Manager, Conference and Events

The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) works with community leaders, financial institutions, policymakers, and other partners across the country to build a more just economy. Meetings and convenings are an important part of how NCRC builds relationships, facilitates dialogue, and advances collaboration across its network. The Manager, Conference and Events will manage the planning and execution of a diverse portfolio of high-quality meetings and events, including large-scale conferences, regional and industry convenings, executive-level meetings, and virtual programming.

The role requires someone who can independently lead multiple complex event cycles simultaneously, manage competing priorities and dependencies, make sound operational decisions, and maintain a high level of attention to detail, while providing a professional, responsive experience for all NCRC customers, including coalition members, non-profit and corporate partners, executives, board members, and other stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in complex meeting and event management, including project management, hotel and venue operations, vendor and contract management, budget management, participant communications, and event production.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and service-oriented, with strong judgment, communication, and relationship-building skills. They are a quick learner who anticipates needs, works effectively across teams, and takes ownership of projects from planning through execution and follow-up, and, equally important, knows when to elevate decisions and risks to senior management. The position reports jointly to the Director of Membership and Events and the Chief of Programs and Strategic Development.

• Lead the planning and execution of an assigned portfolio of NCRC meetings and events, including a large national conference, regional summits, executive-level and governance meetings, council convenings, webinars and other virtual programming, dinners, and other events, while flexing across the Events team’s portfolio based on organizational needs. Maintain clear timelines, milestones, and deliverables across multiple concurrent event cycles.
• Manage event logistics and major vendor relationships, including hotels and venues, food and beverage, audiovisual production, transportation, room configurations, registration, exhibits, and other event requirements. Source and evaluate vendors; negotiate, develop, and manage contracts in coordination with Legal and Finance as appropriate; and oversee invoicing, payments, and vendor performance.
• Manage external event consultants and contractors, including scopes of work, assignments, priorities, deliverables, and performance; provide day-to-day direction and ensure consultant work is integrated effectively with internal teams and event plans.
• Lead event production for major in-person and virtual events, including audiovisual production, room and stage design, show flow, speaker movement, technical rehearsals, and venue and production staffing. Develop and manage production plans in coordination with venues, audiovisual partners, speakers, and internal teams to ensure all technical, programmatic, and operational elements are integrated and executed effectively.
• Develop and manage detailed event project plans and production tools, including planning calendars, event schedules, production timelines, run-of-show documents, RSVP lists, seating charts, and other materials needed to coordinate complex event deliverables. Manage multiple concurrent event cycles, dependencies, and deadlines across internal teams, partners, and vendors.
• Oversee event readiness and on-site…