Director of Conferences, Events, and Reservations

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Want to become a soaring UNCW Seahawk and work at one of the best universities on the East Coast? Want to put your toes in the sand after a day of work? The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a wonderfully vibrant university community along with a beautiful location just miles from the beach. Employees of UNCW are provided a comprehensive benefits package as well as other programs, resources, policies, and practices that help to support a work/life balance.

Our programs have been designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Full time employees are eligible for dental, vision and health insurance plans. Health insurance benefit plans eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan.

Optional disability plans are also available. Full time employees are also eligible for the tuition waiver program which covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to three (3) undergraduate or graduate courses per academic year at UNCW or any other university within the UNC System. In addition, UNCW covers the cost of tuition and fees for one UNC course each summer session.

As a full time employee, UNCW also offers a free membership to the Campus Recreation Center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, meditation and yoga sessions, voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays, 24 hours of paid community service leave time, paid vacation and sick leave accrual and family medical leave after 12 months of continuous service.

We also offer an abundance of training and development programs through our Dare to Learn Academy
, and the employee assistance program
, many of which are offered free of charge.

Want to become a soaring UNCW Seahawk and work at one of the best universities on the East Coast? Want to put your toes in the sand after a day of work? The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a wonderfully vibrant university community along with a beautiful location just miles from the beach.

$74,000 - $84,000

Director of Conferences, Events, and Reservations

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E1479

1881

Main UNCW Campus

Campus Life - 40130

Student Affairs - 40000 Division

The Director of Conferences, Events, and Reservations is responsible for several functional areas including the Conference Services unit, the Campus Life Reservation's Office, and the Campus Life Events and Technology team. The Director directly supervises three full‑time professional staff positions and indirectly supervises four other full‑time professional staff and approximately 30 student employees. The Director of Conferences, Events, and Reservations is an integral member of the Campus Life (CL) Leadership team and serves in the absence of the Executive Director in cooperation with the Director of Campus Life Facilities and Business Operations and the Director of Student Involvement and Leadership.

Responsible for facilities reservations and scheduling using the Event Management Systems (EMS) system which includes daily operations of events, reservations, scheduling, planning, and billing in all Campus Life facilities. Additional responsibilities include revenue generation and billing for both internal and external clients, and developing marketing, sales, and business plans for internal events and conference services. This position also oversees technology and event production in Campus Life spaces.

Provides overall supervision for coordination of campus‑wide, non‑course space reservations and coordinates efforts of campus space schedulers. Serves as the main liaison to ITS for‑campus EMS software integration and upgrades. Presents/reports space usage and scheduling data for campus‑wide, non‑course events. Assists with…