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Director of Events (School of Government and Policy)
Johns Hopkins University•Washington, DC
•$75,135 - $144,650•Onsite
About The Position
The Director of Events will lead the events function at the Johns Hopkins University School of Government and Policy, developing signature public programming that advances the school’s mission, builds audiences, and expands its reach in the government and policy community. Reporting to the Associate Dean of Communications and Marketing, the Director will work with school leadership, faculty, senior university leaders, and admissions to shape event themes, speakers, partnerships, and budgets. Events range from intimate gatherings with high-level leaders to large public conferences and prospective-student events. The role oversees events from initial concept through guest experience and execution. The Director will build and elevate the school’s events program, establish planning and performance processes, manage staff and complex budgets, coordinate committees, and oversee vendors, logistics, protocol, and engagement metrics. The position is based at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., with occasional travel to Baltimore and other locations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Seven years of related experience with political, historic, or cultural venue events sales and management, preferably in an academic or nonprofit setting.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma or equivalent, subject to the JHU equivalency formula.
Nice To Haves
- Ten years of related experience planning and managing large-scale, complex national events in higher education or a comparable field.
- Experience in technical production for large-scale events.
- CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) certification through the Convention and Industry Council (CIC).
- CMM (Certified Meeting Manager) certification through the Convention and Industry Council (CIC).
- DES (Digital Event Strategist) certification through the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA).
- Experience working in Washington’s government and policy community.
Responsibilities
- Develop original event themes, formats, and speaker lineups that build the school’s impact, profile, audience, and ability to attract students.
- Identify timely programming opportunities and develop signature public events.
- Lead the precise execution of complex, high-profile events, including budgets, vendors, logistics, VIP protocol, and guest experience.
- Plan and execute annual and special events, including commencement, Parent's Weekend, alumni and donor events, awards ceremonies, presidential inaugurations, centennial anniversaries, and comprehensive campaigns.
- Appoint cross-divisional planning subcommittees, establish timelines and benchmarks, and monitor progress.
- Chair overall planning committees and provide guidance to subcommittees.
- Manage complex budgets, negotiate with vendors, arrange institutional resources, and ensure appropriate protocol and etiquette.
- Manage staff, make hiring decisions, provide coaching, training, and mentoring, oversee performance, and determine staffing needs.
- Provide administrative direction to staff implementing special events and conference services operations.
- Create and implement strategic planning and performance management processes for the designated area.
- Keep current with event-planning software, network with software representatives and university users, and recommend implementations that meet needs.
- Use Teams, Zoom, IBM Player, and other tools to facilitate virtual events, live-streamed programming, podcasts, and external broadcasts.
- Oversee analysis of event engagement metrics.
- Serve as a primary resource and liaison on matters related to external events, as applicable.
- Advise on management of large-scale off-campus events, including vendor and client contractual recommendations and considerations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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