event and Conference Manager

The Event and Conference Manager role at NCG has the opportunity to serve 3-4 professional or trade non-profit association clients with their annual conference event design and management needs. Here’s what we’re looking for at NCG:

Responsibilities & Key Duties:

  • Facilitate and ensure creation, organization, execution and completion of event projects within project timelines

  • Work with volunteer leadership to build appropriate event design for annual conferences

  • Develop event project plans and budgets

  • Ensure projects are on track and within allotted budget

  • Serve as point of contact both internally and externally

  • Develop and manage RFP process on behalf of client

  • Negotiate agreements with various event related vendors such as venues, audio-visual, caterers, exhibit companies, security, ADA accommodation needs, etc.

  • Negotiate with third party service providers

  • Anticipate, understand and respond to the needs of both internal and external stakeholders

  • Assist our marketing team with event related marketing content

  • Sales for sponsorship, exhibiting and advertising

  • Manage on-site preparations, production, and event breakdown; ensure consistent service throughout event

  • Supervise post-event reporting and summaries

Skills and Requirements:

The right future team member will serve several non-profits – overseeing their event needs. Ideally, this candidate will have 5-10 years of experience and will be interested in growing to serve as our Director of Events in the future.

For those detail aficionados out there, here's a snapshot of what we're looking for:

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in event management or related discipline

  • Proven experience as an event planner, designer and project manager

  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational and project management skills

  • Outstanding event planning skills

  • Flexible and comfortable with change

  • Eager to learn and grow in a fast-paced role

  • Effective communication skill in both written and spoken forms: excellent grammar and clear concise emails

  • Conflict management and problem-solving skills with a solutions-oriented mentality

  • Ability to influence without authority

  • Technology savvy, MAC experience a plus

  • Polished professional who presents well to members and association leaders

  • Association management software and non-profit experience a plus

  • Travel 4-8 times a year for 4-7 days at a time required

Benefits:

  • 401(k) matching

  • Dental insurance

  • Flexible schedule

  • Health insurance

  • Health savings account

  • Life insurance

  • Paid time off

  • Parental leave

  • Retirement plan

  • Vision insurance

  • Paid Holidays

Think we should chat? Send your resume to careers@nardoneconsulting.com and we'll continue the conversation.