Events Manager

Volunteers of America Oregon•Portland, OR

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Since 1896, Volunteers of America Oregon has been dedicated to meeting the needs of our community. Through our innovative programs in behavioral health, addiction treatment, reentry services, and support for children and families, we deliver life-changing services that promote safety, healing, and empowerment. At VOA Oregon, each staff member is part of a compassionate, mission-driven team working collaboratively to create lasting, meaningful, positive change. Every role contributes to the clients we serve and the mission we advance together. This work matters. Are you ready to join an organization committed to service, inclusion, and employee support? Read on to learn more and apply today! Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Events Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing high-quality agency events that advance Volunteers of America Oregon’s mission, strengthen donor and community engagement, and support organizational fundraising and visibility goals. This position serves as the agency’s lead management representative for organization-wide fundraising and donor engagement events and is responsible for aligning event strategy with organizational visibility, philanthropic engagement, and community partnership goals. The Events Manager manages a portfolio of events including donor cultivation and stewardship events, program-based events, volunteer recognition activities, community engagement opportunities, and the organization’s signature gala. This role requires strong project management, attention to detail, relationship-building skills, and the ability to collaborate across programs, volunteers, vendors, donors, community partners, and external stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, communications, marketing, hospitality, business administration, public relations, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in event planning, fundraising events, nonprofit development, donor relations, project management, or community engagement activities.
Experience managing complex events with multiple stakeholders, timelines, vendors, budgets, and logistics.
Experience supporting fundraising, donor engagement, sponsorship fulfillment, stewardship activities, or community partnerships preferred.
Experience working in a nonprofit, behavioral health, human services, education, or mission-driven organization preferred.
Experience using CRM systems to track donor, sponsorship, volunteer, or event activity, with familiarity with Raiser’s Edge NXT preferred.
Must complete a criminal history background check and receive authorization.
Must not be excluded from participation in federal healthcare programs, including but not limited to listings on the Office of Inspector General (OIG) List of Excluded Individuals/Entities and the System for Award Management (SAM) exclusion list.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Must have an active driver’s license, current insurance, reliable transportation and ability to meet VOA Oregon’s and VOA Oregon’s insurer’s driver standards.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of nonprofit organizational structures, fundraising operations, and mission-driven engagement practices preferred.
Knowledge of donor databases, CRM systems, event registration systems, and data tracking practices, with familiarity with Raiser’s Edge NXT preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and execute agency-wide events that support fundraising, donor engagement, community awareness, staff engagement, volunteer recognition, and program visibility.
Serve as lead production manager for the organization’s signature gala, including timelines, logistics, vendor coordination, registration, sponsorship fulfillment, guest experience, run of show, volunteer support, and post-event follow-up.
Manage donor cultivation and stewardship events, including receptions, tours, recognition events, small gatherings, and other engagement opportunities.
Support program-based events across the agency, including events related to alumni engagement, community partnerships, volunteer activities, donor visits, and special recognition opportunities.
Support scholarship-related recognition and engagement activities associated with agency events and donor stewardship initiatives.
Coordinate scholarship-related review, selection, communication, scheduling, reviewer support, and stakeholder engagement activities, including reviewer outreach, orientation support, timeline coordination, scoring material distribution, deadline tracking, and scholarship-related communications in alignment with organizational practices and donor intent.
Serve as a point of coordination and support for scholarship applicants, recipients, alumni, donors, reviewers, community partners, and other stakeholders related to scholarship engagement, communication, recognition, and stewardship activities.
Develop and manage annual event calendars, production schedules, project timelines, task lists, staffing plans, budgets, and post-event evaluations.
Lead cross-functional event planning efforts involving Development, Communications, Volunteer Services, Finance, Executive Leadership, and program leadership teams.
Coordinate with internal teams to ensure events are aligned with organizational goals, fundraising priorities, branding, messaging, and community engagement objectives.
Recruit, train, schedule, and support event volunteers in coordination with the organization’s volunteer program and related staff supporting volunteer engagement activities.
Manage event vendors, venues, caterers, speakers, entertainers, photographers, printers, audiovisual providers, and other external partners.
Ensure events are accessible, welcoming, professional, trauma-informed, and reflective of VOA Oregon’s mission and values.
Track event expenses, support budget development, process invoices, and assist with event-related revenue tracking in coordination with Development and Finance.
Support event sponsorship fulfillment, including benefits tracking, sponsor recognition, signage, printed materials, tickets, tables, and post-event stewardship activities.
Oversee event logistics and guest experience coordination, including registration processes, seating coordination, event communications, and check-in activities.
Work collaboratively with the Communications team to support event promotion, invitations, printed materials, signage, scripts, social media, photography, video production, and post-event storytelling.
Conduct post-event debriefs, analyze event outcomes, document lessons learned, and recommend improvements for future events.
Support the Development team’s annual fundraising, donor engagement, and stewardship goals through high-quality events and relationship-building opportunities.
Collaborate with Development, Communications, and program leadership to support storytelling, donor stewardship, and community engagement activities related to scholarship impact and organizational mission advancement.
Assist with preparing briefing materials, event scripts, talking points, donor recognition materials, sponsorship materials, and follow-up communications.
Support accurate documentation of donor, sponsorship, volunteer, and event-related information within organizational tracking systems.
Represent VOA Oregon professionally with donors, volunteers, vendors, partners, community members, and internal and external stakeholders.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical insurance options with employer-paid premiums covering 71%–89% of employee-only coverage, with employee costs starting at $66.23 per paycheck
Optional dental and vision coverage at employee cost.
Employer-provided life insurance, along with short- and long-term disability coverage.
403(b) retirement plan with an automatic 5.5% employer contribution after 18 months of employment, regardless of employee contribution.
A generous paid time off (PTO) plan, with accruals of 15 days in the first year, 23 days in the second year, and 26 days in the third year.
80 hours of frontloaded sick time (prorated in the first year), resetting annually on January 1.
10 paid holidays each year, plus 3 personal holidays (prorated in the first year)
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, VOA Oregon is a qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which may help reduce or eliminate federal student loan debt for employees who meet eligibility requirements.
Flexible spending accounts
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Access to other voluntary benefits and employee discounts.