Event Planner - Center for Literacy Educ and Employment - UTK

University of Tennessee

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About The Position

The Event Planner is responsible for designing, planning, managing, and executing a wide range of events from conception through completion. This role ensures that all events reflect the mission, values, and culture of the University of Tennessee and the Center for Learning, Education, and Employment (UTK-CLEE). The position requires a high degree of professionalism, creativity, and organizational skill to deliver exceptional experiences for participants, partners, and stakeholders.
The Event Planner leads all phases of event management—concept development, logistics coordination, vendor and sponsor management and relations, budgeting, on-site execution, and post-event evaluation. While the position may supervise or direct the work of event staff or contractors, its primary focus is on strategic planning and hands-on management of event projects. Success in this role requires a blend of project management expertise, interpersonal communication, and an ability to balance multiple priorities under strict deadlines.
Competencies for this position are typically gained through a combination of formal education, specialized training, and professional experience in event planning, hospitality management, or a related field.
Typical functions listed below are examples of work performed by positions in this role and are not intended to be all-inclusive. Some duties may overlap levels; however, the preponderance of the work will be assessed when assigning positions to specific levels.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

Requirements

• high degree of professionalism
• creativity
• organizational skill
• project management expertise
• interpersonal communication
• an ability to balance multiple priorities under strict deadlines
• formal education
• specialized training
• professional experience in event planning, hospitality management, or a related field

Responsibilities

• designing
• planning
• managing
• executing a wide range of events from conception through completion
• leading all phases of event management—concept development, logistics coordination, vendor and sponsor management and relations, budgeting, on-site execution, and post-event evaluation
• strategic planning
• hands-on management of event projects

Benefits

• Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed