Manager, Gatherings - forWORD

The Seed Company•Arlington, TX

About The Position

Seed Company is committed to Bible translation through national translators in creative partnerships. Seed Company seeks to work where it is evident that God is working and where the uniqueness of its vision makes it most feasible for Seed Company to be involved. VISION: God’s Word transforming lives in every language in this generation. MISSION: To accelerate Scripture translation and impact for people without God’s Word through Great Commission partnerships. VALUES: Honoring God in all we do, valuing individuals and relationships, partnering effectively, encouraging creativity and innovation, and managing for quality results. SCOPE: Lead the planning, logistics, and execution of all assigned Seed Company investor events.

Requirements

Strong faith in Jesus Christ as Savior; God-honoring lifestyle.
Passion for the Word of God and provision of the Word for every people group.
Championing Seed Company’s vision, mission, and values.
Strong faith in Jesus Christ as Savior; God honoring lifestyle.
Passion for the Word of God and provision of the Word for every people group.
Championing Seed Company’s vision, mission, and values.
Proven track record of effective leadership coordinating events with executive-level leaders.
Bachelor’s Degree with a focus on Public Relations, Communications, or Business, or equivalent relevant experience.
5-7 years of experience in event planning and logistical coordination (experience with non-profit destination fundraising events preferred).
Functional knowledge of Salesforce (or similar CRM system) and digital events planning tools

Responsibilities

Serve as the key communication hub and tactical leader for organizational events, including presenting to and interfacing with top Seed Company leaders on a regular basis.
Lead the team responsible for logistics for SC organizational and internal events planned to support the organization’s mission and objectives, including transacting, organizing, recording, and tracking activities related to venue, lodging, food and beverage service, transportation, meeting spaces, and audio/visual components.
Administer contracts with service providers.
Effectively delegate assignments to other team members to ensure execution of world-class experiences.
Liaise with Seed Company leaders across group lines to ensure the development and accessibility of talent/speakers, materials, and program elements for assigned events.
Act as the primary driver for the development of all facets of assigned events.
Work with the Steering Committee, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Director, Gatherings, and Advisory team, to manage the preparation, invitation, coordination, and execution of contracts for artists and speakers as requested.
Create and monitor projections and budgets for Seed Company-related events, manage ongoing performance reporting on these budgets to the Steering Committee and the Director, Gatherings.
Work with Seed Company leaders to set cost guidelines that ensure healthy event ROI.
Serve as the Event Planner during assigned events to represent the organization to contractors and venue representatives as required.
Lead the internal SC events team as assigned by fostering a healthy team environment even in a stressful event context.
Lead the process of recruiting and hiring new team.
Support and collaborate on movement-level initiatives.
Attend and participate in a variety of meetings and task force groups as directed and maintain required level of knowledge pertaining to operating procedures, requirements, processes, and policies.
Lead and or participate in projects or task force groups that focus on issues having organization-wide impact.
Perform or assist with any assignments as required or directed.