Events Manager

We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. Essential Functions • Leads the planning, coordination, and execution of the Y's major community events and event series, including but not limited to: • Healthy Kids Day • Walk-It-Off series • Welcoming Festival • Halloween community event • Promoting CommUNITY events and initiatives • Member Appreciation events • Key All Staff appreciation events (in partnership with HR) • Milestone events, such as the Y's birthday • Other association-wide events as assigned • Attends community-wide events as a representative of the Y, showcasing our programs and services • Develops and maintains standardized event planning frameworks, timelines, and tools to support consistent, high-quality execution across departments • Serves as the primary project manager for association-wide events, ensuring clarity of roles, deadlines, dependencies, and decision-making authority • Lead event staff and volunteers. Oversees event budgets in collaboration with finance and department leaders; monitors expenses and ensures fiscal responsibility • Builds and maintains relationships with community partners, sponsors, vendors, and external stakeholders involved in Y events • In partnership with the Philanthropy department, secures sponsorship revenue to support events; including identifying, soliciting, and closing new sponsorship opportunities • In partnership with the Philanthropy department, creates customized sponsorship packages and proposals, aligning sponsor interests with event mission and visibility opportunities to maximize financial support and strategic value • Develops systems for collecting feedback, participation data, and outcome metrics; prepares post-event evaluations and recommendations for continuous improvement • Ensures events reflect the Y's commitment to inclusion, belonging, and equitable access for all community members • Participates in cross-functional planning meetings, committees, and task forces as assigned • Solves complex problems; applies prior research, training, or event management approaches in new ways; develops and recommend new alternatives to senior leaders. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. • The employee frequently is required to sit and reach, and must be able to move around the work environment.

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