Events & Programs Lead – Campus Conferences

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking an Events Program Coordinator for the School of Social Work’s Office of Professional Development. You will help plan, coordinate, and facilitate large meetings, events, and conferences on campus and with external partners.

Responsibilities include managing registrations, coordinating with vendors and speakers, and ensuring smooth onsite operations, with opportunities for virtual event support and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to the work to be performed.
• Experience coordinating or administering programs and/or events.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple projects.
• Experience with customer service and strong written and oral communication.

Responsibilities

• Assists in coordinating with planning groups, speakers as well as hotels and other required vendors with conference and event facilitation for the School of Social Work and external agencies.
• Coordinates with Assistant Director, other events program coordinators, the Director and agency planning committees to plan and coordinate events.
• Attends planning meetings for conferences and events; coordinates with speakers to confirm participation and issue speaker agreements, purchase orders and travel authorizations.
• Assists in set-up and manages registration for events using conference management software; coordinates with the Assistant Director to set up websites and registrations.

Skills

Event coordination

Project management

Customer service

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking an Events Program Coordinator for the School of Social Work’s Office of Professional Development. You will help plan, coordinate, and facilitate large meetings, events, and conferences on campus and with external partners.

Responsibilities include managing registrations, coordinating with vendors and speakers, and ensuring smooth onsite operations, with opportunities for virtual event support and data analysis.