[This involves working closely with me, amongst others ;)] https://internetsociety.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=174 The Global Events Manager is responsible for the entire lifecycle of Internet Society’s marquee events, from strategic concept to execution and event closeout. The Global Events Manager is expected to facilitate fresh ideas and concepts for our marquee events, including developing executable plans, coordinating all logistics to bring the event to life, managing project timelines, directing vendors, and collaborating with internal and external teams to ensure best-in-class event production. After the event has wrapped up, the Global Events Manager closes out the event, reporting on metrics set against strategic event KPIs. Seasoned and tenacious, the Global Event Manager is a blend of creative, operational, and analytical thinker, capable of handling the vast range of event duties. With admirable ability to juggle a variety of tasks with an eye for detail the Global Event Manager is a natural collaborator to seamlessly execute engaging events with precision. Location Remote. Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Working with Internet Society marquee event owners, the Global Event Manager will help determine event KPIs and target metrics to achieve results. Collaborating with the Creative Director, IT, and the Content and Marketing Communications teams to design the event experience to meet goals, and develop the promotional plan to reach the intended audience. - Create comprehensive event project plans including event overview and scope, budget, run-of-show, contracts, task lists, technical requirements, registration, staffing requirements, permits, policies and procedures. - Vet, secure, and direct consultants and vendors to support event execution. - Conduct regular checkpoints with event owners, consultants, and vendors. Flag potential risks and develop alternative plans to address. Orchestrate and direct event support staff, consultants, and vendors during execution. - Develop risk plans and event briefing books, host event briefing meeting in days leading up to the event. Manage event close out including consultant and vendor deliverables, reconcile budget, host post-event retrospective meetings, post event recordings, and event reporting. - As the resident expert in event management, the Global Event Manager is the go-to-expert to consult staff on events and logistics. Regularly update event documentation for staff, provide training and innovation, and oversee Internet Society master event list. Annually audit Internet Society’s marquee events. - Other duties as assigned Desired Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree in communications related field is preferred - 8+ years of proven event planning, management, and execution experience in all types of events including in-person, online, and hybrid in a global environment is desired - Minimum 2 years experience using online event platforms including Zoom - Documented strong project management skills - Exceptional organization skills, motivated self-starter, resourceful, and effective multitasker - Ability to stay composed under pressure and efficiently solve challenges - Driven by accountability for results, resilient, and resourceful - Understanding of policies, codes, and permitting - Commitment to Internet Society’s mission and values - Experience working with a globally distributed workforce - Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability interact positively in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment - Ability to travel as needed (when permitted) Compensation and benefit package for this position will be competitively commensurate with the successful applicant’s qualifications. Applications will be evaluated until the position has been filled. The list of applicants will not be posted publicly and will be reviewed in confidence by members of the evaluation committee. -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -