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Manager, Events & Engagement | Public Affairs & Engagement Team
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Exact $75,000.00
Work Schedule
Flexible
Weekend Shifts
Benefits
401(k)
Life insurance
Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid holidays
Job Description
Good Reason Houston is a dynamic and impactful nonprofit organization committed to ensuring that every child in every neighborhood of Houston has access to a world-class public education and the opportunity to thrive. The organization serves as a regional backbone across the greater Houston area, fostering collaboration among public school systems, higher education institutions, employers, and civic leaders to build a shared vision and collectively improve educational outcomes. With partnerships encompassing 25 public school systems serving approximately 700,000 students across 900 schools, Good Reason Houston operates at a broad scale with a clear focus on elevating educational quality and fostering... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years experience in event or project management roles
- Proven ability to manage events with 500+ attendees
- Experience managing event budgets exceeding $100,000
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively across departments
- Willingness to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends
- Strong problem-solving abilities and calmness under pressure
- Commitment to diversity equity and inclusion in event planning
- Experience with event management and registration software
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suites such as Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with vendor negotiation and contract management
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines
Job Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional experience ideally in event management project management and coordination
- Proven experience managing large-scale events of 500+ attendees and multi-stakeholder convenings
- Demonstrated experience managing budgets of $100K+
- Experience working across multiple departments and managing diverse stakeholder expectations
- Experience working in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities
- Extremely strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong relationship management skills
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with ability to interact professionally with diverse audiences
- Self-starter with strong sense of ownership and initiative
- Exceptional project management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends as required
- Calm under pressure with strong problem-solving and ability to navigate ambiguity
- Commitment to creating inclusive accessible events reflecting organizational values
- Preferred 3-5 years of professional event planning and management in nonprofit education or civic engagement settings
- Ability to produce quality work under tight deadlines
- Ability to internalize feedback and adapt quickly
- Vendor negotiation skills
- Proficiency in event management software and registration platforms
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience using Monday.com or other project management software
Job Duties
- Lead full lifecycle operational management of flagship annual fundraising event ConnectEd including venue selection vendor management and budget oversight
- Plan and execute approximately 10 convenings and events annually including listening sessions community dialogues teacher celebrations and larger community celebrations
- Develop detailed project plans run-of-show documents and contingency plans for all events to ensure seamless execution
- Manage event budgets track expenses negotiate vendor contracts and ensure cost-effectiveness while maintaining quality standards
- Coordinate operations of registration systems attendee communications and post-event follow-up to ensure strong participant experience
- Source and manage relationships with external vendors including venues caterers AV providers photographers and other event partners
- Coordinate logistics for speaking engagements panels and presentations including speaker preparation AV needs and materials
- Partner closely with event owners to co-design event vision audience strategy and engagement goals
- Collaborate with Advancement team on fundraising event strategy donor engagement and sponsorship fulfillment
- Coordinate across divisions to ensure appropriate participation and engagement at events
- Maintain organization-wide events calendar and build event planning templates checklists and standard operating procedures
- Establish and maintain success criteria for events monitor performance and lead after-action reviews for continuous improvement
- Manage event-related technology platforms including registration surveying and project management tools
- Support operations team with vendor contracting compliance and payment processes
- Assist Public Affairs and Engagement team with operational needs as assigned
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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