Events Manager

FGA

4d • $80,000 - $100,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) is hiring an Events Manager to lead events focused on building relationships with lawmakers, donors, and partners. This role involves shaping each event from initial planning to the final cost report, including negotiating venue and hotel contracts, building agendas with senior leaders, and managing events on-site from start to finish. The position is ideal for someone who enjoys crafting and producing events from the ground up, handling all the planning and details. The Events Manager will oversee approximately 20 events annually, ranging from small donor dinners to lawmaker fly-ins of over 200 attendees, as well as policy summits and all-staff meetings. The role requires the ability to remain calm and resolve issues, such as canceled flights or last-minute speaker changes, before attendees notice.

Requirements

• At least five years producing live events end to end, including hotel contract negotiation.
• Calm under pressure and focused on solutions.
• Strong communicator with senior leaders, presenters, and partners.
• Comfortable with event software and AI tools.
• Able to travel two to three times per quarter, typically three to four days per trip, with heavier travel during summit seasons.
• Match FGA’s Core Values.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with lawmakers or VIPs.
• Experience with Cvent, Basecamp, and Ramp.

Responsibilities

• Produce about 20 events per year, many with governors, lawmakers, and VIPs in the room, and keep a two-year events calendar current.
• Source venues and vendors early, run the RFP process, and lock in favorable hotel contracts well ahead of each event.
• Set agendas with senior staff and build FGA's speaker lineup with the development and messaging teams as FGA's state and federal work grows.
• Prep presenters, build lasting relationships with partners, and work with the marketing and design teams on event websites, emails, and announcements.
• Serve as the on-site lead that senior staff trust to run FGA events from advance day to wrap-up, briefing staff and solving problems before attendees notice.
• Manage the details and run-of-show that make an event work, including staff travel, rooming lists, registration, staging, breakouts, AV, meals, and VIP handling.
• Own FGA's event management platforms, SOPs, and templates, and keep them current so any staff member can find what they need.
• Treat AI like a smart intern: test new tools, hand off recurring event tasks, and teach the team what works.
• Build and track event budgets, including vendor payments and attendee reimbursements, and close each event on budget with a final cost report.
• Support hiring and internal operations projects as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive salary of $80,000–$100,000, depending on experience and qualifications
• Six percent retirement match
• Health benefits
• Generous paid leave
• Home office setup, including equipment and communication tools

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed