MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you meet the required specialized experience, or education as described, for the respective grade level in which you are applying:

To minimally qualify for this position at the Grade 8, applicants must meet the following:

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full-time year (12-months) of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the Grade 7 level (relative to federal and market standards) performing the following duties and responsibilities:

• Support Director of Events with event logistics
• Manage the Center’s event booking calendar system, working to address conflicting needs and priority planning
• Serve as project manager for a portfolio of events to ensure all benchmarks and deliverables are being met
• Lead the development, scheduling, coordination, and administration of all Wilson Center event programming
• Recommend new event methods and procedures that reflect the modernization of event strategies at the Wilson Center
• Provide suggestions and advice on ways for programs to have successful events
• Track the lifecycle of Wilson Center events. This includes but is not limited to making sure that invitations are consistent, webpages and titles are accurate, run of show documents created and shared with AV team ahead of event, guest lists are organized, post-event coverage is posted in a timely fashion
• Coordinate communication between various departments throughout planning process as needed to ensure event projects are moving through appropriate steps
• Maintain regular tracking of event-specific metrics
• Work with Director of Events and program teams to brainstorm new, relevant audiences for targeted events and how best to reach them
• Obtain bids for catering/event space and follow financial policy guidelines.

To qualify for this position at the Grade 9, applicants must meet the following:

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full-time year (12-months) of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the Grade 8 level (relative to federal and market standards) performing the following duties and responsibilities:

• Independently manage event logistics, recognizing needs to make adjustments when necessary
• Manage event booking calendar system, suggesting and implementing solutions to address conflicting needs and priority planning
• Manage the lifecycle of organization events. This includes insuring that event policies and procedures are followed, all necessary documents are created and shared timely with relevant event team
• Ensures post-event review is completed and coverage is posted accurately
• Serve as lead project manager for a portfolio of events to ensure all benchmarks and deliverables are being met and reassessed
• Knowledge and application of event principles and appropriate industry Event Coordinator concepts to be incorporated into Wilson Center events
• Manage communication between various departments throughout planning process including making recommendations to improve communication process as needed to ensure event projects are moving through appropriate steps
• Maintain and review regular tracking of event-specific metrics
• Work independently with program teams to brainstorm new, relevant audiences for targeted events and how best to reach them
• Negotiate bids for catering/event space in accordance with financial policy guidelines and directives

Education: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or LL.B. or J.D., if related

An agency may consider education (e.g., coursework) in determining a candidate’s satisfaction of a minimum qualification only if the candidate’s education directly reflects the KSAs/competencies necessary to satisfy the qualifications and the duties of a position. However, education alone may not be considered qualifying when using a multiple hurdle assessment approach.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

For more information on the qualifications for this position, link to OPM Qualification Standards

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".

• The Wilson Center does not pay relocation expenses
• The Wilson Center embraces diversity and equal employment opportunity

Work is performed in a typical office setting that is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated.

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If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.