Assistant Director for Ceremonial & Reputational Events
Core
Lead planning, execution, and continuous improvement of high-visibility university events including awards programs, faculty engagement, and ceremonial events to advance institutional reputation.
Role type
Senior IC event operations manager
Builds
University awards programs, faculty engagement events, and ceremonial events
Domain
Higher education administration
Required skills
complex event logistics management, budget management, vendor coordination, stakeholder communication, project timeline management, on-site execution leadership, procurement coordination, post-event reconciliation
Preferred skills
managing high-profile ceremonial and executive-facing events, faculty engagement event experience, senior university leadership coordination, cloud-based document management systems proficiency
Technologies
Microsoft Office Suite, project management systems, document management platforms
Responsibilities
Lead planning and execution for ceremonial and reputational events; Serve as primary project lead managing timelines, budgets, and deliverables; Coordinate event logistics including venue reservations, vendor contracting, and security; Provide leadership during on-site execution including volunteer management and guest experience; Complete post-event reconciliation within two weeks including budgets and documentation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
