Events Associate

Categories

Marketing (Content & Creative)

Location

Arlington, Virginia

Job Description

Stand Together is a dynamic and mission-driven organization committed to driving positive social change and empowering individuals to overcome barriers. Join our team and be part of a collaborative community that values innovation, personal responsibility, and the power of bottom-up solutions. Together, we will create a society that fosters opportunity, dignity, and well-being for all. 

Stand Together Communications seeks an event associate to join its dynamic team. This individual will partner with internal and external partners to plan and execute a variety of events and programs in support of the Stand Together community’s educational programs, priority initiatives, and brands. This opportunity is designed for entry-level event professionals, with 1-3 years of event experience.
 
Stand Together Communications supports the Stand Together Community in helping social entrepreneurs supercharge their efforts to help people improve their lives. We connect them with passionate partners and the resources necessary to make a greater difference. Through our philanthropic community, we tackle some of the nation's biggest challenges so that every person has the opportunity to realize their extraordinary potential. Stand Together partners with people from diverse perspectives and backgrounds—including people in education, business, community non-profits, and public policy—to accomplish more together than any of us could on our own.

Your Responsibilities Include

  • Owning the planning and execution of select events from start to finish – including stakeholder coordination, budget development, venue selection, catering, and other logistical elements
  • Support event team members in the execution and planning of events, including pre-event planning and on-site support
  • Contributing to the development of a database that includes vendors, venues, and event technologies
  • Manage an inventory of event tools and swag materials on behalf of the communications capability
  • Develop an understanding of industry best practices and execute strategies to continuously improve and streamline our planning process

Knowledge and Skills You Bring to the Organization

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
  • 1-3 years’ experience in event planning, administrative support, and/or logistics
  • Superior level of attention to detail with demonstrated success in being highly organized
  • Self-starter who can jump into projects with a can-do attitude
  • Ability to coordinate simultaneous projects and while communicating clearly and consistently with stakeholders in each project
  • Strong customer focus and ability to collaborate with teammates across multiple projects
  • Excellent communication skills, professionalism, and the ability to quickly adapt to change
  • Entrepreneurial spirit, humility, and a high sense of urgency

Stand Together helps social entrepreneurs supercharge their efforts to help people improve their lives. We connect them with passionate partners and the resources necessary to make a greater difference.  Through our philanthropic community, we tackle some of the nation's biggest challenges so that every person has the opportunity to realize their extraordinary potential. Stand Together partners with people from diverse perspectives and backgrounds—including people in education, business, community non-profits, and public policy—to accomplish more together than any of us could on our own.   
  
Our Values Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. We have a relentless commitment to a culture based on a business philosophy called Principle Based Management® (PBM®). Informed by the principles that allow a free and open society to flourish, PBM® prepares individuals to innovate, improve, and transform while fostering a healthy, growing organization that creates long-term value for its clients and supporters and fulfillment for its employees.    
  
We believe that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color, race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.