International Justice Mission
International Justice Mission is hiring: Director, Signature Events, North Ameri
International Justice Mission, Washington, DC, United States, 20022
Who We Are
International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable.
We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.
The Need
For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM's Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking a Director, Signature Events, North America to provide leadership in developing and delivering transformational events in North America that bring audiences close to IJM's field work through compelling storytelling and experience activation to enable raising $50M+ annually. This position requires an innovative and artistic mindset to create unique, stand-out experiences and requires a collaborative, strategic leader who can work effectively with other executives to shape events that will meet shared goals.
This position is based in the Washington, DC area and is available to be hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays). Relocation assistance is available.
This role reports to the Vice President, Marketing and Communications, North America and is only available for candidates with the right to work in the US.
Responsibilities:
Event Leadership
Education & Experience
Upload Resume, Cover Letter & Statement of Faith* in one PDF document.
*What is a statement of faith?
A statement of faith should describe your Christian faith and how you see it as relevant to your involvement with IJM. The statement can either be incorporated into the cover letter or submitted as a separate document and should include, at a minimum, a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer, study, etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship.
What does IJM have to offer?
IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy, Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy, and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidate's value congruence and thorough background, police clearance, and reference check processes.
At IJM, we're committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. IJM encourages people of any race, color, age, sex, marital status or political ideology to apply for employment. While we welcome everyone into this work, we truly believe that the work we are doing is God's work, not our own, and practice spiritual disciplines together daily. That's why we legally require under SEC. 2000e-1 [Section702] of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that all employees practice a mature orthodox Christian faith, as defined by the Apostles' Creed.
IJM requires a background check, police clearance and thorough review of references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.
#LI-Hybrid
International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable.
We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.
The Need
For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM's Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking a Director, Signature Events, North America to provide leadership in developing and delivering transformational events in North America that bring audiences close to IJM's field work through compelling storytelling and experience activation to enable raising $50M+ annually. This position requires an innovative and artistic mindset to create unique, stand-out experiences and requires a collaborative, strategic leader who can work effectively with other executives to shape events that will meet shared goals.
This position is based in the Washington, DC area and is available to be hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays). Relocation assistance is available.
This role reports to the Vice President, Marketing and Communications, North America and is only available for candidates with the right to work in the US.
Responsibilities:
Event Leadership
- Collaborate with executive-level leadership to build visionary event concepts that will meet fundraising goals.
- Partner with fundraising leaders and audience owners to understand donor insights to build events that serve critical needs in a donor's journey.
- Lead and manage a team of event staff to develop and deliver events against clear and measurable goals.
- Represent events' vision and purpose in leadership discussions and presentations.
- Understand the latest innovations in the events and brand experience market and lead the team to be competitive with industry best practices while pushing towards the future.
- Develop event experience with an understanding of donor or constituent insights that events are designed around to deepen IJM engagement and loyalty and enable fundraising.
- Create a narrative and experiential arc for events from end-to-end and develop documents that mainstream the narrative across internal and external team members, speakers and stakeholders.
- Partner with internal and external creative teams to provide creative leadership to ensure each experience is delivered with exceptional quality throughout all user touchpoints (design, operations, programming, etc.).
- Conceptualize innovative content and programming that engages and motivates audiences.
- Collaborate with global communications and marketing teams and directly with field staff to shape impactful storytelling content.
- Develop content that immerses and transports audiences to understand IJM's field work in deep and compelling ways, making the most of what is possible through live events.
- Oversee visual brand identity and messaging for events to effectively promote and communicate events to audiences.
- Build and lead event marketing plans, including ticket sales campaigns.
- Ensure marketing is on strategy and delivers on event metrics.
- Lead multiple productions simultaneously and ensure delivery on time and in budget, including end-to-end logistics.
- Manage complex event budgets to steward resources well.
- Source and manage relationships with vendors, including venues, caterers, production and A/V, and creative teams.
- Lead post-event recap process to analyze event outcomes, gather feedback, and implement improvements.
- Manage a team to develop and deliver events.
- Foster a supportive and collaborative environment.
- Coach and mentor team members and ensure professional development.
- Participate in IJM's community of spiritual formation.
Education & Experience
- 7+ years running live events, exhibits, experiential marketing.
- Bachelor's degree in event management, hospitality, marketing, or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of event logistics for all scales of events.
- 2+ years management experience.
- Fundraising or fundraising events experience preferred.
- Strong ability to create, build and leverage relationships and effectively interface with executive-level client leadership.
- Sound decision-making and problem-solving skills based in agency, client and industry knowledge.
- Experience managing creative vendors, production vendors, and agencies.
- Ability to travel up to 20%.
- Eager commitment to IJM's Core Values: Christian, Professional and Bridge-Building.
- Promote continual creative improvement and actively contribute to a culture of innovation, excellence and accountability.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively develop creative solutions and work under pressure.
- Ability to balance the creative and innovative with the logistically feasible and operationally sound.
- Experienced team leader.
- Self-starter with strong initiative.
- Disciplined with priorities.
- Problem-solver.
- Strong interpersonal skills and self-awareness.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication.
- Flexible, collaborative and eager to support others.
- Effective team player who fosters collaborative environment.
Upload Resume, Cover Letter & Statement of Faith* in one PDF document.
*What is a statement of faith?
A statement of faith should describe your Christian faith and how you see it as relevant to your involvement with IJM. The statement can either be incorporated into the cover letter or submitted as a separate document and should include, at a minimum, a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer, study, etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship.
What does IJM have to offer?
- Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision benefits
- Monthly commuter and parking benefits in the DC metro area
- Retirement benefit options
- Paid leave starting at 23 days
- 12 holidays (plus early release the day prior)
- Daily, quarterly, and annual community spiritual formation
- Robust staff care resources
IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy, Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy, and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidate's value congruence and thorough background, police clearance, and reference check processes.
At IJM, we're committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. IJM encourages people of any race, color, age, sex, marital status or political ideology to apply for employment. While we welcome everyone into this work, we truly believe that the work we are doing is God's work, not our own, and practice spiritual disciplines together daily. That's why we legally require under SEC. 2000e-1 [Section702] of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that all employees practice a mature orthodox Christian faith, as defined by the Apostles' Creed.
IJM requires a background check, police clearance and thorough review of references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.
#LI-Hybrid