Job Opportunity: Senior Special Events
and Convening Manager
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation is how Milwaukee works together. For over a century, we have helped
generous people give back to the community. Together with donors and partners throughout the region, the
Foundation invests in the potential of people and places, supports community-grown solutions and strives to end
the systemic racism that holds our region back. Through the power of transformative philanthropy and social
change, we are focused on shaping a future where everyone thrives – a Milwaukee for all.
You can make a difference, as we are seeking a Senior Special Events and Convening Manager! The Senior
Special Events and Convening Manager is responsible for providing enterprise-wide leadership, project
management and support for the Foundation's varied portfolio of signature events, convenings and stakeholder
engagement experiences. This role collaborates with department liaisons and external event partners to develop
and implement a framework for utilizing events and convenings as strategic tools that advance organizational
priorities, strengthen relationships, amplify the Foundation's brand impact and inspire charitable giving and
collective action. The incumbent fosters collaboration among departments, builds philanthropic partnerships and
requires a command of event leadership and management expertise.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Strategic Event Leadership, Enterprise Planning and Execution
- Partners with leadership and cross-functional teams, to identify opportunities and conduct strategic
event planning where events, convenings and partnerships can advance the Foundation's mission,
influence, visibility and collective community impact.
- Serves as the Foundation's subject matter expert and strategic advisor on event vision, audience
engagement, stakeholder experience and convenings.
- Drives event planning and execution across the organization by setting and using universal protocols,
procedures and practices that ensure operational standardization that help advance the Foundation’s
brand, values and a high-quality stakeholder experience.
- Leads an annual organization-wide advance planning process to inform the budget for the upcoming
year’s event slate.
- Participates in assigned meetings, events and training as required.
Enterprise Event Management and Experience Management
- Provides strategic leadership, vision and project management for a range of complex and dynamic
events and convenings.
- Hands-on responsibilities and oversight of tasks and others include: creating and supporting a vision for
multiple events, working with collaborating partners to understand needs/opportunities and set
strategies, determining staffing and resources needed for production, developing and managing a
production plan, managing and assigning associated production logistics, coordinating assignments and
detailed follow-up on tasks, managing event calendaring and stakeholder promotion, effectively
communicating progress and needs to the collaborating team, developing run-of-show documents,
conducting executive briefing, producing an efficient, welcoming day-of event/convening experience,
