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Assistant Vice President, Special Events and Protocol, Howard University

ABFE
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 3/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/26/2025

Assistant Vice President, Special Events and Protocol, Howard University

Since 1867, Howard University has awarded more than 130,000 degrees in the professions, arts, sciences, and humanities. Howard ranks among the highest producers of the nation’s Black professionals in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, engineering, nursing, architecture, religion, law, music, social work, and education.

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Howard University is looking for an Assistant Vice President, Special Events and Protocol to lead a busy, complex department overseeing multiple projects and high-profile events. Responsibilities include working with the Sr. AVP, Development Strategy and Operations as well as other senior DAR leaders to coordinate priorities and assignments, establish clear objectives and adhere to a busy calendar with pressing deadlines. To inform leadership, the role reports regularly on event metrics.

The role requires exceptional knowledge of event execution, superior attention to detail, ability to administer service contracts and the preparation of internal reports to management on event outcomes and resources allocations. Additional responsibilities include working to develop operating protocols for regularly conducted formal and informal events, fiscal administration of expenses associated with special events and accountability for adherence to strict budgeting guidelines.

Ideal Candidate :

  • Bachelor’s Degree required
  • 7-10 years of relevant experience
  • Minimum five (5) years in a supervisory event management role
  • Proficiency with technology specific to event planning preferred
  • Superior written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills, and relationship building acumen
  • Proven success leading teams that manage complex events, assignments, special projects and multiple work streams
  • Proficiency managing budgets, financial data, contracts and event communications
  • Creativity and demonstrated awareness of current trends in event design and execution
  • Knowledge of formal and informal event protocols
  • Ability to navigate internal processes and structures to advance relationships with campus partners, and provide proactive communications relevant to event logistics and execution
  • Demonstrated resourcefulness and leadership that exemplifies a culture of collaboration, accountability, and excellence
  • Demonstrated best practices in vendor negotiations, special event purchasing procedures, reconciliation, contract fulfilment, and reporting
  • Ability to assess various university internal and external meeting facilities, technology and equipment facilities depending on unique event requirements
  • Familiarity fulfilling the expectations and staffing of high-profile event attendees, including Trustees, key donors, and university senior leadership
  • Ability to access and work with data (financial and other) to inform budgeting, reporting and task completion
  • Ability to work collaboratively and provide leadership to a team working in a fast-paced environment and under stress
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment and a high degree of discretion

Location : Washington, DC

Salary : $170,000 - $190,000 annually

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Salary : $170,000 - $190,000

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