Events Coordinator - Manhattan, United States - NYC Careers

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EVENTS COORDINATOR:

Agency: CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD

Posted on: 05/11/2024

Job type: Fulltime

Location

MANHATTAN

Title Classification: No exam required

Department

Managerial

Salary range: $60, $67, The New York City Campaign Finance Board manages New York City's small donor democracy program and educates and engages voters via NYC Votes. The CFB has enjoyed a tremendous arc of progress over its 30year history, and our updated flagship small donor democracy program is the centerpiece of this progress.
We eliminate barriers to participation by providing access to the resources New Yorkers need to vote or run for office and amplify the voices of small donors with New York City's small donor democracy program.
We are dedicated to making New York City's local democracy more open, transparent, and equitable. You would be working with a team that is missiondriven and committed to continuous improvement.
The Events Coordinator will report to the Director of Public Relations and will be responsible for managing the planning, coordination, and execution of all Public Affairs events, including virtual meetings of advocates, official Campaign Finance Board meetings, and the citywide political debates program.
The Public Affairs division and Public Relations unit are dynamic and talented teams; this role offers growth potential and opportunities to learn about all facets of our work, including the city's public matching funds program, the NYC Votes initiative to engage communities underserved by electoral outreach and democracy, and policy recommendations to make New York City's government more open, equitable, and transparent.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Coordinating virtual event logistics to ensure live streaming, webinar Q&A functions, accessibility support including American Sign Language (ASL) and in-language translation, archival recordings, and other elements are executed seamlessly.
Collaborating across the Public Relations and Public Affairs teams to provide frequent updates on events coordination both for internal project management tracking and to facilitate publicity on social media and earned media.
Providing training and prep materials for participants in CFB events such as runsofshow and ticktocks executed to the highest degree of detail and professionalism.
Assessing the feasibility of potential event programming that reaches the CFB's priority audiences and making recommendations for new events.
Collaborating across the Public Affairs division to develop agencywide best practices for strong, inclusive, accessible events that further our mission.

Preferred Skills- Prior experience planning and executing events in a program or events coordinator role, on a political campaign, or undergraduate/non-professional experience.

Prior experience managing event logistics, including longterm planning, managing multiple stakeholders, developing run of the show, and troubleshooting challenges in realtime.
Understanding of what it takes to execute virtual, hybrid, and inperson events, including best practices.
Working knowledge of NYC politics.
Understanding of what it takes to execute successful events.
Proactive, creative thinker
Excellent communication skills
Strong media literacy
A high degree of organization and time management
Ability to prioritize, track multiple deadlines, and manage competing deadlines and requests.
Effective troubleshooting and problemsolving
Strong attention to detail
Professionalism in communicating with internal and external stakeholders.

Additional Information- The City of New York provides generous medical benefits (including dental and vision through respective unions or funds), retirement, tuition reimbursement, and additional ancillary benefits.

CFB offers a flexible and hybrid work schedule, opportunities for career development, learning & development (leadership training, coaching), wellness programs, and much more- How to Apply Resume and cover letter are required for consideration.

Note that only applicants under consideration will be contacted.

Minimum Qualifications1. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by at least twelve semester credits (or the equivalent of twelve semester credits) in accounting, auditing, business or public administration, computer science, economics, finance, statistics, graphic design, personnel or human resources administration, user experience design, or a closely related area of study and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in accounting, auditing (including compliance or investigative auditing), business or public administration, business analysis, computer science, database administration, economics, finance, fiscal or economic management or research, statistics, graphic design, personnel or human resources administration, user experience design