Conference & Meeting Coordinator

6 days ago


Blacksburg, Virginia, United States Virginia Jobs Full time
About the Role:

Virginia Jobs is seeking a detail-oriented Conference & Meeting Coordinator to provide planning services for Continuing and Professional Education's (CPE) portfolio of academic conferences, meetings, and professional development programs.

Responsibilities:
  1. Generate program revenue to meet annual revenue targets for the unit.
  2. Supervise one or more program planning professionals who specialize in logistics and implementation.
  3. Work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and external partners to identify needs for each program, develop a comprehensive budget plan, negotiate and secure contracts with venues and other necessary services, and establish a detailed scope of services.
  4. Manage multiple projects and details simultaneously and accurately while prioritizing according to need and schedule.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in business or a related field, or equivalent training and/or experience in business or hospitality management field. Extensive experience in conference, meeting or event planning, preferably in a higher education setting. Supervisory experience. Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills. Experience in program budget development and management. Ability to establish and maintain good rapport with internal and external clients. Proven excellent sales skills with strong results. Demonstrated leadership skills. Strong computer competency skills and high proficiency in office/collaboration tools and applications (Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, MS Teams, and Zoom).

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