Director of Events - (Tarrant - Fort Worth Market)

Would you like to go home every day knowing you made a difference in the life of a child? If so, join the Big Brothers Big Sisters team and be an impact player making a difference in one of the most prominent agencies in the country.

Through one-to-one mentoring, BBBS is dedicated to ensuring every child reaches their full potential. Our program was built to ensure that all youth, regardless of background, have a plan after high school and the social capital to make it a reality. The program has already had a measurable impact on local youth - over 97% of mentees in the program enrolled in higher education were employed or enlisted in the military upon graduation. As we look to expand our reach and broaden opportunities to more and more young people, we need an essential teammate to play a pivotal role in this process. Candidate must be familiar with the Fort Worth market.

Position Summary:
The Director of Events is to lead and/or provide direction for fund development events in Greater Tarrant including but not limited to, fund-raising, donor appreciation, and third party events. Provide support for other events as needed throughout the year. Set and achieve appropriate revenue goals and expense ratios. Establish and steward relationships with committee chairs, board members and corporate sponsors. Provide leadership and management for event staff.

Essential Functions, Responsibilities, and Activities

• Sponsorship and Revenue Development – Work with Development Team to achieve sponsorship goal. Solicit area businesses for donations for onsite revenue generation. Holds ultimate responsibility for achieving revenue and expense goals for all Signature Events (to currently include Big Taste of Fort Worth and The Big Deal Casino Night, and may include other events in the future).
• Event participants and donors – · Ensure all participant and donor data are entered (or forwarded for input into donor database) including in-kind and prize donation information. Identify stewardship opportunities and redirect as needed.
• Budget Management – Develop and execute annual event budgets with gross and net revenue goals.
• Committee/Volunteer Management – Collaborate with event team to develop working committees to manage every event detail. Provide assistance to volunteer committee meetings and steward relationships with committee members. Provide management oversight for committee task assignments and follow- through, etc. Lead team to develop effective tracking system for future events.
• Sponsorships Development – Provide assistance and direction to team as needed to achieve sponsorship goals from Individual and Major Corporate Donors.
• Event Logistics – Provide oversight and management for events team/committees regarding all logistical details including: registration, venue selection, entertainment, theme, refreshments, parking, auction (silent and/or live), seating, etc. ensuring a “wow factor” experience for each event. Provide assistance as needed regarding the auction web platform and ticket sales.
• Marketing – Provide leadership and direction regarding general public relations and social media activities related to events. Provide oversight for kick-off events in and around the community.
• Event Wrap Up – Conduct post-event assessments to identify aspects for future improvement. Ensure auction items are delivered, stewardship efforts are initiated, committee members are thanked, and all event materials are returned, etc.
• Committee/Volunteer Coordination – Ensure event committee resources are optimized.
• Staff Development – Develop staff through performance management, shared dialogue, assigning stretch goals, providing training opportunities, and identifying areas for improvement/growth.

Education, Experience, and Other Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field
• Four years of significant event management
• Demonstrated experience in establishing and executing successful event development strategies, cultivating and stewarding volunteer committees, and developing partners through networking
• Facilitation, negotiation and closing skills
• Ability to articulate the agency’s vision/mission in a compelling and inspiring manner
• General knowledge of donor database and/or fundraising software (Salesforce and QGiv preferred)
• Intermediate level proficiency in MSWord, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint, including keyboard skills of 45 words per minute, error free
• Flexibility to travel throughout the agency’s service area and to participate in event activities when necessary, including early weekday morning and evening hours and weekends
• Willingness to work within culturally diverse environments

Aside from supporting a great mission, you will enjoy great benefits including retirement (matched); medical, dental and life insurance; HSA option; flexible spending account; education reimbursement, flexible work schedule, awesome time-off and casual dress.

Please submit your resume to and indicate " Director of Events - Arlington, TX" in the subject line.

For more information on Big Brothers Big Sisters, visit our website at www.bbbstx.org.

Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/V/D

No Phone Calls Please.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $46,000.00 - $48,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $46,000 - $48,000