.
• Engages Meeting & Events team and Legal for contract review; ensures contract provisions are met.
• Determines what staffing is needed on site; oversight for temporary staffing as necessary.
• Other duties, as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience
• Experience in Meeting and Event Management for C-Suite executives
• Highly organized; ability to multi-task and excellent follow-up and follow-through skills
• Results-oriented with high attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and meet deadlines in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment
• Ability to think in innovative ways to find solutions to problems
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office—Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational, presentation, budgeting, and time management skills
• Strong customer relations and interpersonal skills with a high level of response to all inquiries
• Ability to travel up to 40%