Our client is one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the scientific community, recognized globally for advancing the hard sciences and publishing leading scientific journals. The Events Manager will oversee all aspects of global and domestic event logistics, ensuring seamless planning and execution to support the organization's mission.
This is a full-time, onsite, contract-based position in Washington, DC, paying $34.00 per hour. This is a contract position.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with senior leadership to develop and execute global event strategies
- Manage project timelines, budgets, and vendor contracts for conferences and meetings
- Oversee logistics including registration, housing, and onsite event management
- Conduct site RFPs, vendor negotiations, and contract management
- Collaborate with marketing teams to produce event materials and promotional campaigns
- Prepare detailed post-event reports and operational documentation
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree required; advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred
- 8+ years of demonstrated meeting and event planning experience
- 3+ years of global event planning experience
- Extensive knowledge of conference logistics and hospitality industry best practices
- Professional certifications such as CMP, CMM, or CEM preferred
- Proficient in Asana, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, Zoom, and relevant databases
- Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills
- Customer service orientation and high attention to detail
- Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed, lift up to 25 lbs, and travel approximately 25%
What We Offer
- 401K retirement plan
- Medical and dental benefits for qualifying professionals
- Flex spending account
- Pet Insurance
- Credit Union Membership
- Sick Leave available where mandated by law
- Worker Advantage discount program membership
- Voluntary Supplemental Insurance
Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: Employment Enterprises, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, assign, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, U.S. Veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.
Employment Enterprises, Inc. is the parent company of Temporary Solutions, Inc. Temporary Solutions is a workforce solutions company based out of 10550 Linden Lake Plaza, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20109. You can reach our recruiters about this job and more at 703-361-2220 or email recruiters@eeihr.com.
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