Temporary - Event Planner Job at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale

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Primary Purpose:

Contributes to the achievement of university objectives through the planning and execution of special events and community partnerships.

Temporary employment is of limited duration, and under the terms of NSU's benefits plan and policies, not eligible for company benefits.

Job Category: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience

Pay Basis: Hourly

Subject to Grant Funding? No

Essential Job Functions:

1. Works closely with Special Events, Community Partnerships and Advancement teams to support objectives and requirements for events.
2. Works with supervisor to plan scope and format of events, to acquire competitive vendor bids, establish and monitor budgets, or to review administrative procedures and event progress.
3. Plans and develops programs, agendas, event overviews, and other special events forms for events.
4. Has current and solid working knowledge of Cvent or other planning software.
5. Organizes guest lists and registration of event participants and coordinates event guest follow up including satisfaction surveys, data base entry, photo galleries and website updates.
6. Designs collateral or works with Public Relations/Marketing and Comms. to publicize events and promote sponsorships.
7. Promotes university events by performing tasks such as meeting with professional and trade associations, internal and external clients, event website updates and facilitating other printed and electronic media and publications.
8. Coordinates services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing, and event security.
9. Arranges the availability of audio-visual equipment, transportation, displays, and other event needs.
10. Confers with staff at a chosen event site to coordinate details.
11. Services and monitors event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise.
12. Conducts post-event evaluations to determine how future events could be improved.
13. Maintains records of event aspects, including financial details.
14. Reviews event bills for accuracy and submits for payment.
15. Prepares or edits organizational content for internal or external audiences.
16. Arranges and promotes public appearances, lectures, contests, or exhibits for clients to increase product or service awareness or to promote goodwill and to increase institutional visibility.
17. Completes special projects as assigned.
18. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Job Requirements:

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

1. Knowledge:
   1. Customer and Personal Service - Working knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.
   2. English Language - General knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
   3. Communications and Media - Working knowledge of media production, visual, verbal, and interactive communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and persuade via written, oral, and visual media.
   4. Administration and Management - Working knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, budgeting, human resources modeling, leadership technique, and/or coordination of people and resources.
   5. Public Safety and Security - Working knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
   6. Basic knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
   7. Knowledge of established special event software and project management software. Cvent knowledge preferred.
2. Skills:
   1. Service Orientation - Proficient skills in actively looking for ways to help people.
   2. Judgment and Decision Making - Basic skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
   3. Time Management - Basic skills in managing one's own time and the time of others.
   4. Active Listening - Proficient skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand what is being said, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
   5. Reading Comprehension - Proficient understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
   6. Speaking - Proficient skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
   7. Critical Thinking - Basic skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
   8. Writing - Proficient skills in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
   9. Complex Problem Solving - Basic skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
3. Abilities:
   1. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
   2. Fluency of Ideas - The ability to produce a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
   3. Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
   4. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
   5. Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Physical Requirements:

1. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
2. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
3. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
4. Able to work nights or weekends.
5. Travel - Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis.
6. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
7. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, and computer keyboards.
8. Should be able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds.

Required Certifications/Licensures:

Required Education: Bachelor's Degree

Required Experience: Up to two (2) years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Is this a safety sensitive position? No

Background Screening Required? Yes

Sensitivity Disclaimer: Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.

NSU considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status.