Event Coordinator / Program Manager

Our client, a company that develops opportunities and solutions in education, the environment, immigration, and health equity through philanthropy, creativity, and investments, is looking for an Event Coordinator / Program Manager to join their team. This is an onsite role 4 days a week with travel to various local events needed. In this role you would be responsible for overseeing a summer internship program that helps underrepresented first generation college students find internships in fields of their interest. The ideal candidate will have firsthand experience with event planning and coordination. You must be available Early May-end of August! Please note this is a 3-4 month contract role in Palo Alto, CA. Pay will be $35-45/hr Responsibilities: Onsite 4 days/ week, potentially 5 depending on when events happen: Mon, Tues, Thurs in Palo Alto, Fridays in East Palo Alto or SF. Weds are generally remote.In April/May, they will be putting together event briefs for programming,doing data managementsurveying internsonboarding for programKeeping track of everyone in salesforceStarting in June, there are back-to-back events for 10 weeks. They are generally professional development workshops for the interns - resume building, financial literacy, communication, public speaking, etc. There is a big end of summer capstone event in August.For events set up and help answer questionsHelp with planning transportation to events when requiredQualifications: EA experience or general admin experiencesome event coordination experiencesuper professionalmodel professional behavior and have a strong desire to help young, underrepresented people in their careersYou can use WorkGrades to collect and manage your references for free and share them with us or anyone else you choose by visiting /home/candidate. Candidates with references are always preferred by our clients. Now is the most important time to stand out from the crowd. We suggest that you ensure you have updated your LinkedIn profile and that you start collecting your references early.We will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.California applicants, please view our Privacy Notice here:

Created: 2025-03-02