Meetings & Events Manager

We provide excellent benefits and a friendly, team-focused work environment to drive employee engagement. In collaboration with the AVP of events, the Meetings and Events Manager is responsible for all essential aspects of conference and event planning for their assigned events. In addition, the role includes ownership of all Institutes initiatives and projects as assigned, as well as all administrative work associated with these initiatives and projects. Conduct, research and participate in site visits, and find resources to help staff make decisions about meeting/event locations.Prepare budgets for all Enterprise-wide meetings and events during planning and final reconciliations.Monitor and process meeting and event expenditures through the online accounting system, partnering with event leadership to help ensure expenses remain within approved budget parameters.Serve as a liaison with vendors and clients on meeting/event related matters, including A/V, hotel, Systems, consultants, and more.Participate in and contribute to internal and external team meetings.Work cross functionally with other departmentsPropose new ideas to improve the event planning and implementation process.Maintain and actively manage event project plans, tracking timelines, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables while ensuring all planning activities are completed on schedule to support the successful execution of each event.Keep current on industry trends and recommend modifications to operational plans as neededAssume other duties and responsibilities not specifically outlined herein, but which are essential to the position. To enforce the importance of work-life balance, employees enjoy excellent benefits, including: