Senior Foundation Special Events Coordinator

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Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

40

💙 Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

 

🌟 Benefits That Support You

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Enjoy:

- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.

- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules

- Retirement savings with employer match

- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs

- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary:

St. Elizabeth is hiring a Senior Special Events Coordinator for our Foundation department!
Dayshift 40 Hours/Week
Manage and implement all aspects of a variety of fundraising, donor-related special events and projects for the system and third-party requests that align with system priorities; Manage and lead the Community Relations committee and work with additional assigned committees for projects. Recruit and supervise volunteer staff and interns which number more than 100 for all events.

Job Description:

Responsible for the successful outcome of system wide event projects including major donor events, fundraising events, stewardship events, community engagement events, and others as assigned. This includes the planning, implementation, solicitation of sponsorships, completion, data handling using Raiser's Edge, promotion and evaluation of Foundation events.

Work closely with the Communications Coordinator to support the development of collateral materials. Delegates and check daily assignments of indirect reports, volunteers or other associates on a project team. Prioritize and delegate tasks. Design/implement efficient services, offer revenue enhancements, monitor expenses, benchmark, encourage service excellence, meet financial/operational/ICARE goals/standards, and provide effective communication. Performance indicators for Foundation events may include but not be limited to net dollars raised by an event, number of event attendees, financial/operational/ICARE performance, and feedback from Marketing and Foundation associates regarding timeliness and effectiveness.

Responsible for successful outcome and management of third-party events. Develop and maintain professional relationships with external community partners and stakeholders to ensure success of third-party events that benefit the system. Work closely with the Communications Coordinator to support the development of collateral materials. Performance indicators for third-party events may include but not be limited to net dollars raised by an event, number of event attendees, and adherence to budget.

Manage Community Relations committee including maintaining relationship and collaboration with the committee chairs, agenda development, tracking reports, and appropriate data handling. Assist with additional committees as needed.

Performance indicators may include but not be limited to feedback from committee chairs and members, Foundation associates and timely reporting and scheduling.

Manage Junior Board Committee including maintaining relationship and collaboration with the committee chairs, steering committee agenda development, event development and assistance. Performance indicators may include but not be limited to feedback from committee chairs and members, and Foundation associates.

Assist with providing positive and supportive communication to Foundation Board, donors and employees. Performance indicators may include but not be limited to feedback from Foundation donors, associates and Foundation Executive Committee members and timeliness of communications.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.

Specialized Knowledge: 

• Excellent organizational, planning and time management skills.
• Effective use and knowledge of Microsoft Office software systems. 
• Organize and manage events, volunteer leaders and event volunteers.
• Knowledge of efficient and professional office administration.

Kind and Length of Experience: 

• 3 years of experience in event planning and implementation, event production within deadlines.
• 3 years of experience in budget management and contracting for special event projects including negotiating and executing contracts with external vendors.

FLSA Status:

Exempt

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