Job Description
Salary: $57,003.00 Annually
Location : Augusta, GA
Job Type: Full Time Permanent
Job Number: 201203579
Department: PARKS AND RECREATION
Opening Date: 07/03/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
DESCRIPTION The purpose of this classification is to manage the operations and staff involved in providing special events and activities for Consolidated Government citizens.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Manages, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
- Organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work activities for special events: prioritizes work activities to meet objectives; ensures subordinates have the proper resources needed to complete the assigned work; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; consults with assigned staff to assist with complex and problem situations and provide technical expertise; and provides progress and activity reports to Deputy Director.
- Develops, coordinates, and implements special events: creates, develops and schedules events; establishes, updates and maintains timelines; secures event site; designs event flow, crowd layout and control, etc.; creates event budgets; and manages and oversees approved budgets.
- Promotes Consolidated Government venues: builds relationships with potential clients and corporate sponsors; recruits concerts, festivals and other events; coordinates and develops proposals and plans itineraries for prospective industry representatives and corporate sponsors; conducts site tours; prepares and provides information materials; maintains communication and works closely with a variety of local, regional or national agencies, businesses and clients.
- Promotes the use of the Consolidated Government facilities and venues; schedules and coordinates private rentals; monitors event calendar, available space and dates, pending and signed contracts, and related activities; conducts facility tours; verifies agreements with clients; coordinates third party service contractors for lighting and sound, concessions, security etc.; ensures fulfillment of negotiated contracts; and provides onsite management, technical expertise, advice, and direction.
- Coordinates pre event activities; prepares and distributes documentation to departmental staff.; provides event information for publication; coordinates third party service contraction including preparing Requests for Proposal and Requests for Bid, negotiating contracts, etc.; attends meetings to ensure job responsibilities for event requirements are delegated; gathers and purchase supplies and prizes; obtains appropriate licenses and permits; ensures site appropriateness and readiness including safety, electrical, maintenance, rash, insect control, etc.
- Coordinates post-event activities; monitors tear down and clean up after events; conducts assessment and evaluation of events; prepare report of assessment to summarize outcome of events; develops recommendations for improvements and modifications.
- Manages, maintains, publishes and distributes a monthly and yearly calendar for events and activities: enters and updates event information on department website; and responds to questions and requests for information.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education: Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Public Relations or a related field
Experience: Five years of progressively responsible experience in event planning or venue management, to include lead or supervisory experience
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: - Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of management and supervision, recreation administration, program development and implementation.
- Familiarity of laws, ordinances, county and departmental policies and procedures, budgetary processes and procedures, programs, activities and facilities.
- Proficient in planning and coordinating large groups, supplies, volunteers, maintenance, public relations, and use of the media.
- Mastery of basic accounting and mathematics and operating modern office equipment.
- Good communication skills, both oral and written.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and to supervise others.
Licensing/Certification: - Possession of a valid driver's license with good driving history. If State license is other than Georgia or South Carolina, applicant must obtain a license in Georgia or South Carolina within 30 days of employment.
- Must obtain and possess CPR and AED certifications
PERFORMANCE APTITUDES: - Data Utilization : Requires the ability to synthesize, hypothesize, and/or theorize concerning data involving modification of existing policies, strategies and/or methods to meet unique or unusual conditions. Requires the ability to do so within the context of existing organizational theories and management principles.
- Human Interaction: Requires the ability to work with others to coordinate the more complex programs and more complex problems associated with the responsibilities of the job. Often represents the department and/or organization when dealing with others.
- Equipment: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
- Verbal: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.
- Math: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.
- Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
- Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving broader aspects of organizational programs and operations, moderately unstable situations, or the direction, control and planning of an entire program or set of programs.
- Physical Abilities: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
- Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
- Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, temperature and noise extremes, bright/dim lights, animal/wildlife attacks, animal/human bites, or rude/irate customers.
OTHER This position requires staff call up in an emergency situation.
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.
Augusta-Richmond County's comprehensive benefit package includes: Vacation
Holiday
Sick
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Pension
For a more detailed overview of our benefit package, please visit our website below: 01
The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to conclude if you meet the minimum qualifications and requirements for this position. Responses relating to your specific work experience and education MUST clearly reflect the requirements shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. Additional information may not be accepted after your application has been submitted. Do you accept these terms?
02
Are you a current employee of Augusta Richmond County?
03
To be eligible to apply for a posted position, a current employee must have performed competently for at least six (6) months in his/her current position. If you are a current employee of Augusta Richmond County, have you been in your current position at least six months?
- Yes
- No
- This question does not apply to me.
04
If you are a current Augusta Richmond County employee, have you received a written reprimand, disciplinary probation, or suspension in the last twelve (12) months? (Informal warnings excluded)
- Yes
- No
- This question does not apply to me.
05
Which of the following best describes your level of education?
- No High School or GED
- High School or GED
- Some College
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree or higher
06
Please describe your years of experience in event planning or venue management.
- No experience
- Less than one year of experience
- One to two years of experience
- Three to four years of experience
- Five to six years of experience
- Seven or more years of experience
07
Please describe your years of supervisory/ managerial experience.
- No experience
- Less than one year of experience
- One to two years of experience
- Three to four years of experience
- Five to six years of experience
- Seven or more years of experience
08
Please describe the largest event you have planned.
09
Please list any events planning software that you have used.
10
Do you have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record? (If State license is other than Georgia or South Carolina, applicant must obtain a license in Georgia or South Carolina within 30 days of employment.)
11
The incumbent of this position must obtain and possess CPR and AED certifications. Are you able to meet this requirement?
Required Question City of Augusta GA
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