Senior Event Planning Officer (Hybrid work enviornment)
Company: American Red Cross
Location: Miami
Posted on: April 30, 2024
Job Description:
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Candidate Home.By joining the American Red Cross you will touch
millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the
human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's
largest humanitarian network?Join us-Where your Career is a Force
for Good!Job Description:Why Choose Us?As one of the nation's
premier humanitarian organizations, the American Red Cross is
dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States
and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the
world. When you join our team, you have a direct impact on a
meaningful mission, and you can help save lives every day. If you
share our passion for helping people, join us in this excellent
career opportunity. Work where your career is a force for good.We
are committed to the diversity of our workforce and to delivering
our programs and services in a culturally competent manner
reflecting the communities we serve. Our work environment is
collaborative, respectful, and inclusive with a focus on building
allyship and a culture of belonging that empowers all team members.
Come to learn, grow, and succeed while sharing your passion for
making a difference.The Red Cross supports a variety of cultural
and community resource groups for employees and volunteers. From
the Ability Network, our Asian American & Pacific Islander Resource
Group, the Latino Resource Group, and Red Cross PRIDE, tothe Umoja
African American Resource Group, our Veterans+ Resource Group, and
the Women's Resource Group, these networks provide connections,
mentoring and help give voice to important concerns and opinions.At
the American Red Cross, your uniqueness can shine!The American Red
Cross is currently seeking a Senior Event Planning Officer to
support our South Florida Development team. WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW:We are looking for a mission-driven Senior Event Planning
Officer who will be responsible for planning, organizing, and
managing all the fundraising events within the South Florida
Region. In this role, you will build strong working relationships
with both internal and external partners to ensure the overall
success of all the events. Incumbents will also engage, cultivate,
solicit, and steward current and prospective event donors in
expanding their financial support of the work of the American Red
Cross.WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD:
- Oversees organizes, plans, manages, and executes fundraising
events for the South Florida Region of the American Red Cross.
- Ensures events are properly organized, successful, and
cost-effective and remain on budget.
- Conceptualizes and plans event pitches and briefs for the
events department.
- Creates and oversees all event aesthetics such as design &
theme while meeting ARC brand standards.
- Manages event outreach and contracting (vendor booking,
management, and contract negotiations).
- Creates and manages all timelines, floorplans, table charts,
seating, run of show, rehearsal schedule, revenue tracking, and
other needed documents.
- Manages internal events team and external events company to
ensure all tasks are met and done in a timely manner.
- Executes events overseeing staff (internal and external),
managing event elements from beginning to end day of; set-up, run
of the show, talent, volunteers, vendors, flow, and breakdown.
- Oversees event recapping and collects all payments and pays all
needed vendors.
- Provide leadership and direction to executive staff, local
boards, and event committees in the effective development and
execution of events to raise funds required to fund Red Cross
operations and programs within the South Florida Community.
- Work to identify and solicit unmanaged donors and convert
event-only donors to mission donors by effectively stewarding and
identifying their affinity to the Red Cross mission.
- Work with staff to ensure compliance with donor relations "best
practices", including acknowledgment, special recognition, and
successful maintenance of donor tracking systems.
- Manage a select portfolio of event donors and prospects with
the intent to form deep relationships.
- Additional duties as assigned.WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
- Minimum seven years of sales and/or event fundraising
experience required.
- A current valid driver's license and good driving record is
required.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication
skills.
- Knowledge of office systems: MS Office preferred
- Ability to work on a team within a collaborative environment
and ensure the highest customer service orientation.
- Travel: Frequent travel within the Region required.
- Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.Physical Requirements:The
physical demands described here are representative of those that
must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential
functions of this job.
- Regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk
or hear.
- Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
- Required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or
crawl.
- Frequently lift and/or move 15 to 30 pounds.
- May require ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit
other locations.
- The work environment will consist of moderate noise (i.e.
business office with computers, phones, and printers, light
traffic).
- Ability to work in a small cubicle and the ability to sit at a
computer terminal for an extended period of time.
- Overall mobility is essential.
- It may also include driving a vehicle and working under
challenging conditions.WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE
EDGE:Significant event planning experience in the South Florida
Market.BENEFITS FOR YOU:We take care of you, while you take care of
others. As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs
great support to do great work. Our comprehensive benefits help you
in balancing home and work. With our resources and perks, you have
amazing possibilities at the American Red Cross to advance the
learn.
- Medical, Dental Vision plans
- Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
- PTO + Holidays
- 401K with 5% match
- Paid Family Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
- Service Awards and recognitionApply now! Joining our team will
provide you with the opportunity to make a difference every day.The
American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability,
protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic
protected by law.Interested in Volunteering?Life's emergencies
don't stop, and neither do American Red Cross volunteers, who
represent more than 90 percent of our workforce to help prevent and
alleviate human suffering. You can make a difference by
volunteering in a position that appeals to you and allows you to
use your unique skills and talents. The Red Cross relies on
generous volunteers who give their time and talent to help fulfill
our lifesaving mission.Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn
more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.To view the
EEOC Summary of Rights, click here: Summary of Rights
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