Events Manager

Assists with managing logistical tasks for internal staff gatherings, communications, and project timelines.**Preferred Qualifications****Education:** **Experience:** Relevant experience, such as event planning or work in an administrative capacity strongly preferred.Experience working in higher education strongly preferred.Previous experience with event coordination strongly preferred. Project management experience strongly preferred.**Preferred Competencies** Strong customer service orientation with excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to take initiative and organize and complete activities and projects with minimal supervision.Ability to handle public contact with courtesy, clarity, and diplomacy.Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations and information with absolute discretion.Ability to maintain a calm and courteous demeanor and to work productively in the midst of competing priorities, complex problems, and tight deadlines.Exceptional problem-solving skills. Proficiency with MS Office applications.Willingness and ability to travel to locations around the Chicagoland area as needed required.Ability to lift a minimum of 25lbs. When applying, the document(s) **MUST** be uploaded via the **My Experience** page, in the section titled **Application Documents** of the application.The University of Chicago is an urban research university that has driven new ways of thinking since 1890. Our commitment to free and open inquiry draws inspired scholars to our global campuses, where ideas are born that challenge and change the world.We empower individuals to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of original ideas. Students in the College develop critical, analytic, and writing skills in our rigorous, interdisciplinary core curriculum. Through graduate programs, students test their ideas with UChicago scholars, and become the next generation of leaders in academia, industry, nonprofits, and government.To learn more about the university click here #J-18808-Ljbffr