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Extra Help - Events Coordinator - Alumni Association in the Office for the Vice Chancellor for Advancement

Reporting to the Director of Alumni Engagement, the Events Coordinator must be an energetic, positive, articulate self-starter who will provide administrative and special event support (physical and virtual) with a high level of confidentiality. Must be able to work independently, comfortably multi-task on a wide variety of projects, possess a keen eye for detail, be able to collaborate with colleagues and follow through with minimal supervision. The UIC Alumni Association is a function of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Advancement.  

 

  • assists with planning, coordinating, and facilitating of logistics for events;
  • meets with clients in advance of event and assist in determining event needs;
  • coordinates overall ticket sales, premium seating, box office operations for the unit, including preparing reports and reconciling box office receipts with tickets sold and unsold;
  • plans and coordinates traffic control and parking operations for the unit; implements crowd control responsibilities; plans and coordinates event emergency plan;
  • coordinates the concession operations, including menu selection, ordering and inventory of product, health code compliance, and reconciliation of receipts;
  • coordinates purchases of services and supplies for events; contacts vendors, negotiates pricing, obtains quotes, and initiates the purchase order procedure;
  • coordinates facility arrangements for events, including securing venue, coordinating the processing of rental agreements, and working with on-site venue staff to determine set-up;
  • assists with troubleshooting and resolving guest/client/event issues and concerns;
  • coordinates event operations regarding the established budget;
  • assists in hiring, training, and supervision of event workforce;
  • performs other related duties as assigned.
  1. High School graduation or equivalent.
  2. Any combination totaling two (2) years (24 months) from the following categories:
    1. Professional work experience in event coordination.
    2. College course work in any discipline, as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:
      • 60 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
      • 90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)



Apply here: https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=156060


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