Event Operations Coordinator

Organization

Stand Together

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 is seeking an event operations coordinator to work within a fast-paced development team to drive in-person events from conception to completion for some of country’s top business and philanthropic leaders who are tackling the greatest challenges of our time.

Your Responsibilities Include

  • Contribute to the planning and execution of large bi-annual Summits and a portfolio of small to mid-sized events and experiences across the country intended for prospective new members and engage our current partners.
  • Coordinate critical aspects of event operations, such as tracking guest RSVPs, documenting processes and standards for utilizing our tracking systems surrounding events, budgeting, and creating transportation plans for our onsite attendees.
  • Support staffing plans and assist with the execution of events onsite to help ensure they run smoothly and exceed discerning guest expectations. 

Knowledge and Skills You Bring to the Organization

  • 2+ years of experience working in a professional office environment, ideally with some events experience (including internships or extracurricular events experience)
  • Ability to exhibit entrepreneurial behavior and customer focus
  • A strong ability to streamline processes and identify inefficiencies in systems
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills, professionalism, and the ability to quickly adapt to change
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Must demonstrate humility and a desire to continuously improve existing skills and knowledge
  • Comprehensive skills in Microsoft Office

What We Offer

  • A meaningful career where your work will improve the lives of millions of Americans – especially the least fortunate.
  • A vision-driven organization of over 1,000 employees across the country who are dedicated to improving the lives of others.
  • Competitive salaries and bonuses. Our salary and bonus strategies are aligned to the value you create, not a standardized bell curve.
  • Generous 401K match - 6% match with immediate vesting.
  • Competitive health and wellness benefits.
  • Our flexible time-off policy allows all employees to take leave as needed.
  • Commuter assistance plans to offset the cost of commuting into our headquarters (on-site parking or metro).
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship that can strengthen your effectiveness through Principle Based Management and other industry specific programs.

Standout Candidates May Also Bring:

  • Strong knowledge and command of event software and CRMs like Salesforce, Social Tables, and CVENT
  • Experience working in development events

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.