Job Description
Description
Manager, Events and Programs - Small Business Programs
Full-time
Seattle, WA, US
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Benefits You'll Love
You will lead planning and execution of events and programs that increase small business engagement and membership value. You will work with internal teams and external partners to deliver in-person and virtual events, manage budgets, and support registration and program content. Work model: Hybrid (onsite minimum 3 days/week, up to 2 remote days).
Here's How You'll Make an Impact on the Team
This role may fill quickly. Submit your resume to be considered.
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Manager, Events and Programs - Small Business Programs
Full-time
Seattle, WA, US
Exclusive confidential search - details shared with qualified applicants.
Benefits You'll Love
- Hybrid schedule:onsite a minimum of 3 days per week with up to 2 remote days (the office is generally closed on Fridays).
You will lead planning and execution of events and programs that increase small business engagement and membership value. You will work with internal teams and external partners to deliver in-person and virtual events, manage budgets, and support registration and program content. Work model: Hybrid (onsite minimum 3 days/week, up to 2 remote days).
Here's How You'll Make an Impact on the Team
- Lead planning and execution of recurring and ad hoc events (Power Hour, Member Appreciation Reception, Elevate matchmaking, pitch events) from concept through post-event follow-up
- Manage event logistics: vendor and speaker coordination, onsite setup and registration, materials production, and attendee experience
- Develop and manage select programs and small business content, including website resources and an entrepreneur interview series
- Partner with Marketing & Communications to create and execute promotion strategies and social content to drive attendance and engagement
- Coordinate sponsorship fulfillment and secure in-kind contributions (venues, goods, services)
- Manage event budgets, process payments, generate invoices, and support financial reconciliation and reporting
- Oversee registration systems and customer support, maintain data integrity and attendee records
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Membership, Communications, External Affairs, and community partners to align events with organizational priorities
- Support special projects and economic development events as needed
- 3+ years of experience developing and managing events or programs, including planning, logistics, stakeholder coordination, and execution
- Experience using event registration systems, CRM, project management, or database systems to manage logistics, registration, and reporting
- Demonstrated written communication skills for agendas, speaker materials, briefing documents, and presentations
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams)
- Advanced proficiency in Excel or similar tools for budgets, attendance tracking, and engagement metrics
- Experience with virtual event platforms (Teams, Zoom, webinar tools)
- Strong judgment, prioritization, relationship management, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to travel regionally, domestically, and internationally as required; ability to work outside regular business hours for events
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and reliable transportation for event-related supplies
- Experience working with small businesses or within economic development environments (preferred)
This role may fill quickly. Submit your resume to be considered.
Apply with Pioneers here
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Seattle, WA |
| Industry | Other/Not Classified |
| Company Size | 1 to 9 employees |
About Company
NextDeavor offers a conscious approach to recruitment. We pride ourselves for our innovative selection and matching methods. Our core values are reflected in our culture; grounded in integrity, clarity, flexibility and cohesion. With this combination NextDeavor’s vision provides a collaborative solution to understanding talent and enriching human capital. Our approach brings a new dimension to the recruitment arena as organizations accurately match and select candidates based on their skills and cultural compatibility. While candidates are able to actively transition towards more engaging careers that fully utilize their skill set and allow for their professional development.
We are a forerunner in the recruitment world providing an algorithmically automated platform that simplifies the recruitment process while reducing overheads and increasing retention rates. With our specialized artificial intelligence platform, we are able to uncover new candidates, scaling the sourcing efforts of any talent acquisition team. NextDeavor matches technological advancements with meaningful candidate selection based on personality, job preferences and the ability for candidates to blend and enhance team dynamics.
The powerful dynamic of artificial intelligent technology interfaced with recruitment needs, means NextDeavor aligns talent, skills and culture seamlessly
Skills
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- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)unmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Data Qualityunmatched
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- Economic Developmentunmatched
- Entrepreneurshipunmatched
- Environmental Economicsunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- Event Managementunmatched
- Financial Reportingunmatched
- Hardware Virtualizationunmatched
- Lift/Move 25 Poundsunmatched
- Logisticsunmatched
- Logistics Managementunmatched
- Marketing Communicationsunmatched
- Metricsunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Microsoft Outlookunmatched
- Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
- Microsoft SharePointunmatched
- Microsoft Wordunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Program Planningunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Promotional Strategyunmatched
- Reconciliationunmatched
- Relationship Managementunmatched
- Sales Managementunmatched
- Small Businessunmatched
- Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Webinarunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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