Conference Event Planner

Blue Water Thinking

Conference Event Planner leading planning and execution of veteran health administration events. Managing logistics, stakeholder coordination, and ensuring exceptional attendee experiences.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $60,000 - $80,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage events, workshops, and summits associated with the Strategic Sprints that are located at VA facilities.
Coordinate logistics, registration virtual and in-person setups, content development, breakout sessions, agendas, and participant engagement activities.
Provide Post-event evaluations and recommendations.
Provide Logistics Coordination plans and Vendor Management documentation.
Create conference registration materials.
Provide coordination of all items for conference with VA team and advisory group, covering all activities within pre-planning, planning, execution, and post-conference phases.
Provide coordination of onsite logistics and travel.
Assist the technology support team and coordination with VA OIT, as needed, for utilization of the conference application.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
A minimum of 6 years of experience planning conferences
Prior experience managing federal government events, both face to face and virtual
Certified Meeting Planner (CMP) certification required, Certified Government Meeting Planner (CGMP) preferred, (in lieu of CMP)

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
paid time off
federal holidays
matching 401(k) plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

event planninglogistics coordinationcontent developmentvendor managementconference registrationparticipant engagementpost-event evaluationonsite logisticstravel coordination

Soft Skills

communicationorganizationalleadershipcollaborationproblem-solving

Certifications

Certified Meeting Planner (CMP)Certified Government Meeting Planner (CGMP)