Job details
Salary $50,000 - $60,000 a year job type full-time number of hires for this role 1
Qualifications
Bachelor`s (required)
Events management: 1 year (preferred)
Full job description
Program and conference manager
The association for public policy analysis and management (appam) is a leading professional association for the public policy research fieldThe 3,700 individual members of appam include academics, practitioners, and studentsThe 100 institutional members of appam include graduate and undergraduate schools of public policy and management, and many leading policy research organizations and think tanksAppam sponsors an annual public policy research conference with 2,500 attendees, an annual international conference, two regional student conferences, several award programs, a professional journal—the quarterly journal of policy analysis and management (jpam) —and several other special programsMore information can be found at appam.orgThere are currently 7 staff people and the budget for the organization is $2 million.
Appam also provides management services for two other social science organizations, the american society of health economists (ashecon) and the national tax association (nta)Appam partnered with the american society of health economists (ashecon) in 2017 to oversee the daily management needs of the organizationThis position will largely work with ashecon.
The successful candidate will:
Be a proactive, take-charge personAppam has a small staff and every employee needs to take full ownership of their role
Be excited at the prospect of working with a small staff and a superior multitaskerTasks and responsibility areas are not at all siloed
Have excellent organization skillsThe successful candidate will be managing several projects at once and should excel at that
Be able to comfortably manage a lot of details and exhibit great attention to detail
Ams/cms/abstract management experience a plus, specifically confex, memberclicks, wordpress and mailchimp
Be proficient with microsoft office, particularly excel
Have the ability to manage timelines
Have superior oral and written communication skills
Be able to work independently and meet deadlines
Be a team player and able to work well with others
Possess impeccable customer service skills
Be comfortable—and enthusiastic--with taking on new projects
Be required to travel at least a few times per year
Education
A bachelor’s degree is required
Experience
3 years
Supervisory duties
Occasional supervision of temporary or contract employees
Primary functions
Responsibilities include helping manage the ashecon annual conference education program submission process, assist with creating the sessions and conference agenda, assist with the planning and execution of the conference, manage the awards submissions process, coordinate marketing efforts, help manage the website and assist with other program and membership management tasks.
The successful candidate will work closely with ashecon leadership to make sure that all meetings and conference arrangements help achieve ashecon goals and strategic objectives.
Manage the preparations for the ashecon annual conference, a gathering of about 1000 attendees
· manage the timeline for conference proposals—work with the program committee and staff to ensure that all deadlines are met
Coordinate all the submitted and accepted proposals for the ashecon annual conference by managing the online submission database and act as the point of contact for everyone submitting proposals
Manage registration for annual conference and all ashecon events
Manage all event logistics, including meeting room sets, av, rentals, exhibits, catering, vendors, volunteer recruitment and staff schedules
Manage all speakers onsite
Create sponsorship prospectus and manage sponsors and exhibitors for the annual conference and keep track of sponsor levels and payment
Oversee call for abstracts for health economic sessions at aea/assa conference for ashecon/hero/ihea
Manage the awards submissions and work with the committee on judging the awards
Manage the marketing and communications efforts of the organization
Help manage and update the website and post on social media
Act as the point of contact for members who might need help renewing, have questions about membership, etc.
Act as the point of contact for all ashecon governance committees
Coordinate with ashecon leadership to oversee and implement any tasks or projects
Help prepare materials for ashecon board meeting such as conference wrap-up reports, summary reports of ajhe acceptance rates and etc.
Act as the managing editor for the ashecon journal, the american journal of health economists
Monitor submissions to the editorial manager system to ensure that submissions are handled in a prompt and efficient mannerThis will involve sending reminders to the editors so that the assignment of manuscripts to editors and reviewers is done in a timely manner and that editors remain aware of overdue referee reports, etcBasically, make sure that nothing slips between the cracks.
Act as a liaison with university of chicago press on issues related to accepted manuscript, such as ensuring that the final version conforms to the journal’s style standards, authors have signed the publication agreement and that authors respond adequately to copy-editing queries.
Work with editors and authors to promote new articles via various online media including blog posts, twitter and facebook.
Work with editor-in-chief and mit press marketing staff to increase institutional subscriptionsThis will include sending emails to authors, reviewers and other health economists at institutions that currently do not subscribe, urging them to lobby their library.
Provide support for appam programs and projects as assigned.
Compensation and benefits
Salary range is $50,000 - $60,000This position is a full time, exempt positionBenefits include full health, dental and vision insurance, 8% 403(b) employer contribution-, short- and long-term disability and life insurance, two weeks’ vacation, a flexible work schedule, including the opportunity to telecommute three days a week, a great downtown dc location and a casual office environmentThis is a great opportunity to work in a small office and be part of a dynamic team.
Benefits include fully paid medical, dental and vision insurance, 8% contribution to 403b plan, short and long term disability and life insurance, annual professional development/tuition stipend, flexible work schedule, and the ability to telecommute 3 days a week*
(pre-covid*As of september 2021, appam staff are all still fully remote).
Job type: full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Covid-19 considerations:
100% remote work
Education:
Bachelor`s (required)
Experience:
Events management: 1 year (preferred)
Work location:
One location
Work remotely:
Yes
Work location: one location
