Training Event Planner (R23-82)

Under the direction of the Department Manager or designee, position plans and executes local, regional, and statewide in-person and online/virtual education and training events in support of NYS policy initiatives, including conferences, meetings, and training programs; serves as an event planning specialist and member of a professional adult education and training event planning team and a logistical/project support team; and works with project sponsors and project staff to establish clear training event goals for guiding the execution of project activities. • Serving as an event planning specialist, including assessing event needs, interpreting/using event evaluation data, using best practices and industry standards in the event planning/coordination field, developing event work plans, providing on-site support for in-person events, moderating/delivering live and recorded online/virtual events, and assisting the on-boarding of project staff. • Identifying suitable event venues, accommodations/room blocks, equipment, caterers, vendors, consultants/subcontractors, and travel plans, and making arrangements within event and project parameters. • Developing, reviewing, proofreading, and preparing correspondence, procedures, reports, proposals, budgets, project management plans, work agreements with vendors and consultants/subcontractors, event/training materials, and other project-related documents. Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by a USDOE, or an internationally recognized accrediting organization and minimum of 2 years of experience planning, coordinating, and executing conferences, meetings, and training events or educational programs.