Education Program Specialist

Position Overview

The Education Program Specialist facilitates the coordination of the program schedule for the ACVIM annual conference, collaborating with subject matter experts (SME) and managing all speaker communications and deliverables to create an elevated member education experience. Logistical management includes, but is not limited to, acting as the primary liaison with all planning groups, conducting training sessions for speakers and providing support, and moderator management (recruitment and training), and management of the Research Abstract program.

Technical expertise with planning software / systems that support our educational offerings, such as session submissions and speaker management system is required.

In addition, this position will coordinate with marketing on messaging, website content and speaker resources as well as facilitate quality control reviews for speaker deliverables. This role works collaboratively across teams to support, registration coordination, sponsor fulfillment and more. Initiative, strong organizational skills and adept attention to detail are essential requirements for this role. The Education Program Specialist will support additional organizational and other departmental needs as requested.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years experience in speaker management and conference planning, preferably in a professional society, membership organization or similar environment
• Work related experience in the veterinary or medical field beneficial
• Advanced level of experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and other applicable planning software systems.