Events Manager

Stand Together is a dynamic and mission-driven organization committed to driving positive social change and empowering individuals to overcome barriers. Join our team and be part of a collaborative community that values innovation, personal responsibility, and the power of bottom-up solutions. Together, we will create a society that fosters opportunity, dignity, and well-being for all. 

At Stand Together, we are building a movement of principled business and philanthropic leaders to maximize the value of their contribution of time, talent, and resources to break barriers to opportunity throughout society. We are looking for colleagues committed to advancing our mission with energy, commitment, and passion for what they do. 

Stand Together is seeking an Events Manager to work within a robust and fast-paced business unit to drive in-person events from conception to completion, focusing on delivering engaging and thoughtful event experiences that achieve the Talent Capabilities goals. 

• Develop a strategy for high quality, consistent experiences across all of Stand Together’s talent development programs.  
• Managing the production and project management of all elements of event production to ensure events are high quality, efficient, and amplify our Stand Together brand.  
• Coordinate critical aspects of the guest experience, such as managing key vendors, assisting with venue searches, and coordinating elements such as recreational activities, gifting, onsite design elements and printed materials, and more.
• Assist with execution of events onsite to help ensure they run smoothly and exceed discerning guest expectations.
• Providing clear direction to teammates, vendors, and internal and external stakeholders to ensure that priorities are understood, and deadlines are met.  
• Identify opportunities for optimization through collaboration across the team.  
• Developing an understanding of industry best practices and applying strategies to continually improve and streamline our event processes.

• 5+years of experience in event planning  
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, professionalism, and the ability to quickly adapt to change  
• Exceptional attention to detail  
• Professionalism, openness to change and new ideas, and humility  
• Ability to drive multiple projects to completion in a fast-paced environment   
• Strong customer focus, and an ability to anticipate customer needs  
• Ability to work on-site in Arlington, VA (This is not a hybrid role).

• A meaningful career where your work will improve the lives of millions of Americans 
• A vision-driven organization of more than 1,000 employees across the country who are dedicated to improving the lives of others. 
• Competitive salaries and bonuses. Our salary and bonus strategies are aligned to the value you create, not a standardized bell curve. 
• Generous 401K match - 6% match with immediate vesting. 
• Competitive health and wellness benefits. 
• Our flexible time-off policy allows all employees to take leave as needed. 
• Commuter assistance plans to offset the cost of commuting into our Arlington, VA offices (on-site parking or metro). 
• Opportunities for professional development and mentorship that can strengthen your effectiveness through Principle Based Management and other industry specific programs. 

Stand Together helps social entrepreneurs supercharge their efforts to help people improve their lives. We connect them with passionate partners and the resources necessary to make a greater difference.  Through our philanthropic community, we tackle some of the nation's biggest challenges so that every person has the opportunity to realize their extraordinary potential. Stand Together partners with people from diverse perspectives and backgrounds—including people in education, business, community non-profits, and public policy—to accomplish more together than any of us could on our own.   

Our Values Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. We have a relentless commitment to a culture based on a business philosophy called Principle Based Management® (PBM®). Informed by the principles that allow a free and open society to flourish, PBM® prepares individuals to innovate, improve, and transform while fostering a healthy, growing organization that creates long-term value for its clients and supporters and fulfillment for its employees.    

We believe that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color, race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.