ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EVENTS AND SUMMER PROGRAMS

Company: Bowdoinham Country Store
Location: Bangor
Posted on: October 19, 2024

Job Description:

Assistant Director of Events and Summer ProgramsPosting Number: S01345JP
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Department: Events and Summer ProgramsJob Summary:Reporting to the Associate Director of Events and Summer Programs, the Assistant Director will assist the team with responsibilities of coordination, promotion, and executing of major academic year events including Commencement, Family Weekend, Convocation, and Honors Day. The Assistant Director will work directly with faculty in planning academic symposia, as well as campus-wide lectures and concerts.Additionally, the Assistant Director will work with both the Associate Director of Events & Summer Programs as well as the Director of Campus Services to coordinate revenue-generating programs, focusing primarily on non-academic events such as sports camps, single-day meetings, multi-day conferences, memorials, weddings, receptions, and dinners by community organizations and professional associations. This work includes event budget preparation and analysis; summer student staff hiring, training, and supervision; program planning, registration, logistics, implementation and billing of year-round on- and off-campus events and programs, and assisting in managing the schedule of the events set-up team.Benefits and Pay:

• Salary Range: Minimum $59,000 - Maximum $62,300
• Health Plans (Effective on date of hire)
• Paid time off - Vacation, Personal, and 17 Holidays
• Vision and Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance and Disability Insurance
• $1,000 Employee Referral Program Bonus
• Generous Retirement Plan - 10.12% annual compensation contribution (Eligible after 1 year of service and age 26)
• Paid Parental Leave (After 1 year)
• Access to many of the College's facilities including the gym and pool (Including household)Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of two years of event planning experience, including budgeting, planning, and staffing events.Preferred Qualifications:
    • Prior experience in event planning in an institutional settingStandard Work Days and Hours:
      • This position is full-time, year-round, working 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday.
      • Required to work throughout the summer, evenings, and/or weekend hours to support staff events and summer programs.About Bowdoin:Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff-with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors. We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College's multifaceted diversity.Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin's reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine.Bowdoin's campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston.Employment Category: Full Time Year RoundFTE: 1.00Benefits Eligible: YesBackground Check Package Requirements: Administrative Staff + MVRIs driving a vehicle an essential function of this job? YesIs a pre-placement physical required for this position? NoPosting Date: 09/30/2024Applications Accepted Until: Open Until FilledType of Posting: Internal/ExternalSpecial Instructions to Applicants:Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.
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