Events Manager

Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer and the Director of Alumni Engagement, the Events
Manager designs, manages and produces Good Counsel’s fundraising and alumni events. These
events enhance the Good Counsel brand, support and expand relationships, and raise philanthropic
and sponsorship dollars. The Events Manager works closely with members of the Advancement and
Admissions Teams and is a direct liaison with vendors, facilities, staff and volunteer committees
whose combined efforts ensure the success of each event. The Events Manager prepares event
communications, briefings, manages regional travel and events, and manages the data integration
process for the Advancement Team to include capturing event attendance and affiliations for
alumni.

Responsibilities:

• Design, manage, and implement Good Counsel’s stewardship and fundraising events for

• Assist with the coordination of admissions and school-wide events to include Open House,

• Implement strategy to evaluate events and include appropriate follow up from each event.
• Provide leadership in the planning and execution of the school’s events, including identifying

schedules, to write, create and distribute save-the-dates, invitations, signage, programs, and

any necessary social media posts working closely with designers and printers to execute
collateral.

• Field and manage all invitation responses and attendance lists for seating and, if necessary,

• Manage and track metrics for event attendance, stewardship/moves management initiatives.
• Coordinate menus, décor, equipment and facility needs with caterer and vendors, on

facilities and request staff, equipment needs, delivery schedules, facility rentals, etc. for
events.

• Communicate with high-level donors, board members, committee members, and other key

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3-5 years of experience as an event planner or similar experience in a professional setting

alumni events

Pay Range/Benefits:
The annual base salary range is $50,000 - $60,000 commensurate with experience.
Good Counsel offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability
insurance, a 403(b) retirement savings plan, tuition remission (after three years), daily lunch, accrued vacation
and sick time, as well as school holidays.

How to apply:

• All applications should be emailed to Julie Potter, Chief Advancement Officer, at jpotter@olgchs.org.
• Complete applications shall include: 1. cover letter; 2. resume; 3. contact information for three

August 25, 2023. Only complete applications submitted via email will be considered.

About Our Lady of Good Counsel High School:
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School is a private, Catholic, college preparatory, coeducational
high school in Olney, Maryland. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.

Operated under the sponsorship of the Xaverian Brothers, Our Lady of Good Counsel offers
students in grades nine through twelve, a wide array of programs and activities that advance
academic excellence, foster spiritual growth, and encourage leadership and service to others. With a
student body of just over 1,200, the school prides itself as being a community that promotes an
inclusive environment, embodying the Xaverian Brothers’ values of simplicity, humility, compassion,
zeal, and trust.

The school was founded in 1958 as an all-boys school in Wheaton, Maryland. In 1988, the school
became coeducational. During the 2006-2007 school year, the school relocated to a new, sprawling
51-acre, high-tech campus in beautiful Olney, Maryland.

For more information visit olgchs.org.

Non-discrimination:
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School does not discriminate in its educational and employment
policies on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, sex, age, disability, religion, sexual
orientation. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the
non-discrimination policy: Evelyn Nicholas at enicholas@olgchs.org.