Event Specialist - CoBank

Benefits Overview:

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. When you choose a career with CoBank, you make a difference by standing for something that matters. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits Offered by CoBank

• Careers with a purpose. Stand for something!
• Time-Off Packages, 15 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation & Incentive
• Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
• Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to 10K
• Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution
• Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
• Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of diversity and inclusion
• Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

 

Job Description:

Assists with the planning and execution of CoBank events and provides support for administration of the corporate events team. Handles the planning and execution of high-profile events at CoBank Center. Manages relationships and contracts with event technology vendors. Responsible for data management, databases, reporting and building of meeting apps. Manages extensive Corporate Events inventory, including branding and marketing materials. Responsible for answering internal and external inquiries regarding events.

Essential Functions:

1. Manages shipping, receiving, inventory and purchasing functions. Manages promotional/fulfillment house relationship and billing. Manages the CoBank Company Store.
2. Manages meeting application vendor relationship and builds meeting applications; partners with CoBank IT group to ensure application is available in App Store and Google Store.
3. Provides recruitment support by ensuring meetings are listed properly on cobank.com. Creates event online registration websites. Runs and delivers weekly registration reports on a timely basis.
4. Creates meeting materials such as evaluations, app, tent cards, and name badges, and ensures timely delivery to venue in advance of event.
5. Reviews rooming list comparisons to registration.
6. Coordinates attendee ground transportation needs.
7. Develop databases and utilize Tableau for data tracking, including survey data, speaker data, registration pace, hotel pickup pace, meeting data. Analyze data, with manager’s guidance, to improve future events.
8. Performs variety of tasks related to on-site and off-site meeting planning and preparation, including but not limited to management of online registration and email marketing software, responding to customer calls and emails, site selection, budgeting, food and beverage selection, booking audio visual, correspondence, other related meeting logistical details and on-site management.
9. Reviews and directs general departmental correspondence, including e-mail.
10. Identifies opportunities for efficiency and consistency through processes and procedures.
11. Availability for work outside of normal business hours up to 20% of the time.

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required
• Bachelor's Degree in business or hospitality preferred

Work Experience:

2 years of relevant event coordinator or event planning experience in a corporate, association, agency or non-profit environment REQUIRED
1. Previous experience with managing small events, including demonstrated ability to make decisions and solve problems related to vendor management, creation and management of event budgets, managing registration, and customer and bank management requests and changes, with guidance from manager.
2. Ability to work collaboratively with team members and the department’s internal customers, including senior executives and other contacts across the bank.
3. Ability to think critically and prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects.
4. Advanced organizational and time management skills and ability to work in a high-paced environment.
5. Excellent detail and customer service orientation, with the ability to meet high expectations for quality and service.
6. Excellent verbal and written communication.
7. Demonstrated skill in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
8. Previous experience with Access, Cvent, Survey Monkey, Tableau, Event Mobi preferred.

Travel Requirement Details:

Occasional Travel occurs infrequently (typically, once a month or less).

About CoBank:

The typical base pay range for this role is between $59,468 - $75,034. Compensation may vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, expertise, and experience. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

The listed salary, other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. This job will be posted for a minimum of five (5) business days or until the position is filled. CoBank reserves the right to adjust compensation for all positions and to modify or discontinue benefits programs at any time in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law.

 

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 76,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

 

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

We are committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all applicants, including qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an applicant with a disability, or are assisting an applicant with a disability, and require accessibility assistance or would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the application process, including completing an application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please submit a request by emailing recruiting@cobank.com. Include your contact information and specific details about your requested accommodation.

 

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

 

CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.