Conference Services Manager

Posting Details

Posting Details

Working Title Conference Services Manager Position Number 00190A Department WEBB CTR OP COST Location Norfolk, VA Type of Position Classified Type of Job Full Time EEO Category B Professionals Job Description

This position will serve as the primary contact point for all use of event space by external rental clients and community partners. They will use data collection and market analytics to craft a marketing program and a "one-stop-shop" approach to event execution in Webb, Broderick Dining Commons, and Priority Club. This position will provide additional support to the department's scheduling and events operations functions.

Type of Recruitment Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Considerable computer application knowledge.
• Demonstrated supervisory and organizational skills, and attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates extensive good judgment skills in making decisions which balance customer benefit and facility/operational interests.
• Extensive ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Considerable ability to understand and explain policies and facility and equipment specifications to customers.
• Ability to learn new applications.
• Ability to problem solve emergency situations.
• The ability to work a flexible schedule, composed of some evening, night and weekend hours.

Special licenses, registration or certification

None

Education or training

None

Level and type of experience

• Experience in sales and marketing to events, camps, and conferences.
• Staff supervision experience including hiring, training, and evaluation.
• Experience in database and documentation management

Additional Considerations (supplemental knowledge, skills, abilities, education, experience, licensure, certification)

• Budget management skills.
• Experience working with a culturally diverse population.
• Ability to work independently of direct supervision.
• Experience in exercising a client-center philosophy.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to include some evenings and weekends.

Conditions of Employment

NONE

Annual Salary/Hourly Rate Salary commensurate with education and experience

Posting Detail Information

Job Requisition Number S03368 Job Open To General Public Open Date 07/07/2026 Close Date 07/14/2026 Open Until Filled No Special Instructions Summary

Please upload a cover letter and resume.

Criminal Background Check The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check. College Home Page Department Home Page Equity Statement

It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.

Alternative Hiring Process

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process.

To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter.

To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or consistent with contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Are you a former federal employee who was terminated from a position of employment with the federal government on or after January 1, 2025, due to a reduction in the federal budget or initiatives put in place by the federal Department of Government Efficiency?

• Yes - If yes, please upload a copy of your Standard Form (SF-50)

• No

• • Do you now, or will you in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa?

• Yes

• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter/Letter of Application

Optional Documents

• Yellow Layoff Form
• Blue Layoff Card
• AHP Letter
• Standard Form 50 (SF-50)