Manager, Events

The Manager, Events is responsible for managing meeting logistics and budgets of various MPI programs, projects and products as part of MPI’s global live event portfolio. This position also oversees programs to ensure that activities are carried out in accordance with established specifications, schedules, and strategic and financial objectives; coordinates interdepartmental functions in order to minimize delays; and collaborates with internal teams on a regular basis to review program status and plan future actions. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Manage all aspects of the logistics and processes for assigned MPI global live event portfolio. Serves as a liaison with vendors, volunteers, sponsors and internal team members in planning meetings, training sessions, networking events (internal and external), and supplier revenue events. (45%)

2. Manage certain aspects of the logistics and processes for other events within MPI’s live event portfolio including WEC. (25%)

3. Design innovative event formats and execute the live event’s schedule. (10%)

4. Maintain and track budget for programs including the processing of payments; manage finances, suppliers which includes all documentation, invoices, receivables and payments and credits. (10%)

5. Develop and adheres to program and project timelines. (5%)

6. Proof read and edit copy for MPI website, brochures, promotional materials and newsletters. (5%)

7. Support the Events Team in assessing, managing, and maintaining relationships with key vendors and sponsors, including hotels, convention centers, audiovisual providers, catering services, and other necessary partners. (5%)

 Required travel: 25%

Experience

Five or more years’ experience in event and or program management, business management or similar role with similar responsibilities; Event/program management should be for events greater than 1,500 participants.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, education, hospitality/tourism/event management or similar; or five or more years related experience in event and or management and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience. CMP, CMM or similar industry related certification highly desirable. 

Americans with Disability Specifications

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hand and arms; climb stairs’; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.