Averett University is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as the Coordinator of Meetings and Events.

The Coordinator will be responsible for organizing and maintaining a University-wide calendar including all event and meeting spaces for multiple campuses through Brightly Event Management Software. The Coordinator must oversee revenue generation by successfully marketing event spaces for conferences, camps, meetings and multi-day events. The Coordinator will also be responsible for maintaining constant communication with University employees by hosting upcoming event planning sessions and post-event debriefs to identify areas of success and improvement.

The successful candidate must be able to develop positive relationships with faculty, staff, students, media, alumni, parents and sponsors while interacting successfully with department personnel and the University Community.

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree and successful event management experience. Two years’ experience in event management, higher education or the hospitality field are preferred.  Strong management skills, excellent customer service, computer/technology skills, strong oral and written communications skills and outstanding organizational abilities are essential.

This position has a flexible start date and will remain open until filled.  Graduates and future graduates will be given consideration for the position.  Interested persons should send a cover letter, resume and references IN ONE DOCUMENT to [email protected].

Please Note:

• Background checks are required for all positions.
• An applicant must have an unrestricted right to work in the U.S.
• Averett University’s policies, programs and activities, including hiring practices, comply with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression and veteran status. Inquiries related to the University’s compliance with Title IX should be directed to Averett’s Title IX Coordinator, Amanda Estabrook, at [email protected]. Additional contact information, reporting options, and the University’s Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy can be found at https://www.averett.edu/about-us/title-ix/. Inquiries may be made externally to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights: https://www.ed.gov/ocr.
• Averett University’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, published in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, can be found at https://www.averett.edu/wp-content/uploads/9.30.21-ASR-for-2020.pdf.
• Averett University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and an Employer of National Service. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.
• The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, lift and carry (up to 50 pounds), reach, squat, climb stairs, kneel, and move equipment/boxes up to 50 lbs.