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Director of Meetings & Exhibits

Employer
Sparks Group
Location
Washington, DC
Closing date
Aug 27, 2022

Job Details

Job Summary/Company:

Sparks Group and one of the largest Associations in the world based in Washington, DC have partnered to find a Director of Meetings & Exhibits. As the Director of Meetings &Exhibits, you will provide executive level direction and comprehensive support to the entire Meetings and Exhibits Team as well as the senior executive staff and its Board of Directors. You will advise on the development and execution of events and how to create value for the attendees to aid in the recruitment and retention of members while expanding the global reach of the organization. You will bring knowledge of the events global industry and can identify top-noticed vendor partners to aid in the successful execution of events. The Director of Meetings & Exhibits should also be an excellent negotiator and well-versed in union and labor requirements associated with holding events in various cities.

Director of Meetings & Exhibits Responsibilities:
  • Provides executive direction for the Meetings unit including developing strategic, operating and financial plans that effectively support successful meetings. Transitioning the organization from a primarily in-person event host to a hybrid event host.
  • Manages budgets for national meetings, regional meetings, and specialty conferences paying particular attention to financial controls, cost containment issues, income, and future forecasting.
  • Responsible for people management to include talent acquisition, performance management, professional development, and succession planning.
  • Responsible for the successful execution of two annual hybrid meetings that routinely attract in excess of 30,000 attendees, generate over $10 million in revenue and over 20,000 technical papers; the successful execution of 8-10 regional meetings per year; 3-5 specialty conferences; and events that allow for member and constituent engagement and recognition.
  • Works in collaboration with the communications and marketing units to coordinate successful publicity and marketing of meetings worldwide.
  • Collaborates across the organization and with various volunteer and stakeholder groups on the successful executive of events.
  • Responsible for benchmarking best practices in meetings and event planning in a hybrid environment to ensure that the organization becomes and remains first in class relative to hosting hybrid events.

Director of Meetings & Events Qualifications:
  • College degree in Business Management, Hospitality Management, advanced degree or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of related meetings and event planning experience including managing large and diverse groups.
  • Experience with strategic planning, budget management, logistics, negotiations, vendor relationships and project management.
  • Worldwide meetings and event planning expertise a must.

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Qualified candidates should send their resume AND call Sparks Group for additional details. Please note, resume must include a valid email address in order to be considered. We look forward to discussing your background, your current job search, and your potential career path with Sparks Group!

Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.

Company

Bringing the Best People and the Best Companies Together Since 1970.

Sparks Group (formerly SPARKS, Sparks IT Solutions, and Sparks Personnel) is the Washington DC Area's leading temporary staffing and full-time recruiting services provider. Whether you are seeking your next opportunity or looking to add talent, Sparks Group is the ideal partner for you! Each of our four divisions (Sparks Office, Sparks Accounting & Finance, Sparks IT, and Sparks Creative) specializes in placing professionals in temporary/contract, temporary-to-full-time, and full-time roles across a diverse array of staffing categories, positions and levels including: office/administrative, customer service, human resources and talent acquisition, legal support, government and cleared personnel, mortgage/banking, accounting and finance, contracts and procurement, information technology and creative/marketing.

Sparks Group brings over four decades of experience placing professionals in challenging and rewarding positions at many of the area’s most prestigious organizations. Our primary focus is presenting opportunities that match each candidate’s skill-sets, experience levels, career objectives, and growth needs. Sparks Group has regularly ranked as one of the top US staffing and recruiting firms having been named to Inavero’s Best of Staffing Lists® for Client and Employee Satisfaction (2012-2017). Additionally, Sparks Group is proud to have been recently selected for other awards Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2017 Best Staffing Firms to Work For, Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work (2017), the Washington Post’s Top Workplaces® List (2017, 2014), Forbes® Best Professional Recruiting Firms (2017), and the National Capital Business Ethics Award.

Company info
Website
Telephone
3012792300
Location
700 King Farm Blvd.
Suite 100
Rockville
MD
20850-5736
US

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