Strategic Meetings & Events Manager

Communities Foundation of Texas; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Communities Foundation of Texas in Dallas is seeking a Meetings and Events Manager to turn strategy into engaging events for Educate Texas, North Texas Giving Day, and CFT programs. You will oversee planning, budgeting, vendor coordination, and on-site execution, collaborating with marketing and program teams to deliver consistent attendee experiences.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years in event planning or related work, strong communication and project management, and willingness

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience preferred.
• 5+ years of professional experience in event planning, event coordination, project management, or marketing and communications work directly tied to events.
• Demonstrated experience managing event logistics, vendors, budgets, timelines, registration, technology, and onsite execution.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage concurrent events, changing priorities, dependencies, and deadlines with accuracy.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, customer service, and relationship-building skills across diverse internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute in-person, virtual, and hybrid meetings and events, from small group convenings to large-scale statewide experiences.
• Develop event plans, timelines, budgets, run-of-show documents, staffing plans, and contingency plans to support consistent, high-quality delivery.
• Coordinate venues, registration, audiovisual and technology needs, food and beverage, transportation, lodging, materials, supplies, and other event logistics.
• Lead onsite execution, troubleshoot issues in real time, and ensure a professional and welcoming attendee experience.
• Facilitate pre-event planning meetings and post-event debriefs; capture lessons learned and recommend improvements.
• Serve as the primary event contact for internal teams, external partners, vendors, speakers, volunteers, and attendees.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Interpersonal communication

Customer service

Relationship building

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Event registration software

Microsoft Office

Project management tools

Job description

Communities Foundation of Texas in Dallas is seeking a Meetings and Events Manager to turn strategy into engaging events for Educate Texas, North Texas Giving Day, and CFT programs. You will oversee planning, budgeting, vendor coordination, and on-site execution, collaborating with marketing and program teams to deliver consistent attendee experiences.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years in event planning or related work, strong communication and project management, and willingness