Events Coordinator

Organization

Stand Together Foundation

Location

Arlington, VA

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.
Join Stand Together Foundation’s Events & Experiences team! We are seeking an Events Coordinator, who will partner with internal colleagues, external collaborators, and vendors to plan and implement a variety of events for our community of Catalysts and partners. This opportunity is designed for professionals with 3+ years of event planning experience.
 
The Catalyst community is comprised of non-profit leaders from around the country who are transforming communities and breaking barriers that prevent people from thriving. Learn more about our Catalyst Community through this video filmed at one of our 2022 Summits!
 
As Stand Together Foundation grows its movement to see Every Person Empowered, the Events & Experience team will also support events related to additional strategies and collaborations. 

Your Responsibilities Include

  • Contributing to the success of Catalyst and Stand Together Foundation events through planning logistics and providing on-site support.
  • Owning the planning and implementation of select events from start to finish, including stakeholder coordination, budget development, registration, venue selection, vendor management, etc.
  • Partnering with colleagues to help develop the objectives of the event, and ensuring they connect to the larger goals of the strategy and organization
  • Developing an understanding of industry best practices and supporting the continual improvement of our event processes 

Knowledge and Skills You Bring to the Organization

  • 3+ years of experience in event planning
  • Superior level of attention to detail and organizational skill.
  • Strong customer focus, and an ability to anticipate customer needs.
  • Self-starter who can jump into projects with a can-do attitude, and see them through to completion.
  • Ability to connect the dots between organizational vision and event objectives, and use that knowledge to inform decisions.
  • Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, while communicating clearly and consistently with multiple. stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Professionalism, openness to change and new ideas, and humility.
  • Ability to travel approximately 10-15%.
  • Ability to work on-site in Arlington, VA (this is not a hybrid role).
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

What We Offer

  • A meaningful career where your work will improve the lives of millions of people in America.
  • Competitive compensation and bonuses. Our compensation 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 Arlington, VA offices (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. 

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.