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Responsibilities include identifying and securing locations, facilitating communications, managing registrations, and proactively supporting participants before, during, and after each program.\nThe ideal candidate has excellent program development, assessment, and event planning skills, with strong attention to detail, the ability to anticipate needs and proactively solve problems, strong written communication skills, the ability to build collaborative partnerships across diverse stakeholder groups, demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and a continuous improvement mindset, and a commitment to providing high-quality service while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.\nRequired Qualifications\n-Demonstrated experience coordinating programs, meetings, workshops, or professional development programs.\n-Customer service experience and relationship-building skills.\n-Demonstrated organizational and time-management skills.\n-Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.\n-Proficiency with Microsoft Office, and developing presentations and marketing materials.\n-Ability to work independently while exercising sound judgment and maintaining confidentiality.\nPreferred Qualifications\n-Experience in higher education administration or faculty affairs.\n-Experience creating accessible digital content.\n-Proficiency in survey, registration, project management, and database tools.\n-Graphic design or visual communication experience.\n-Bachelor's degree in higher education administration, business administration, communications, hospitality and tourism management, public administration, organizational leadership, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.\nPay Band\n3\nOvertime Status\nNon-Exempt: Eligible for overtime\nAppointment Type\nRegular\nSalary Information\n50,000 - 58,000\nHours per week\n40\nReview Date\nOctober 23, 2026\nAdditional Information\nThe successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.\nAbout Virginia Tech\nDedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. 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