Director, Financial Aid Events Planning

The Director, Financial Aid Events Planning is a strategic leader responsible for designing and executing high impact convenings that elevate College Board’s financial aid mission. This role blends strategic oversight with hands-on event delivery, ensuring an exceptional experience for members, partners, and stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of related experience working in the fields of event planning, event data management, education management, and membership association management.
• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred.
• Ability to use data and analytics to drive decision-making.
• Strong organization, project management and prioritization skills and the proven ability to move forward multiple projects in concert, both independently and as a member of the team.
• Adaptable and open to feedback with the desire to learn and grow.
• Able to attend to numerous time sensitive activities at once, i.e., multitask.
• Experience managing team workflows and projects via Monday.com, MS Project or similar tools
• Understands the complexity of large-scale conferences.
• Understanding of the school and college environments and those of educational systems
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to educators and other constituents at a variety of levels.
• Can answer to numerous internal and external audiences with accuracy and grace.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills -- including proofreading and editing skills.
• Ability to design and deliver effective presentations and training resources.
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Word, Excel, CVent and skilled with web content management systems.
• The ability to travel 3-6 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Visa Sponsorship
• Four Day Work Week
• Generous Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance