CCAoA Hiring Director of Meetings and Events

This is a remote position.

Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) is the only national organization that supports every part of the child care partnership with an on-the-ground network of Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) organizations we work in states and communities to advance high-quality affordable child caretransforming a patchwork of resources into a system that works for everyone. Together we make child care strongand that makes everyone stronger. CCAoA is committed to recruiting and retaining a dynamic workforce to help build a child care system that serves all children and families. Join us in ensuring that every family has access to high-quality affordable child care. To learn more visit our website.

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Summary of Position

The Director of Meetings & Events reports to the SVP Strategy & Advancement and plans and delivers high-impact convenings that advance CCAoAs mission and brand. The Director owns the end-to-end execution of CCAoAs two cornerstone annual eventsSymposium (400) and Leadership Institute (200)as well as two in-person Board meetings (25) and periodic Hill briefings funder salons and staff gatherings. The role leads all aspects of event project management budgets contracts and vendor management logistics stakeholder experience speaker recruitment and preparation and post-event reporting. They will have a direct report and lead project management leveraging member volunteers and a cross-functional event planning team of staff from Strategic Communications Development Policy Research Programs and the Senior Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Project Management

• Lead site selection secure venues and coordinate with internal teams to ensure events meet programmatic goals.
• Partner with Strategic Communications Development and Program staff to translate event vision goals and content plans into detailed production schedules work plans and run-of-show materials.
• Use project management tools (i.e. Asana) to assign tasks track progress and ensure collaborators deliverables and dependencies are identified managed and completed on schedule.
• Prepare agendas briefings and follow-up documentation for internal and external events.
• Maintain a master events calendar and oversee multiple projects simultaneously.

Finance & Operations

Engagement & Onsite Delivery

People & Vendor Management

Qualifications

This position description summarizes the main duties and responsibilities of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This position description is not meant to be an all / inclusive statement of the duties and responsibilities of the position. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Child Care Aware of America reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time. This position requires completion of a satisfactory background check. Child Care Aware of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Workplace.

Key Skills

Crisis Management,Marketing,Public Relations,Fundraising,Media Relations,Constant Contact,Strategic Planning,Social Media Management,Team Management,Public Speaking,Wordpress,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 108000 - 135000