Meeting and Event Coordinator

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At Cook Children's, you'll work for the most important people in the world: kids. We're driven by a Promise to improve the well-being of every child in our care and our communities. We focus on creating positive experiences for families and our employees.

How you make a difference: As the Meeting and Event Coordinator you are a champion for continuing professional education and drive the coordination, planning, implementation, promotion, and evaluation of accredited meetings and events for Cook Children's Health Care System. You are skilled at collaborating with internal and external customers to produce innovative, quality events that support Cook Children's Promise. You focus on positive customer relations, demonstrate sound fiscal judgment and exemplary critical-thinking and decision-making abilities to produce well-organized and cost-effective programs.

How we make a difference: To elevate every experience, we believe everyone should feel like family, team members included. You'll collaborate with colleagues from multiple clinical and non-clinical disciplines who consider their work a calling - one that inspires them to perform at their highest level because they understand the impact they have on the lives of others.

DNA of a Cook Children's employee: Collaboration, safety, respect, generosity, kindness and imagination come naturally. We value every person for who they are and adjust our view to see the world through their eyes. We embrace togetherness because we're stronger together than we are as individuals, and we add magic to the moments that matter.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Marketing, Communications, or another related field.

• Minimum 3 years' experience in meeting and event coordination.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Position requires an individual with excellent verbal and written communication skills, detail oriented, highly organized, strong project management and computer skills.

About Us:

Cook Children's is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children's offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.