Program and Event Coordinator

Job Summary: The Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented program and event coordinator to be a part of the team that conceptualizes and executes the Center's high-impact programs and events. The program and event coordinator finds joy in event management, and has experience with event planning and execution, communication and marketing skills, and an exposure to program coordination, implementation, and/or other forms of administrative support. These project management responsibilities include, but are not limited to, reserving venues, provisioning refreshments, coordinating A/V needs, coordinating guest travel, executing speaker contracts and arranging for payment of honoraria, managing day-of event logistics, and working with other centers and departments on campus to manage cost-sharing agreements for collaborative events • In collaboration with other Goldfarb Center staff, coordinate implementation of the Goldfarb Center's high-impact programming by executing essential program coordination responsibilities for each of the Center's program areas. The program coordination responsibilities include, but are not limited to, managing event and communication logistics for the Center's political discourse program, executing logistical tasks associated with Hill to Hill and other JanPlan programming, organizing calls for proposals for various funding and award programs, coordinating evaluation of proposal reviews, and supporting other members of the Goldfarb team with coordinating additional details and logistics of program execution • Track implementation deadlines for the Goldfarb Center's annual communications calendar and specific event and program communication campaigns, prompting other Goldfarb Center staff to produce needed content in a timely fashion • Manage the Center's centralized digital filing system, ensuring working and legacy documents are organized and accessible to all members of the team. This position will work closely with all members of the Center's staff.