Assistant Director of Events , Haas Core Programs

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom, and belonging makes it a special place for students, faculty and staff. As a world‑leading institution, Berkeley is known for its academic and research excellence, public mission, diverse student body, and commitment to equity and social justice.

Since our founding in 1868, we have driven innovation, creating global intellectual, economic, and social value. We are looking for applicants who reflect California's diversity and want to be part of an inclusive, equity‑focused community that views education as a matter of social justice.

UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business offers a unique opportunity to champion new ideas, collaborate across boundaries, and continually learn in a workplace committed to creating a welcoming environment for all. Our distinctive culture is captured within four Defining Leadership Principles:
Question the Status Quo, Confidence Without Attitude, Students Always, and Beyond Yourself
. These principles distinguish Berkeley Haas as a unique environment, conducive to teamwork, collaboration, and career growth. The Haas School of Business embraces flexible working arrangements for its employees. Exact arrangements are determined in partnership with your supervisor to meet role responsibilities and department needs, and are subject to change.

The first review date for this job is June 17 2026.

• Plan, organize, and implement small events or portions of larger events such as conferences, program events, Commencement, Receptions, and VIP briefings, including sub‑responsibilities such as parking, transportation, or catering.
• Contribute to and collaborate on planning of Dean’s Office and Degree Program events with various stakeholders.
• Under the direction of the Director of Events, negotiate and secure contracts, permits, and certificates of insurance in accordance with campus and Office of Risk Management policies and procedures.
• Manage and track event budgets.
• Serve as a liaison to and resource for event constituents and staff before and during events.
• Provide guidance for Event Planning.
• Monitor and respond to Departmental emails.
• Communicate policies, procedures, and processes.
• Possibly update portions of the department website.
• Participate in and, in some cases, lead staffing plans, including creating staff schedules for events and acting as on‑site liaison for vendors, colleagues, and speakers.
• Engage in professional learning and growth by participating in training, workshops, seminars, and continuing education relevant to the position.
• Actively contribute to a team environment that fosters and promotes a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) within the unit and at Haas.
• Exemplify Haas' four Defining Leadership Principles:
  Question the status quo, Confidence without attitude, Students always, and Beyond yourself.
• Maintain knowledge of the Event & Space Management Team business processes to provide backup support to the team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Working knowledge of event planning, production, and public relations concepts, principles, and practices.
• Understanding of the campus, its programs, policies, mission, goals, objectives, achievements, and infrastructure.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate and organize multiple details.
• Excellent calendar management and student/volunteer scheduling abilities.
• Good interpersonal communication skills and political acumen, including effectively representing the campus or a university organization to various publics.
• Judgment and effective decision‑making skills, with the ability to recognize and address potential problem areas and to determine when to bring issues to higher‑level staff or management.
• Ability to work in diverse groups, including students, staff, faculty, the general public, production personnel, technical operators, and performing artists.
• Capacity to work professionally under pressure and tight deadlines while ensuring excellent customer…