Mission:InserviceoftheGospelofJesusChrist,NCEAstrengthensCatholicschoolcommunities by providing professional development, formation, leadership and public policy.PRIMARYFUNCTION:Working with the Vice President of Events, the Events Manager will manage the day-to-day operations of all association events including the NCEA 2026 Convention & Expo, Catholic Leadership Summitt, & School Building Leaders Summit.
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and a resume.
JobResponsibilities:
- Manages full meeting lifecycle for NCEA mid-size event to include but not limited to AV, utility orders, F&B order, room sets, and associated billing and reporting
- Works with the Vice President of Events of convention-related items to include host diocese (local arrangements committee) management, manages logistics for special events at convention, such as the President’s Dinner, Superintendent’s Lunch, and other special events
- Coordinates with the development, production, and distribution of event-related materials, including preliminary programs, final printed programs, signage, and onsite branding elements. event website, mobile app
- Manages the full registration build lifecycle for convention and mid-size events (currently EdgeReg), configuration, QA testing, and launch readiness
- Conducts registration audits to ensure proper invoices and payments
- Leads onsite registration and check-in systems
- Coordinates event-related timelines in Asana and track departmental deliverables.
- Coordinate with a third-party housing vendor on housing contracts, track housing inventory, room blocks, and booking pace.
- Coordinate show shipments for various events with the membership department.
- Coordinate with the Vice President of Events on budget development, Standard Operating Procedures, on-site staff guides, and pre/post con meetings.
- Provides back-up support for call for proposals, speaker management and surveys, etc.
- Response to event-related questions via the events in-box
- Stay informed of developments in the convention and exposition industry through contact with meeting industry peers, attendance at industry-related meetings and conventions, and reading industry literature.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:- BA required
- CMP Preferred
- 5-7 years of non-profit meeting planning experience
- Excellentwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills
- Theabilitytomanagemultipleprojectsatonce
- Thrivesinateamenvironment
- Strongorganizationalskillsandattentiontodetail
- Self-drivenandmotivated
- Abletoworkindependentlywithstrongproblem-solvingskills
- Proficiencyintechnologyincluding Cadmium, MicrosoftOfficeSuite, & Asana
- Abilitytotravelseveraltimesperyear,occasionallyworkingweekendsandnon-regular hours
- KnowledgeofCatholicChurchandCatholiceducation
