Employee Event Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY: The BJU Press Employee Experience Specialist shares a passion for people and hospitality. In this role, you support a high-quality employee experience by organizing events and programs including new employee onboarding and orientation, employee celebrations, and service awards.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support overarching people strategies by influencing and delivering key tactics including employee gifts, programs, and events.
• Plan and manage event logistics at the direction of the Director of Culture & Engagement
• Manage the internal BJU Press event calendar
• Create and communicate event schedules and plans and pertinent information to employees, managers, and key points of contact
• Participate in team settings and lead meetings that include members of the following internal functions: Culture & Engagement, Marketing Events, Public Relations, and Marketing Research & Analysis
• Liaise with department managers to deliver a high-quality new employee experience
• Lead the new employee orientation program
• Manage procurement and purchasing for employee gifts and giveaways
• Support employee recognition programs
• Support scheduling and equipment needs for training events
• Manage BJU Press charitable events
• Work within the financial budget as determined by the Director of Culture & Engagement
• Submit expense reports to the Director of Culture & Engagement
• Support the key Culture & Engagement business functions, as well as change management efforts

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Empathy and composure to understand and work with all kinds of people
• A can-do attitude
• Willingly accepts vision and directives from management with the ability to share input and feedback as appropriate
• Willingness to be flexible
• Collaboration skills with the ability to understand the diverse needs of a complex organization
• Organized and detail-oriented; able to manage schedules and pertinent event information impacting employees, managers, and key points of contact
• Able to trouble-shoot challenges with good sense and practicality
• Able to work with others in an open cubicle setting
• Able to simplify complexities to impact broad audiences
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with keen listening abilities
• A team player with the initiative to work independently when appropriate
• Skill in data management and analysis, a plus

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years of professional experience in Human Resources, education, event coordination, or administration support
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with keen listening abilities
• Confident and professional in engaging with members of management
• Strong project and time management skills

An applicant for a position in the Bob Jones University group — Bob Jones University, Bob Jones Academy or BJU Press — must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Each applicant must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission (see https://www.bju.edu/about/creed-mission.php) and core biblical doctrines regarding areas such as the Bible, the triune God, man and salvation, etc.  Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support the group’s positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life, etc., (https://www.bju.edu/about/positions.php). Employees are to be active members of a local Bible-believing church which holds orthodox theology.  Whether in the classroom, online, through student activities, or through the preparation of educational materials for Christian schools and homeschool families, applicants must be committed to providing students an excellent, world-class education from a biblical worldview that prepares them for a lifetime of service for Jesus Christ.

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Required Education: Bachelors Degree

Required Experience: 2+ years of professional experience in Human Resources, education, event coordination, or administration support