Director of Events

ORGANIZATION:Mount Auburn Cemetery comprises 175 acres and is situated in Watertown and Cambridge near Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1831, and visited by over 200,000 people each year, Mount Auburn is a National Historic Landmark, recognized as the first “rural cemetery” and the inspiration for the American Parks Movement during the 19th century. As an active cemetery, Mount Auburn inspires all who visit, comforts the bereaved, and commemorates the dead in a landscape of exceptional beauty. As an accredited arboretum, Mount Auburn features 5,000 trees and more than 20,000 plants overall.SummaryThe Director of Events is responsible for the overall planning, coordination, and execution of high-quality events at Mount Auburn Cemetery. The role involves managing a team, working with vendors, ensuring adherence to budgets, and delivering a seamless and successful event experience.Job Responsibilities and Requirements

• Leads and oversees all Advancement, Public and Internal Events at Mount Auburn Cemetery with prevision, tact and professionalism.
   
• Develops an annual event strategy that aligns with the Cemetery's mission that responds to wider social and cultural conversations while strengthening Mount Auburn’s leadership role as a cultural landscape.
   
• Develops an annual event strategy that grows meaningful engagement that leads to year over year revenue growth that leads to year over year growth in philanthropy.
   
• Leads a collaborative and strategic process to develop and implement mission-based events that elevate beauty, service and welcome at Mount Auburn.
   
• Embodies a title of "Calendar Czar" and builds a culture and develops tools and systems to balance the many competing priorities of a quickly growing organization with a quickly growing and evolving calendar.
   
• Leads, recruits, and trains, a team of event coordinators and volunteers, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
   
• Develops written policies and procedures to ensure consistent standards for all events across Mount Auburn.
   
• Leads the development of strategic relationships with events-based vendors and suppliers that leads to greater revenue or reduced expenses and rooted in savvy negotiation.
   
• Leads the development of budgets and maintains and tracks program expenses and revenues while committing and being fully accountable to increasing to year over year revenue growth.
   
• Serves as the key event communicator inside and outside of the organization and builds and sustains a culture of coordination, collaboration and communication. 
   
• Leads the development of all marketing and communication materials.
• Leads the development of evaluation tools; analyzes and reports program metrics for all stakeholders.
   
• Creates programming that supports Mount Auburn’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility goals and its environmental stewardship initiatives. 
   
• Ensures the creation of event briefings, schedules, layouts, communications and evaluation of all events. 

Skills and Qualifications• Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or a related field.• 5  years of experience in event planning and management, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple events simultaneously.• Proficiency in event management software (e.g., Cvent, Eventbrite).• Strong negotiation skills and experience managing vendor contracts.• Must have a valid driver’s license.Preferred Skills• Experience with large-scale corporate events or high-profile clients.• Understanding of marketing and promotional strategies.• Ability to innovate and think creatively in a fast-paced environment.Mount Auburn Cemetery is an equal-opportunity employer.  It does not discriminate in employment opportunities on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship status, physical or mental ability, military status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.