Associate Director, Development Events

Housing Works • New York, NY

8d • $80,000 - $85,000

About The Position

The Associate Director, Development Events focuses on key design, fashion, donor cultivation, and physical challenge events, including the Groundbreaker Awards, Design on a Dime, and Fashion for Action. This role assists with annual fundraising events and their associated goals for Housing Works.

The position manages event planning and execution, sponsorship outreach and activation, relationships with donors, vendors, and volunteers, event communications and assets, budgets, and production contracts. It also oversees event logistics and production, staffing, merchandising plans, coordination with internal departments, event technology needs, and reporting on event outcomes and improvements. Performance benchmarks include meeting or exceeding annual net-profit fundraising goals and securing new or renewed cash donors for events.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree required; BA/BS preferred.
• A minimum of 4 years of event/management experience is preferred.
• Superior communication skills, including the ability to lead presentations to diverse audiences.
• Strong detail-oriented organizational and follow-through skills, and exceptional written and oral communication skills, including public speaking.
• Demonstrated skill and experience in strategic planning, setting goals, and managing performance.
• Ability to maintain up-to-date knowledge of current and relevant professional issues and literature.
• Ability to think critically and exercise good judgment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with minimal day-to-day supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional computer software skills, including the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to travel to appointments, meetings, conferences, and other job-related business.
• Willingness to work events scheduled after 5 p.m. and/or on weekends.

Nice To Haves

• BA/BS degree.
• A minimum of 4 years of event/management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the planning and execution of events, including identifying dates, locations, participants, and formats.
• Manage and execute event sponsorship outreach, identifying new partners and renewing existing partners.
• Develop and manage mutually beneficial integrated marketing and activation plans for sponsors.
• Establish, build, and maintain relationships with priority donors, vendors, and volunteers.
• Help develop event-related communications and asset development and production plans.
• Help build event budgets and negotiate event and production contracts.
• Identify new event opportunities that refresh the agency’s event offerings and drive additional revenue, new donors, and organizational visibility.
• Manage quotes, logistics, and execution of event production details, including catering, lighting, A/V, décor, and registrations.
• Conceptualize and activate event staffing solutions.
• Create effective timelines and ensure adherence to event deadlines, including run of shows.
• Work with the visual team to build a merchandising plan that maximizes sales and ensures budget compliance.
• Communicate with in-house departments to coordinate staff, equipment, delivery, and other event needs.
• Work with Thrift store staff and Development to manage technology needs across events.
• Regularly report on the success of Development events and recommend improvements for future events.
• Meet or exceed annual fundraising goals measured by net profit and secure new or renewed event cash donors.

Benefits

• Three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from; Housing Works covers most of the plan, with employee contributions based on salary.
• PTO accrual begins immediately, with up to 30 days earned in the first year.
• Educational benefit available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and textbooks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Associate degree