Meeting and Events Program Manager (Management Analyst II)

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This position leads the modernization and management of the Fairfax County Government Center's meetings and events program. This role is critical in ensuring efficient, accessible, and compliant meetings and events that foster engagement and connection.

Key responsibilities include :

• Developing, implementing, and managing an enterprise-wide scheduling application.
• Overseeing meeting and event operations including delivery of audio and visual support.
• Ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws including those relating to accessibility and firearms.
• Supervising a high-performing administrative team.
• Optimizing business processes through transformative change management and managing service contracts and related financial / procurement projects.
• Oversees all conference center information technology enhancements and upgrades and coordinates with Department of Information Technology on integrated systems and networks.
• Develops solutions to ensuring modernized technology in support of virtual, hybrid, and in-person meetings and events.
• Provides support to agency leadership on meetings of the Board of Supervisors and other county boards, authorities, and commissions.
• Also leads effective internal and external communications, using digital resources to provide clear and accessible information about the meetings and events program services.

Fairfax County Government is committed to our employees, and offers comprehensive benefits, including a defined-benefit retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; paid leave; tuition reimbursement; and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

Through our LiveWell Program and the County Benefits Division, we endeavor to cultivate a culture of wellbeing that empowers, educates, and engages employees and retirees to make life-long choices that promote a holistic approach to their physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual and financial wellness.

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Note : The assigned functional areas for this position are event / meeting management and / or program management.

Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following : (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in the field related to the assigned functional area; plus two years of professional work experience within the functional area.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Job is sedentary in nature; however, visual acuity is required to read data on computer monitor. Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds. Must be able to operate keyboard-driven equipment. Must communicate with others. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE :

Panel interview and may include exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian / Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and / or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO / AA / TTY.

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