Who We Are:
Awarded with the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) When Work Works award, AFP offers a flexible and casual work environment with competitive base salary and generous incentive compensation plan. In addition, AFP’s substantial benefit package includes vacation, sick, personal, holiday and volunteer leave, medical, dental and vision health insurance, 401K plan with employer match and flexible work schedules in a remote work environment.

AFP core values are focused on fostering successful, growth-oriented people. That’s why we value critical thinking and deliberative discussion conducted in a respectful manner and cross-functional collaboration to achieve AFP goals. With over 40% of our employees promoted to their current position, there is ample opportunity for upward mobility within the organization.

DIRECTOR, EVENTS

A Typical Week May Look Like This…

• Responsibility for logistical management and lead point of contact for AFP events, both in-person and virtual. This includes, preparing and overseeing budgets, for all event logistics.
• Ensures comprehensive research and stringent negotiation for future events, including hotel contracts, event support services, site visits and onsite management. Negotiates, administers, and executes multiple contract terms and concessions with facilities and vendors in accordance with budget constraints and AFP policies and procedures.
• Manages relationships and acts as primary lead to contracted vendors supporting AFP logistical requirements, including, but not limited to, hotel global sales contacts, conference general contractor, A/V Company, beacon technology, housing vendor, mobile app provider, destination management company and all other major vendors.
• Oversee on-site execution of sponsor and exhibitor deliverables and serving as the primary liaison with the Access Sales team throughout the sponsorship sales cycle.
• Participates on the AFP Conference Planning team to ensure all logistical areas of the event is planned to meet budgetary goals while adhering to a strong event experience.

Is This You?

• At least 10 years of events logistics experience leading and managing a full calendar of events at an Association or related organization. Holds and maintains the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) certification.
• An organized person with excellent communication and project management skills who can multitask and understands project prioritization and has several years of experience managing staff.
• An adaptable person who is highly collaborative and fosters strong teamwork under strict deadlines and managing a full calendar of events.
• Ability to collaborate in a virtual environment and enjoys a challenge in a fast-paced workplace.

This is Us!

• We are a collaborative team of individuals who are hardworking and entrepreneurial.
• We take ownership in how our specific role drives the organization’s success.
• We are intellectually curious and have a strong ability to adapt to change.
• We work autonomously and in cross functional teams and are dedicated to demonstrating extraordinary results at a fast pace.

AFP offers:

• A collegial, casual, virtual work environment.
• Competitive base salary + incentive compensation is 15% at the director level
• Great career growth.
• Superb benefits plan, including a generous vacation/sick/holiday leave policy, medical, dental and vision health insurance, 401K plan with employer match and flexible schedules.
• "When Work Works" award by the Society for Human Resource Management for our flexible workplace.

AFP CORE VALUES

We exist for the success of the corporate finance professional and seek candidates who embody our AFP Core Values:

• We always strive to be better.
• We listen, we speak up, we smash silos.
• We are courageous.
• We are all in it together.