Events Planner

At Houston Methodist, the Events Planner position is responsible for initiating, planning, developing, organizing, and executing events for assigned department or area of responsibility. Areas of event responsibility for this position may include employee, donor, consumer, community or patient events. The Events Planner position is responsible for coordinating event components such as volunteers, catering, registration, set-up and breakdown and rental arrangements. Generally, this position serves as primary point of contact for vendors involved in event planning and execution. The Events Planner position is responsible partners with Marketing and appropriate stakeholders as needed to ensure successful event promotion and distribution of promotional inventories.

Requirements:

Qualifications:

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

• N/A

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations

• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security

• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles

• Sound judgment and decision making

• Ability to work under pressure and balance competing priorities to meet expectations of multiple stakeholders

• Excel proficiency to the degree required by the department in which the position resides, ranging from proficiency to intermediate-level expertise. Proficiency in using presentation software.

• Ability to query and manage large data files for systemwide events as required by department

• Ability to professionally communicate and interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organization

• Strong project management skills

• Strong attention to detail

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform No
• Scrubs No
• Business professional Yes
• Other (department approved) No

ON-CALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.

• On Call* No

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

Company Profile:

Houston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. Houston Methodist consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, and seven community hospitals throughout the greater Houston area. Houston Methodist also includes an academic institute, a comprehensive residency program, a global business division, numerous physician practices and several free-standing emergency rooms and outpatient facilities. Overall, Houston Methodist employs more than 27,000 employees and is supported by a wide variety of business functions that operate at the system level to help enable clinical departments to provide high quality patient care.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept to which Houston Methodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will not engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor – priority referral Protected Veterans requested.