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About the Role
Girls Who Code (GWC) is seeking a full-time Manager, Events to lead the strategy, planning, and execution of a portfolio of virtual and in-person events. This role serves as a primary relationship owner for corporate partners and collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality experiences that advance GWC’s mission.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end planning and execution of a portfolio of virtual and in-person events.
- Develop and manage event timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
- Serve as the primary event lead, identifying risks, resolving challenges, and making recommendations.
- Lead event production, including run of show development, speaker preparation, technical setup, venue logistics, vendor coordination, and day-of execution.
- Evaluate events and use feedback to improve future programming and processes.
- Serve as a trusted point of contact for corporate partners throughout the event lifecycle.
- Facilitate planning conversations with partners to define event objectives, audience, format, content, speakers, and outcomes.
- Advise partners on event structure and participant engagement.
- Manage partner expectations, timelines, approvals, and deliverables.
- Lead partner meetings, run-throughs, and event briefings.
- Communicate complex information clearly and effectively to various stakeholders.
- Solicit and integrate feedback from stakeholders to improve event strategy and team processes.
- Contribute to broader event strategy, planning, and process improvements.
- Develop, document, and improve scalable event production processes, templates, systems, and best practices.
- Monitor event registration, attendance, engagement, and other relevant metrics.
- Support the development of tools, resources, and training materials for event participation.
Requirements
- 4+ years of professional experience in event management, event production, project management, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience independently managing multiple events or projects simultaneously.
- Experience managing external partners, clients, sponsors, or vendors.
- Strong event production and project management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions, solve problems proactively, and manage stakeholders with minimal oversight.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience leading meetings, coordinating project teams, and driving deliverables.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain a strategic perspective and manage competing priorities.
- Comfort learning and using new technology and event platforms.
- Experience working with nonprofit, education, or youth-serving organizations preferred.
- Public speaking, facilitation, or emceeing experience is a plus.
- Commitment to Girls Who Code’s mission and a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Skills
- Event management
- Event production
- Project management
- Relationship management
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Meeting facilitation
- Attention to detail
- Strategic thinking
- Technology adoption
- Zoom Events
- Google Workspace
- Project management systems
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 4+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $70,000 - $87,000 a year
About the Company
- Girls Who Code (GWC) is committed to building a truly diverse and inclusive organization with a focus on valuing, serving, and understanding our target constituents, while challenging all stakeholders to think inclusively for the betterment of our programs.
Equal Opportunity
- Girls Who Code is an equal opportunity employer committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its hiring and promotion process without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, partnership status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital, parental or familial status, national origin, ethnicity, veteran or military status, age, disability, or any other legally protected basis.
- Racial and ethnic minorities and men are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.
- GWC is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.