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University of Vermont

Senior Events Coordinator

🇺🇸 Burlington, VT

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $25 - $28 per Hour

💻 Operations

🗓️ August 21st, 2025

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The University of Vermont is hiring a Senior Events Coordinator. This role involves planning, overseeing, and evaluating large recruitment events to support admissions strategies, managing contracts with external vendors, and collaborating with various campus departments. The coordinator also manages event registration systems within Slate to ensure smooth execution of events.

Highlights

  • Plan and oversee large recruitment events for the admissions office.
  • Manage contracts with external vendors to ensure event needs are met.
  • Collaborate with campus departments such as Dining, Facilities, Davis Center, Colleges/Schools, faculty, athletics, and Student Affairs.
  • Develop events aligned with recruitment strategies to support admissions goals.
  • Manage event registration systems using Slate software.
  • Requires a bachelor's degree in a related field and two to three years of event experience.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills required.
  • Basic computing skills including word processing, spreadsheets, database management, and familiarity with relational student databases.
  • Compensation ranges from $25 to $28.20 per hour.
  • Position is a bargaining unit role, non-exempt with potential for overtime, and requires occasional evening or weekend work and a background check.

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Position Details
 Position Details 
Advertising/Posting Title  | Senior Events Coordinator
Posting Summary  | Oversee the framework, strategy and implementation of select admissions office events. Plans, oversees and evaluates large recruitment events. Manages contracts with external vendors. Works collaboratively with constituents across campus such as Dining, Facilities, Davis Center, Colleges/Schools, faculty, athletics, and Student Affairs. Develops events to meet recruitment strategies. Manages event registration systems in Slate.
Minimum Qualifications (or equivalent combination of education and experience)  | Bachelor’s degree in a related field and two to three years’ related event experience required. Effective oral and written communication skills required. Basic computing skills (word processing, spreadsheet, database, and familiarity with relational student databases) required.
Desirable Qualifications  |
Anticipated Pay Range  | $25/hour to $28.20/hour
Other Information  |
Special Conditions  | Bargaining unit position, A probationary period may be required, Occasional evening and/or weekends required (if non-exempt position, may result in overtime), This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule with an option to split time between campus and elsewhere, in accordance with the university telecommuting policy, Background Check required for this position
FLSA  | Non-Exempt
Union Position  | Yes, UVMSU
 Posting Details 
Position will be posted for a minimum of one week, after which it is subject to removal without notice.
Job Location  | Burlington, Vermont, United States
Job Open Date  | 08/20/2025
Job Close Date (Jobs close at 11:59 PM EST.)  |
Open Until Filled  | Yes
 Our Common Ground Statement 
The University of Vermont is a welcoming, educationally purposeful community committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces intellectual diversity and global perspectives. We seek to prepare students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work a grasp of complexity, effective problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring commitment to learning and ethical conduct. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, and Responsibility. Staff play a critical role in this effort and the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to UVM’s mission and advancing Our Common Ground values through the execution of their job duties.

 Position Information 
Position Title  | Program Specialist
Posting Number  | S5712PO
Department  | Admissions/30200
Position Number  | 001556
Employee FTE  | 1.00
Employee Term  | 12
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