Associate Director for Major Events and External Relations

4 days ago

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director for Major Events and External Relations to join our team at the University of Virginia. This is a critical role that requires a self-motivated, empathetic, and high-performing individual who can consistently achieve departmental, organizational, and institutional objectives.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conceptualize, plan, and execute high-level events on behalf of the University's president and senior leaders.
  • Manage two coordinators on the Major Events and External Relations team, including oversight of each coordinator's portfolio of responsibilities.
  • Advise the Executive Director on important issues and requests, and represent the Executive Director at meetings, University events, or on University committees.
  • Interact daily with key stakeholders, including event attendees, University leaders, faculty, staff, students, and community members.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree and 4 years of related experience.
  • 2 or more years of experience in personnel management and demonstrated ability to motivate, develop, and retain a diverse and high-performing team.
  • Experience with negotiating contracts with vendors.
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and public relations skills in interacting with diverse constituencies.
  • Aptitude for exercising independent judgment and proactive critical thinking.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to be flexible when confronted with changing priorities.
  • Ability to work in an environment with clearly defined processes and procedures.
  • Ability to work in a team environment where a project's success is determined by both the individual and team's efforts.
  • Understanding of protocol, discretion, and confidentiality.
Preferred Qualifications
  • 6 or more years of related event planning and managerial experience.
  • Experience working in higher education or a non-profit organization.
  • Experience working with Cvent, Eventbrite, and other event registration tools.

This is an exempt level, benefited position. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVA_Employees.

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