Executive Events & Governance Specialist

ADUSA Corporate Support; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

ADUSA Corporate Support is seeking a detail-oriented professional to support governance-focused event planning and executive leadership forums. The role involves coordinating industry and internal events, planning meetings, and maintaining governance materials with exposure to senior leaders.

The position requires collaboration across departments, independent work, and strong communication skills. Hybrid work with in-person and remote days, based in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or related field; MBA a plus.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in strategic planning, event planning, or related field.
• Experience planning and executing events.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across functions up to the executive leadership team.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong business acumen with an understanding of on-site event needs.
• Good judgement when dealing with stakeholders.
• Delivery of professional, polished executive materials for various forums.
• Travel and onsite support of events.

Responsibilities

• Supports the planning and onsite execution of industry events (e.g., FMI Midwinter Conference, Consumer Goods Forum, ADUSA Supplier Summit).
• Supports planning for internal events (e.g., EBR, SVB, team offsite, VP+ meeting).
• Planning may include multiple aspects or project-manage shared tasks across departments.
• Provides administrative support for executive leadership forums (Advisory Forum, USLT meetings, ExCo visits).
• Maintains the US Corporate Calendar and governance materials.
• Handles special projects requested by Head of Strategy.
• Ensures documentation/accessibility of governance records.
• Researches best practices to improve governance framework.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to enable smooth planning.

Skills

Event planning

Strategic planning

Communication

Independent work

Executive coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/economics

MBA

Job description

ADUSA Corporate Support is seeking a detail-oriented professional to support governance-focused event planning and executive leadership forums. The role involves coordinating industry and internal events, planning meetings, and maintaining governance materials with exposure to senior leaders.

The position requires collaboration across departments, independent work, and strong communication skills. Hybrid work with in-person and remote days, based in the United States.