EVENT MANAGER

The Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE) Event Manager will direct daily operations of events, including monitoring the budget and/or supervising event planning staff to ensure that operations run efficiently, economically, and in line with department goals and policy.
We are seeking a candidate who can independently manage events from start to finish, including guiding partners through the conception and design phase, scheduling and running planning meetings, sourcing and contracting with venues and hotels, working with catering and A/V companies, arranging group travel, and managing budgets. The Event Manager will also act as the primary point of contact for attendees leading up to events and be responsible for setup and onsite support during events. Occasional night and weekend work is required.
The ideal candidate possesses outstanding organizational and multitasking skills, a creative approach to problem solving, and exceptional written and oral communication skills; thrives working in a deadline-driven environment both independently and as part of a team; and brings grace and flexibility to changes and challenges.
2+ years of experience in in-person and virtual event planning and management is required. Interest or background in the arts, health, and/or preK-12 education is a plus but not required. Experience working with UW systems is preferred.
PLACE ensures that the knowledge fostered within the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has global impact. PLACE’s mission is to further the School’s research and resources by creating communities of practice and facilitating innovative and engaging learning experiences that foster equity, creativity, and well-being across the domains of education, the arts, and health. By building meaningful relationships with individuals invested in professional development and lifelong learning, PLACE represents the Wisconsin Idea in action.
Diversity is a core value in the School of Education and in PLACE. We are passionate about building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for learners, staff, and faculty. We believe every member of our team enriches our work and deepens our impact by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and discover, design and deliver solutions.

• 40% Establishes and executes day-to-day operational functions and goals of events to align with existing strategy
• 15% Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised unit operational policies and procedures
• 15% Monitors the budget and approves expenditures
• 20% Establishes and sustains relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• 10% Other duties as assigned

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Preferred
Bachelor’s Degree

2+ years of experience in in-person and virtual event planning and management is required
Ability to independently manage events from start to finish, including guiding partners through the conception and design phase, scheduling and running planning meetings, sourcing and contracting with venues and hotels, working with catering and A/V companies, arranging group travel, and managing budgets
Outstanding organizational and multitasking skills
Possesses a creative approach to problem solving
Exceptional written and oral communication skills
Interest or background in the arts, health, and/or preK-12 education is preferred.
Experience working with UW systems is preferred

Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $55,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

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Savannah Stoker
sshelton5@wisc.edu
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Event Manager(DS025)

A173200-SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/EDUC OUTREACH GENERAL

Academic Staff-Renewable

267611-AS