Events and Programs Manager

Wright State University is an equal opportunity employer.

Events and Programs Manager

This role has the responsibility to coordinate, manage, implement and quality‑check BSOM programs and events. Additionally, the role will work and collaborate with various university departments and support the work of BSOM student groups. The person in this role will have broad responsibility to work in concert with all members of the Offices of Student Affairs, Admissions, and Student Success, and is expected to collaborate with various entities across campus, including Advancement, Marketing, Student Employment, Student Orgs and more.

• Master’s Degree and three (3) years of experience in event planning, project management, or related fields, or Bachelor’s Degree and five (5) years of experience in event planning, project management, or related fields.
• Must be a focused, detail‑orientated person with exceptional organizational and project‑management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of populations, including students at various stages of education, physicians, faculty, administrators, alumni, and volunteers.
• Able to work occasional evenings and weekends in support of special BSOM events and medical student professional development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Experience working in an educational environment.
• Ability to independently plan, organize, and operationalize enhancement strategies to improve services provided to BSOM students.
• Superior strategic coordination skills.
• Prior administrative experience with professional student development.
• Experience with Qualtrics, Microsoft 365 suite, and a working understanding of AI incorporation into various projects.

• 45%:
  Management, planning, and implementation of all BSOM events, both annual/recurring and new initiatives, off and on campus, including commencement, convocation, orientation week, Match Day, awards ceremonies, wellness programming, etc.
• 45%:
  Collaboration with appropriate University and BSOM departments to ensure successful events.
• 45%:
  Work alongside key stakeholders in OSAA to manage event budgets and logistics for multiple, simultaneous events, including scouting locations, selecting food, advertising events, engaging staff, and cleanup protocols.
• 25%:
  Responsible for the Office of Student Affairs & Admissions front desk management and daily operations.
• 25%:
  Hire, supervise, and train student‑workers to provide excellent customer service at the front desk of OSAA, which serves all students, prospective students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• 25%:
  Oversee and manage BSOM student organizations and interest groups.
• 25%:
  Serve as the primary touch‑point for BSOM students looking to start, join, or obtain information about organizations and interest groups.
• 25%:
  Responsible for annual training of student leaders, and habitually keep the list of active and inactive groups up to date.
• 5%:
  Perform other duties as assigned.

Able to work occasional evenings and weekends to support medical student professional development and special OSAA events.

To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University that before making an employment offer, various background checks are conducted, such as a criminal record check, credit history (if job related), and education verifications. An administrative review is also conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations).

Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human Resources website.

Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230, Wright State University is tobacco‑free. Tobacco use, including sale, advertising, sampling, and distribution of tobacco products and related items, is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university‑owned or leased grounds, in university‑owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university‑sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased, or operated by Wright State University.

This policy applies to anyone on campus, including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.

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