Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Events Manager
Reports To: Director of Strategic Corporate Partnerships
FLSA Status: Salaried, Exempt
Employment Status: Full-time
Location: Hybrid-work organization. This position will have the ability to work from home with weekly in-office requirements. Must be local to the Des Moines Metro area.
Position Summary:
Healthy Birth Day, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of stillbirth, is seeking a full-time Events Manager to join our team.
The Events Manager will lead Healthy Birth Day’s signature Count the Kicks Changemakers Luncheon and other mission-driven events that engage supporters and grow awareness. This role oversees event planning aspects including but not limited to managing budgets, vendors, sponsors, and volunteers, while developing innovative opportunities for donor and partner engagement. This position thrives in a fast-paced environment, and possesses strong communication and project management skills.
Key Responsibilities
Manage Healthy Birth Day’s signature Count the Kicks Changemakers event
- Oversee budgets, vendors, sponsorships, gaming activities, event logistics, and marketing
- Table captain recruitment and engagement
- Develop P2P fundraising package, rewards and targets
- Manage Changemakers Volunteer Committee
- Raffle and silent auction item collection
- Work closely with HBD communications team to promote event attendance
Lead in-person and virtual events that engage supporters, increase brand awareness and grow revenue.
- Events will include but may not be limited to the following:
- Third Party Fundraisers
- Community Baby Showers
- Advocacy events
- Maternal health / stillbirth symposium
- Open House at HBD Office
- Looks for community engagement and networking opportunities that may result in new donors or sponsors.
- Assist with Every Kick Counts and GameChangers initiatives as needed.
Iowa Volunteer Management
- Manage Iowa-based volunteer requests and opportunities
- Oversee Healthy Birth Day VTO Opportunities
- Engage corporate volunteers throughout the year as a way to advance relationships with corporate sponsors and show the value of our mission.
- Lead onsite and offsite VTO events such as toolkit packing or event support.
Other Duties:
- Perform additional duties as assigned to support the organization’s mission and objectives.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Marketing, or Communications preferred.
- Experience: 2+ years of previous experience managing events, projects, or customer service.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Exhibits polite and professional communication via phone, e-mail, and mail.
- Highly organized and self-motivated
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite products and Google Suite
- Intermediate level Excel skills and Canva
- Basic knowledge of Salesforce NonProfit Success Pack
- Commitment to using and creating Standard Operating Procedures
- Generally proficient at learning new software programs
- Ability to be flexible to handle multiple priorities simultaneously
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Good written and verbal communication
- Ability to work from home and office
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Thrives in a fast-paced work environment
Supervisor Responsibilities: None
Location: Clive, IA with weekly in office requirements, but ability to work hybrid after 3 months of employment
Travel: None aside from occasional trips in the Des Moines metro area
Hours: 40 hours per week, salaried
Benefits: Comprehensive health benefits package, short-term disability, life insurance, 401k employer match, employee assistance program, 11 paid holidays and paid time off. Opportunity for an annual bonus if goals are met or exceeded during annual review.
About the Company:
Healthy Birth Day, Inc. (HBD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of stillbirth. We foster a welcoming and inclusive culture and are best known for the Count the Kicks public health awareness campaign, which educates and empowers expectant parents to track their baby’s movements during the third trimester of pregnancy. Our goal is to save 7,500 babies from preventable stillbirth in the U.S. each year and to reduce racial disparities that persist in birth outcomes.
Healthy Birth Day provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Diversity of knowledge and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.