Who We Are

International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,300 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable.

We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve. 

The Need

For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM’s Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking a Lead, Events, Global People Support.

This position is based in the Washington, DC area and is available to be hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays). It reports to Manager, Event Operations, Global People Support and is only available for candidates with the right to work in the US.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Leadership

• Provide strategic insights into event concepting, planning, and management.

• Design and implement operational plans for events from planning through execution and debriefing.

• Direct and manage event planning team to ensure event meets objectives and is executed on time and on budget

• Manage and direct intern and contract work

• Anticipate attendee needs and ensure a thoughtful and excellent experience, setting standards for a global experience

Communication

• Facilitate event team meetings, including communications of decisions, action items, and ensuring follow-up.
• Oversee internal communications to appropriate audiences and stakeholders.
• Prepare and facilitate briefings, including speaker/artist partner and leadership briefings as needed.
• Communicate professionally with all event stakeholders including internal, external and event audiences.
• Lead cross departmental communication to ensure proper alignment across teams.

Documentation, Reporting & Data Management

• Develop and utilize project planning materials including budgets, timelines, trackers and production decks.
• Direct the development of registration and feedback forms.
• Manage events in Asana (project planning software) from end to end (i.e., project build out to ongoing task management through project close out and develop a strategy for document storage and template creation
• Manage event reporting.

Events and Logistics

• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders.

• Contribute to the brainstorm and implementation of event concepts and themes

• Manage event budgets and expenses and process invoices

• Oversee the research/assessment/sourcing of event venues and external vendors; initiate contracting and procurement

• Manage RFPs for event execution including drafting materials, reviewing proposals and selecting partners

• Coordinate and oversee all logistics workstreams

• Determine onsite roles and responsibilities for team members and communicate expectations for team standards

• Ensure event compliance with insurance, legal, health, and safety obligations

• Conduct post-event debriefs and develop post-event reports on the effectiveness of each event

Clerical and Administration

• Schedule event-related meetings

• Submit and approve project expenses

• Cover event-related inboxes as needed

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience planning and executing high-profile, single and multi-day, in-person events

• Bachelor’s degree required

• High proficiency with Microsoft Office suite

• Asana project management software experience preferred

• Experience with Bizzabo (or similar) event registration platform ideal

• Ability to travel 4 times per year

Critical Qualities

• Ability to drive event planning and execution with minimal oversight (particularly with overlapping event cycles)

• Highly organized and detail oriented.

• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication with a commitment to fostering a positive and collaborative team culture.

• Exceptionally cal