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Events Strategy Program Manager

Stand Together · Arlington, VA · 2 wk ago
On-siteProject Management$100k–$150k/yrFull-time

About the role

As an Events Strategy Program Manager on Stand Together's Development team, you will play a pivotal role in managing and scaling a portfolio of high-impact in-person events. Your responsibilities include translating strategy into an operational model, ensuring smooth execution, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Own the operating model in motion

  • Serve as the single point of accountability for moving each in-person experience from intake through execution to debrief

  • Staff and coordinate the steering committee for larger, more complex events

  • Keep the year-round calendar coordinated

  • Actively surface and resolve scheduling and resource conflicts

  • Drive the work forward and keep it visible

  • Close the loop so the program keeps improving

  • Coordinate the post-event debrief and the three-to-four-month and twelve-month look-backs

  • Equip partnership advisors with the resulting insights

  • Surface data-driven recommendations for process and tooling improvements

Requirements

  • A drive to own outcomes and move work across the finish line

  • A track record as the person others count on to carry complex, cross-functional efforts to completion

  • The presence and judgment to drive work forward and hold a high bar, gracefully, through influence rather than formal authority

  • Exceptional project and program management

  • Deep experience running structured processes, gates, and approvals on cadence

  • Strong systems thinking and the ability to design scalable solutions across connected teams and processes

  • Fluency with data and reporting, including defining measures and turning insights into recommendations

  • A track record of building trusted cross-functional relationships and aligning teams with different priorities

  • Experience with event strategy, event portfolios, donor or partner experiences, or other high-touch convening programs

  • Experience in fundraising, development, philanthropy, or advancement

  • Comfort operating with two reporting relationships, proactively keeping both stakeholders informed and aligned

Qualifications

  • Experience with event strategy, event portfolios, donor or partner experiences, or other high-touch convening programs

  • Experience in fundraising, development, philanthropy, or advancement

  • Fluency with data and reporting, including defining measures and turning insights into recommendations

  • A track record of building trusted cross-functional relationships and aligning teams with different priorities

  • Experience with CRM, portfolio-management, workflow, event, or reporting tools

Skills

  • Systems thinking

  • Project and program management

  • Data analysis and reporting

  • Event strategy and execution

  • Collaboration and stakeholder management

  • CRM and portfolio management tools

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package including a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, and wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.

  • A meaningful career with a passionate community of over 1,400 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.

  • Commitment to growth in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop, and apply their unique talents.

Pay

The anticipated base salary range for this role is $100,000-$150,000 per year. This role may also be eligible for additional bonus compensation designed to align total compensation with an employee’s overall contribution to the organization.

Schedule

Full-time position.

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