Community Events Lead

Overview

Community Events Lead Jobs in Aurora, USA at University of Colorado

Community Events Lead

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus – School of Medicine/Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research.

Key Responsibilities Programmatic

• Facilitating the development and execution of community events including:
  Annual Community Event (VIP reception, 800‑person luncheon), Let’s Talk:
  Conversations about Women’s Health (4 per year), Youth Career Day (1–2 per year), National Conference – Community Session (every other year), various Community and Corporate Education sessions (6–12 per year), and an Annual Women’s Health Symposium.
• Organizing community events in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization.
• Creating and managing long‑term community program goals.
• Developing marketing and communication strategies and content for dissemination (website, social media, video, press releases, newsletter).
• Identifying, researching, and stewarding speakers for events.
• Ensuring follow‑through and recognition on commitments to community event supporters and donors.
• Developing and executing community event collateral and securing materials for events.
• Coordinating logistics, materials, and services for community events, including coordination with the Ludeman Center Program Assistant.
• Vendor management, including contract negotiation, management of vendor relationships, and oversight to ensure completion of activities/deliverables.
• Developing and executing an evaluation method to assess community program event strengths and identify areas for improvement.
• Leading a team of peers and volunteers with diverse talents and responsibilities to accomplish community event goals.
• Supporting the Director and Deputy Director in preparing for community events.
• Ensuring goals are met in areas including speaker, participant, and donor satisfaction, safety, quality, and team performance.
• Implementing and managing changes and interventions to ensure event goals are achieved.
• Coordinating with the Ludeman Center Program Assistant to produce accurate and timely reporting of event metrics status throughout its life cycle.
• Analyzing community event risks.
• Collaborating with campus partners to identify mission alignment and programmatic opportunities (e.g., UCHealth, Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, Office of Advancement).
• Meeting with leadership, team members, and other stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding program issues and decisions.
• Seeking best practices in program management, operations, and event planning.
• Leading new events/programs as assigned, such as hosting visiting professors, outside organization conferences, or student groups.
• Providing strategic analysis as a subject matter expert and leading projects as assigned: expanding Youth Career Day; developing corporate and community talk programs; growing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs; and other projects.

Operational, Financial, and Administrative

• Developing the budget, forecasting, and operating plans for community events.
• Serving as the community event archivist.

Fundraising

• Contributing to grant/donor proposals, impact reports, presentations, and analysis for community event initiatives to support the delivery of Ludeman Center operations and programs.
• Supporting stewardship processes within the Ludeman Center for donors, advisory groups, speakers, and strategic partnerships, and Advisory Board committees—including agenda/speaker ideas, notes, meeting preparation, member recruitment, and other support as assigned.

Work Location

Hybrid—three days per week on campus and as needed for in‑person meetings.

Benefits

• Medical:
  Multiple plan options
• Dental:
  Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance:
  Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan:
  Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off:
  Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: 22 per year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15 per year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 15 per year
• Tuition Benefit:
  Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass:
  Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, public health, accounting, finance,…

Title: Community Events Lead

Company: University of Colorado

Location: Aurora, USA

Category: