Job Summary: The University of Wisconsin Law School seeks a conscientious, diligent, amiable and detail-oriented candidate to serve in this role that will support student, alumni, and faculty events. This position will serve as the administrative lead and coordinate a variety of events that support the vision and mission of UW Law School. This position will provide support for events held by a number of departments including External Affairs, Admissions, and the Dean's Office. This position will be under the highly motivated and supportive External Affairs Department and will work closely with the events team within the External Affairs Department to successfully implement a large portfolio of events. This role will provide logistical, budget, communication, and administrative support for several small and large annual events that highlight a number of different strategic interests.
Duties as the Event Manager will include:
1) Establish and execute day-to-day operational tasks to support featured events that align with the UW Law School's strategic plan and as directed by the Associate Dean External Affairs and Alumni Relations. This includes reserving space, making travel accommodations, advertising events, working with faculty and guest scholars, providing onsite day of event support, and other event related work.
2) Monitor and execute the budget for assigned events and any other assigned activities. This requires working with EA and UW Law accounting staff to stay within University guidelines.
3) Collaborate with staff at the Law School, Foundation and central campus to identify events that present opportunities for local or national attention with internal and external stakeholders that could increase attendance, highlight the faculty scholarship enterprise, attract donors to the school or specific programs, and elevate external views of events hosted by the UW Law School.
4) Establish and sustain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support the featured events and the promotion of law school department events.
5) Direct daily operations of events, including monitoring the budget and/or supervising event planning staff to ensure that operations run efficiently, economically, and in line with department goals and policy.
Responsibilities: Directs daily operations of events, including monitoring the budget and/or supervising event planning staff to ensure that operations run efficiently, economically, and in line with department goals and policy.
25% Establishes and executes day-to-day operational functions and goals of events to align with existing strategy 25% Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised unit operational policies and procedures 25% Monitors the budget and approves expenditures 25% Establishes and sustains relationships with internal and external stakeholders Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
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Education: Preferred
Bachelor's Degree
Qualifications: Experience with events/project management required. Experience in higher education setting preferred.
Work Type: Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration: Ongoing/Renewable
Salary: Minimum $50,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Additional Information: This position is posted simultaneously with an Event Planning Assistant position (PVL 297719). Please note that only one position will be filled. Successful candidate will be hired into the appropriate title according to their previous experience level. Please review both titles and apply for the position that fits your experience, or both.
How to Apply: Applicants must apply through the Jobs at UW website () by submitting a cover letter and resume by the consideration date.
Contact: Kelly Hallmark
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Official Title: Event Manager(DS025)
Department(s): A45-LAW SCHOOL/LAW-EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Employment Class: Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number: 297715-AS
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