Event Manager - Cambridge, MA

This role is a hybrid role and will require working in person from our Cambridge office at least three days per week. This role requires approximately 25% travel. Scoping, planning, and management • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify scope, goals, and logistical considerations for annual conferences, meetings, multi-day events, virtual events, and webinars • Lead the coordination and execution of events to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, engaging, and designed to deliver on programmatic goals • Develop event budgets in collaboration with project and finance teams • Develop comprehensive project plan and timeline for event deliverables • Contribute to organization-wide event calendar • Lead venue selection and site visits • Stay current, and often ahead of the curve, on event planning, design, and production trends, proactively identifying and solving operational challenges • With hotel and vendor contacts, create Banquet Event Orders, menus, accommodation(s) booking, and rooming lists • Contribute to design of networking events and event schedule development • Collaborate with M&C team to ensure that all aspects of event(s) reflect the event brand and theme; provide event information as needed to M&C team for event promotion and contribute event expertise in review of M&C materials • Develop comprehensive event staffing plan; coordinate activities and travel for internal staff as needed • Ensure all events provide universal access to attendees, including accommodations including ASL interpretation, wheelchair access, assistive listening devices, closed captions, large print, etc. Across the Board, VentureWell Staff: • Are able to succeed and thrive in an environment with competing and changing priorities and tight deadlines • Have track records of and ability to build solid collaborative working relationships, and are proven team players who enjoy a “customer service” orientation to collaboration • Are committed to embedding equity in our internal practices and culture and in our programs in order to live and achieve our mission • Bring openness and engagement to personal, professional, and organization-wide learning on race, class, gender, justice, and equity • Are curious and committed to issues of environmental sustainability • Are self-starters with excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work • Are active learners who independently learn new tools and work processes quickly • Have excellent written and oral communication skills