The Carter Center: Sr. Associate Director, Lead - Development Events, Development

Key Responsibilities

• Events Strategy: Leads the Development Events unit in planning and executing domestic and global events, setting strategy to maximize outreach, engagement, and revenue across in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats.
• Establishes long-term event goals and success metrics; reviews and leverages post-event analytics to evaluate performance and guide continuous improvement.
• Enhances event project management, technology, and service delivery by overseeing implementation of improvements.
• Pairs cross-functionally to align event strategy with organizational priorities and drive effective marketing and attendance growth.

Events Production Management

• Leads the creation and management of project timelines, procedures, and plans, as well as the design and delivery of all technical, creative, and logistical elements of an event, focusing on the on-site or virtual presentation and overall attendee experience.
• Develops guidelines and process documents for the management of space and stage design, AV and virtual experience, event content, and the integration of sustainable practice and interactive technologies.
• Responsible for ensuring that the delivery of technical elements create a memorable and engaging experience for diverse and evolving audiences.

Liaison & Representation

• Works with Development teams and the broader organization to define revenue and engagement goals supported by events.
• Captures audience selection for events with team leaders and relationship managers to ensure outreach, revenue, and engagement goals are met.
• Drives the integration with donor systems to ensure efficient event data management and reporting.
• Manages and coordinates communications and serves as the liaison between the donor events staff and other Carter Center departments.
• Debriefs leadership on event outcomes.

Budget Management

• Aids the Director with the annual plan and budgeting process by preparing revenue and expense budgets for signature Development events.
• Negotiates contracts with vendors and works with the Finance department to review periodic reports on the status of revenues and expenses.
• Ensures invoices are submitted for processing according to Finance's policies and procedures.

Supervision

• Supervises a team of Development Events staff and may supervise or direct volunteers and interns.
• Provides leadership, mentorship, and guidance to event staff, volunteers, and interns to foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Designs strategies and sets implementation goals and objectives for direct reports of the Development Events team.

Communications

• Oversees communications to constituents, partners, donors, and prospective donors from the Development Events team.
• Ensures appropriate audience targeting and tone.

Travel

• Oversees communications to constituents, partners, donors, and prospective donors from the Development Events team.

Policies & Procedures

• Ensures all events comply with relevant local, regional, and country laws, regulations, and organizational policies.
• Develops efficient procedures for event activities and, in collaboration with TCC Security, designs, develops, and maintains event safety protocols for on-site and off-site events.

Professional Development

• Maintains professional growth and development of self and Development Events staff by identifying educational/training programs, professional organizations, and resources to stay current on best practices, trends, and leading-edge expertise.