Development Events Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong><u>About Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)</u></strong></p> <p>Following 9/11, the community and civic planning process that resulted in the World Trade Center master plan in 2003 envisioned a new performing arts center as one of the anchors of the site. The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) opened in the Fall of 2023. Within its three flexible and intimate performance spaces, PAC NYC produces and presents multiple projects in theatre, dance, music and chamber opera. Across each season, we seek to celebrate life and to affirm community in our location at the World Trade Center. &nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Our mission</u></strong></p> <p>PAC NYC’s mission is to create connections by cultivating bonds between extraordinary artists and communities, with exemplary performances in active dialogue across the arts, and in our flexible, intimate spaces, inviting conversation and new relationships. Our art and our audiences reflect the dynamic energy of all five boroughs of New York City. We invite everyone to join us as we celebrate creative expression from around the world. PAC NYC is where the world trades ideas.</p></div><p><strong><u>The role</u></strong></p> <p>PAC NYC is looking for an organized, driven, and mission-oriented Development Events Manager to oversee the planning and execution of donor events. The Events Manager will be a key fundraiser in PAC NYC’s Development team, cultivating a network of donors and partners, providing a world-class stakeholder experience, and creating engaging and impactful events. The Development Events Manager will have strong experience ideating, planning and executing donor events, designed to engage prospective and existing donors, and meet PAC NYC’s fundraising goals.</p> <p><strong><u>Your key responsibilities</u></strong></p> <p><strong><em><u>Events Management &amp; Fundraising</u></em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Plan, organize, coordinate, and manage 20-30 donor events annually, acting as the liaison between PAC NYC, donors, vendors, and external stakeholders, with full responsibility for timelines, accuracy, budgets, and execution.</li> <li>Serve as internal lead for PAC NYC’s annual Gala, coordinating RSVPs, tracking, briefings, and internal workflows in partnership with external leads.</li> <li>Through seamless donor experiences, engage a network of new and existing donors, with a view to securing gifts at all levels.</li> <li>Ideate and implement donor event strategy to support departmental fundraising goals and long-term donor cultivation.</li> <li>Manage, support and motivate a Development Events Coordinator.</li> <li>Develop, mana