Events Manager

The Events Manager will establish, direct and supervise program activities to fulfill two Western New York Girls in Sports events. In addition, the Manager will plan, manage, implement and evaluate all aspects related to special events at United Way. This position reports to the Director of Brand Management & Community Engagement... Responsibilities: • Coordinates all aspects of event management; • Works with various departments to implement events targeting Giving Communities and the United Way; • Researches, identifies event opportunities, and negotiates with a diverse group of external vendors to procure goods and services for events; • Manages program budget development, compliance with financial and program reporting; • Establishes and maintains strong relationships with key funders and partners. • Participates in Legacy grant Girls in Sports programming (two annual events) to ensure integration with the year round programming expansion; • Develops new partnerships and strengthens existing collaborative relationships with universities, schools, community and faith-based organizations; • Recruits and directs volunteers as needed; • Ensures compliance with current regulations that provide for the safety and security of individuals participating in program activities; • Compiles program statistics & pre & post surveys for key events • Attends mandatory organizational, departmental and committee meetings • Supports the organization's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts; • Visibly demonstrates UW values of service, integrity, collaboration, accountability, equity & agility; • Performs general office duties such as typing, filing, data entry, opening mail, etc; • Engages in job-related travel to designated trainings, meetings and events; • Maintains established departmental policies, procedures and objectives; • Performs other duties as requested.