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Truth For Life • Cleveland, OH

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Events Manager for Truth For Life is the primary person responsible for planning, promoting and executing in person and virtual events on behalf of Truth For Life. This role will be pivotal in orchestrating both internal and external events that align with our mission to see unbelievers converted, believers established in their faith, and local churches and pastors strengthened. Creating impactful and meaningful events will foster spiritual growth, community engagement, and the spread of the Gospel. Organizing conferences, workshops, trips, fundraising and evangelistic outreach programs will cultivate an environment where faith is deepened, relationships are built, and the love of Christ is shared with all. This is a collaborative role, coordinating with internal Content department staff to plan teaching and thematic choices, and with Stations, Communications and Digital to coordinate promotional and branding aspects. TFL’s in house Customer Service team will assist with registration facilitation and attendee service.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience with event planning
• Alignment with Truth For Life statement of faith and passion for ministry is essential

Responsibilities

• Supervise events to ensure seamless execution and promptly address any issues that arise.
• Recruit, organize, and oversee volunteers, managing sign-ups, task assignments, communication, and training.
• Coordinate all aspects of event planning and execution, ensuring alignment with ministry goals. This includes negotiating contracts with venues, conducting site visits, estimating budgets, coordinating food and lodging, managing travel logistics for staff and speakers, and leading internal meetings to achieve desired outcomes.
• Maintain and manage vendor relationships, ensuring contracts meet expectations and remain within budget.
• Lead or participate in post-event debrief meetings, gathering feedback to enhance future event experiences.
• Manage the production of event budgets and estimates
• Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
• Provide events financial analyses and related research that enable sound ministry financial decision-making
• Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives

Benefits

• 10 holidays
• 2 vacation weeks (3 after 5 years of service, 4 after 10 years)
• Up to 80 hours sick time that accumulates up to 13 weeks if unused

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees