Events / Admin Coordinator in Alexandria, VA

Job Duties

• Communicate regularly with customers including companies, assessment centers, schools, WIBs, unions, and associations
• Coordinate and help to prepare materials for trade shows/conferences including newsletters and other collateral; travel to about ten shows a year and support staff at events
• Maintain website: update current events, FAQs, training sources, assessment centers
• Perform administrative duties related to customer service and order processing including handling inquiries, setting appointments, explaining industry processes, processing POs and credit/check orders. Also, maintaining list of contacts and constant communication via e-mail and phone with current and prospective customers.
• Participate in calling campaigns to increase visibility and participation
• Participate in selected projects, including service as a facilitator and note take
• Travel to project sites in various parts of the U.S
• Serve as a state liaison for the states you are assigned and support regional reps.

Job Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. A spelling, grammar and proofreading test will be administered during the interview.
• Critical eye for detail
• Comfortable with cold calling high-profile individuals
• Superb organizational and presentation skills. Candidate will develop and deliver a presentation during the interview period.
• Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and previous internet research experience
• Knowledge of HTML and ACT database a plus
• Preferably hold a communications, event planning, English, or business related degree
• Previous work experience in non-profit or association highly desired

About the Company

This nonprofit is an industry-led standards-based, training, assessment and certification system focused on the skills and knowledge needed by the nation's production and supply chain logistics workers. Their nationwide system, based upon industry-defined and federally-endorsed national standards, offers workers the opportunity to demonstrate that they have acquired the skills increasingly needed in the high-growth, technology-intensive jobs of the 21st century. Come be a part of this nonprofit to support the hardworking men and women in manufacturing positions all across the United States!