Special Events Coordinator - Global Health - ISM

Job description

The Meeting and Events Assistant is responsible for assisting with the creation, coordination, and execution of Department in person and virtual events. This includes all aspects of event planning, from concept to completion, including meeting and striving to exceed event goals and objectives, organizing planning committees or teams, event scheduling, budget planning, facility scheduling and logistics, transportation and travel logistics, vendor selection, and contracting speaker and VIP coordination, and budget reconciliation. Under the guidance of the Operations Manager, researches and brainstorms event ideas. Works closely with the Operations Manager on all social and academic events, including virtual and hybrid events, to ensure successful planning and organizing. Design, develop and coordinate event activities such as receptions, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, lectures, seminars, tours, and open houses. Assist with the developing pre-event correspondence to corporations, foundations, internal and external communities interested in supporting events and post-event correspondence (e.g., thank-you and acknowledgement letters) to donors and participants. Develop and monitor even...