On-Site Banquet & Conference Events Coordinator

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) seeks a Banquet Coordinator to assist with conference room reconfigurations and provide food and drink services at CSIS conferences, dinners, and special events in Washington, DC. You will interact with guests and CSIS staff in a positive, friendly and efficient manner.

Responsibilities include coordinating room setups, handling catering orders, inventory, and post-event tasks while maintaining professional service standards.

Qualifications

• Requires 2+ years of waitress/waiter or banquet coordinator experience.
• High school diploma preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Flexible and fully on-site schedule required.
• Responds to general inquiries regarding all aspects of events at CSIS.
• Provides support to the Director of Conferencing & Building Operations, and Deputy Director of Conferencing.
• Accepts, prepares and arranges food orders from outside catering companies.
• Maintains running inventory for kitchen supplies.
• Keeps beverages refreshed during meetings.
• Set up rooms (stages, chairs, translation booths, tables) for events and meetings.
• Completes cleaning tasks and breakdown service after events.
• Accepts and returns conference equipment and ensures it is properly stowed away at the end of the business day.
• Assists with any special tasks, presentations, projects, and reports.
• Performs a variety of other conferencing duties as assigned.
• 40hrs per week in person at the CSIS headquarters in Washington, DC.

Skills

Customer service

English fluency

Spanish fluency

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma

Job description

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) seeks a Banquet Coordinator to assist with conference room reconfigurations and provide food and drink services at CSIS conferences, dinners, and special events in Washington, DC. You will interact with guests and CSIS staff in a positive, friendly and efficient manner.

Responsibilities include coordinating room setups, handling catering orders, inventory, and post-event tasks while maintaining professional service standards.