Manager, Global Events

About the organization

Impact investing is one of the most important social innovations of our time, and interest in it is exploding. The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), founded in 2009 and backed by leading funders such as Ford Foundation, Omidyar Network, Prudential, The Rockefeller Foundation, and VISA Foundation, has a global network of 50,000 on six continents and a formal membership of over 400 impact investing organizations in 50+ countries. The GIIN works to mobilize a global community of leading financial institutions and others to dramatically increase the amount of capital being deployed to effective solutions to social and environmental challenges around the world. To learn more about the work we do and impact investing, please visit https://thegiin.org

About the position

The Manager, Global Events will play a key role in the planning and execution of high-impact events that advance the GIIN’s mission and engage diverse stakeholders. This role involves end-to-end event management, from crafting speaker invitations logistics, marketing, and budget oversight. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented project manager with strong writing and creative skills who thrives in a collaborative environment.

The incumbent in this role will contribute to GIIN’s mission by enhancing the way the organization connects with its audience through designing and delivering high-impact events.

Position description

Key areas of responsibility in this role include but not limited to:

Stakeholder Engagement: By managing the "end-to-end" process, this role ensures a seamless experience for diverse stakeholders, including speakers and attendees. This directly strengthens relationships, builds community, and fosters a positive perception of the organization.

Brand Ambassador: The manager's creative and project management skills ensure that every event, from the initial invitation to the final details, aligns with the organization's brand identity. They are responsible for creating a compelling and consistent brand experience that reinforces GIIN’s mission.

Speaker Engagement: The Global Events Manager will craft speaker invitations, oversee certain aspects of marketing, and provide support on content, logistics, and presentation guidelines.

Liaise with Finance on Budget/Expense Reconciliation:

By working with the Finance team, the Manager, Global Events ensures that all event-related spending is accurately tracked and reconciled to help analyze ROI and use data to inform future decisions to properly allocate resources for future events.

The Global Events Manager must have the ability to:

• Build strong, trusting relationships internally with staff and peers across departments and externally
• Work backwards to identify benchmarks, track progress, build in ample time for the work to get done plus unplanned twists, anticipate roadblocks and proactively design solutions to work through/around them
• Find and track factors that will feed into decision-making, including tracking expenses against budgets
• Communicate in clear, compelling ways, both in writing and verbally, to a range of different audiences, including ability to write clear, concise emails or other communication, and to communicate in writing and verbally in a way that builds relationships
• Consistently deliver error-free work, including their own drafts and editing drafts other people have written
• Demonstrated the ability to manage data in systems/databases with the ability to input accurate data, on time, using our systems and protocols (Cvent and similar event management tools)
• Work comfortably with collaboration platforms such as Slack, Zoom, SharePoint and Google Suite, and aptitude to learn different platforms and/or software as needed to achieve organizational goals
• Demonstrate a commitment to human dignity, justice, equality, and respect. The GIIN considers the values of human dignity, equality, justice and respect to be central to the work it does as a champion of impact investing. The GIIN believes that upholding these ideals is a global imperative and is an essential purpose of impact investing. While the challenges associated with these values are experienced differently across cultures, nations, and societies, they are fundamental to a shared human experience and the building of strong communities, a healthy world, and a sustainable future for all people. Successful candidates will be committed to continuous learning about human dignity, justice, equality, and respect and how to manifest these principles in the workplace.

Location

This position will be based in our New York City office with significant remote work flexibility offered through the GIIN’s hybrid in-person/remote work model. Candidates must possess valid authorization to work in the United States that does not require employment visa sponsorship.

Compensation

The GIIN is committed to pay equity. The salary range for this role is between $67,000 - $82,000, with exact salary depending on experience, with an excellent benefits package.

We aim to offer competitive salaries and benefits and are committed to equality, trust, and consistency in compensation. Basing compensation on someone’s willingness and ability to negotiate or on their prior salary can lead to unfair outcomes in how people are paid, particularly for individuals experiencing barriers. Therefore, we do not ask for prior pay history from our candidates and our offer-making process is negotiation-free for salaries and benefits.

To apply

Please note that we have identified a strong candidate for this role. We request that interested applicants apply by September 30 for consideration.

Please apply with your cover letter and CV here.

No phone calls please. Only qualified candidates will be contacted. The GIIN is an Equal Opportunity Employer.