Employment Type : Full-Time
Job Summary The Events and Operations plays a critical support role in smooth operations and events taking place at the Science Center Plaza with additional event support to the Senior Events and Operations Manager at the Smith Campus Center. This position is a highly visible and active position, blending operational responsibilities and event planning (both Common Spaces created programs and supporting University activities at the Plaza and Smith Campus Center). Clear, open communication and a high level of collaboration is critical to success as part of this small, dynamic team. The Events and Operations Coordinator must exhibit a high-level of commitment to producing quality events and attention to design and layout of the Plaza’s physical space, developing a highly tuned sensibility about what is possible in this unique space. The Coordinate will work collaboratively and effectively with students on their events held on the Science Center Plaza in addition to supporting events at the Smith Campus Center as needed. The Events and Operations Coordinator is the primary contact for day-to-day operations at the Science Center Plaza, working closely with landscape colleagues who perform daily maintenance, repairs, and seasonal change outs of furniture and other items. The Coordinator manages the Science Center Plaza food truck program, maintaining active communication with the 10+ trucks who vend at Harvard on an annual basis, updating the food truck calendar frequently with schedule changes, and processing billing each month for vending shifts with the finance office. The Coordinator will manage all incoming invoices for the department that need to be tracked and input into Harvard’s accounts payable system. Position includes opportunities to work with both University and local community groups with opportunities to thoughtfully grow activation and use of the Science Center Plaza. Job-Specific Responsibilities Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience, 2-3 years of applicable events management and customer-facing experience in higher education, hospitality, municipal, or nonprofit sector. Additional Qualifications and Skills High degree of comfort working and effectively communicating with a variety of people and audiences in both programmatic and operational capacities. Interest in community building and audience engagement. The successful candidate must possess strong communications skills, and enthusiasm for working effectively with a diverse range of people within a complex organizational culture. Technology Skills Required: Experience preferred in editing a web-based content management system (CMS) with calendaring and uploading images and event information. Experience using social media tools for program promotion. Experiencing resizing digital images. Comfort with all Microsoft office systems include MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Some prior experience with making promotional materials such as posters and social media posts preferred. Physical Requirements Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs., comfortable standing and moving during much of the working day. Additional Information Emergency Status Designation: Non-critical Personnel Schedule: Sunday – Thursday, 8am – 5pm with additional evening hours as needed (1 or 2 evenings per week during peak months during academic year of September, October, November, February, March, April, and May). Harvard University Central Administration’s commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging is rooted in our belief in drawing on the widest possible pool of talent to unify excellence and diversity. Our community strives to uphold these beliefs by honoring the rights, differences, and dignity of others and embracing individuals from varied backgrounds, cultures, races, identities, life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, and values. We aim to foster a campus culture where everyone can thrive, a key to which is ensuring that each of us experience a profound sense of inclusion and belonging. Job Function Location Job Code Department Time Status Salary Grade Union Pre-Employment Screening Schedule EEO Statement
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