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Department: Government Technology Events
Manager: Senior National Conference Director
Direct Reports: No
Full time/Part time: Full-time
Status: Exempt
Summary of Overall Job:
The National Conference Director has primary responsibility for being the government and industry liaison for selected events in the US as determined by the VP Events. The duties encompass complete planning for all assigned events and includes meeting with leaders in each jurisdiction, running the event planning meetings, developing the event agenda, working with sales and registration on event participations, hosting and emceeing events as required, and any other duties necessary to ensure that events are a success.
Summary of California Focus:
The National Conference Director – California Focus serves as a key relationship builder and liaison between e.Republic and California's state and local government technology community. This highly visible role is responsible for establishing, strengthening, and maintaining meaningful relationships with government executives, technology leaders, industry partners, and other influential stakeholders throughout the state. Success depends on year-round engagement, trusted partnerships, and connecting leaders with e.Republic's programs and events. The Director will also oversee assigned conferences, including advisory board development, agenda planning, speaker engagement, and onsite leadership.
This position must be based in Sacramento, California, to support regular, in-person engagement with government leaders and the broader public-sector technology community.
Essential Duties:
§ Create Advisory Board for each event.
§ Plan Advisory Board meetings.
§ Run Advisory Board meetings to develop program content.
§ Be the official Master of Ceremony at the event.
§ Maintain excellent relationships with all IT leadership in each jurisdiction taking part in the event.
§ Meet frequently with government and industry stakeholders in the region to help build and strengthen relationships, in turn helping develop the overall programs for each event.
§ Write the official draft and final agenda for each event.
§ Work with the operations team to place all speakers (primarily focus is on government speakers) on the agenda for the event.
§ Work with the key top contact(s), typically the CIO for the state or jurisdiction, to secure promotional quotes and identify industry partners whose expertise aligns with event priorities, in coordination with the sales team.
§ Ensure that all events have all needed government support to ensure their success.
California Relationship Development and Engagement:
§ Proactively identify, develop and maintain trusted relationships with key California state and local government executives, CIOs and technology leaders, strengthening engagement with e.Republic's publications, Centers, programs and events.
§ Serve as a trusted, visible representative of e.Republic within California's government technology community.
§ Maintain consistent, year-round engagement through in-person meetings, relevant gatherings, events and ongoing communication, extending relationships beyond individual conferences.
§ Identify and cultivate new relationships that expand e.Republic's network and bring new government leaders into its programs, events and advisory boards.
§ Stay informed of California state and local government technology priorities, leadership changes, initiatives, news and issues and be a resource for both our company and the government leaders.
§ Develop and maintain strong partnerships with the leadership of state and local government associations related to e.Republic’s goals and objectives.
§ Assist with Industry Insider strategy, planning and operations as appropriate.
Skills/Qualifications:
§ Must reside within the Greater Sacramento Metro area.
§ Demonstrated success building and maintaining relationships with senior-level executives, preferably within California state or local government.
§ Self-motivated and proactive in developing relationships and identifying opportunities for collaboration.
§ Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
§ Ability to set and make deadlines.
§ Ability to comfortably facilitate a meeting and maintain control of the meeting participants to ensure a desirable result.
§ Ability to speak comfortably in public to large and small groups.
§ Ability to identify appropriate high-level government executives to meet with, proactively initiate conversations, secure meetings, and build strong relationships and support.
§ An understanding of Information Technology and its use in the public sector.
§ A broad understanding of government organizations, particularly California's state and local government technology landscape and leadership structures.
§ Willingness to travel frequently throughout the year, including throughout California for in-person meetings, events and industry functions.
§ Ability to work with teammates to get the job done.
§ Must be in a work environment with reliable internet access.
§ Experience working in a remote organization is preferred.
§ Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States.
§ Must maintain a work environment with reliable internet access.
This Job Description is subject to change.
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