Event planner

This is onsite position in Tysons Corner, VA... This is a role to help plan dinner events and book the speakers for those events. We are looking for a Member Operations and Speaker Coordinator who can not only assist us with our growth but work to improve the process. You will be an integral part of the events team and will help with event day coordination and speaker preparation and will ensure we are well-organized, ethics compliant, and have completed the appropriate paperwork required. Event and Speaker Coordinator Responsibilities : • The goal is to research and assist with the coordination of speakers for your assigned 4x24 groups • Book the 4 dinners per year for each of your assigned 4x24 groups • Research and Identify relevant topics and potential speakers every week • Attend our Executive Mosaic in-person events to understand our audience and experience our events • Respond to member inquiries and follow up with all member emails • Identify trends in the government contracting space and plan events around the latest in Washington • When required, send all speaker requests to the Public Affairs Office, Ethics Committee, etc • Prepare speakers, their teams and the groups 4x24 chairman with Speaker prep calls prior to every dinner • Maintain accurate Salesforce.com records on our speakers - continuously update contact information, handler info, etc • Leverage our many existing relationships to identify and secure future speakers • Connect with speakers and speakers' teams prior to all events • On event days, you will be managing check-in and for 4x24 speakers and members.