Conference Director - Washington, DC

Company:	Thomson Reuters Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (0)
Job Location(s):	Washington
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Education:	Graduate Degree
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Management and Supervision, Event and Meeting Planning

Position Description

Conference Director - Washington, DC-MAR00002059

Description

Thomson Reuters is the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. Through its more than 50,000 people across 93 countries, Thomson Reuters delivers this must-have insight to the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, and is powered by the world's most trusted news organization. More information about Thomson Reuters and its financial performance can be found on www.ThomsonReuters.com http://www.thomsonreuters.com/

Federal Publications Seminars is seeking a Conference Director. This position reports to the Manager, Conferences and will be located in Washington, DC. The Conference Director has overall responsibility for the planning, execution, and financial success of educational programs and conferences for government contracting professionals, including compliance officers and contracting officers in both the government and corporate marketplace.

This position is responsible for the topic selection, faculty recruitment and agenda development plus the onsite execution of half day and full day programs and longer conferences. This position also teams with the business' marketing and sales groups to drive the successful marketing and sales of the programs and conferences. Additionally, this position is responsible for developing strong working relationships with speakers and conference chairs, all of whom are typically high profile senior partners, in-house counsel, government contracting professionals, educators and government regulators.

The Conference Director is accountable for both the revenue and expenses of assigned programs and conferences as well as maintaining Federal Publications Seminars' standard of best in class programs and conferences.

Primary responsibilities include:

Annual development of government contracting and related substantive law topics to be produced by the business.
Accountability for the P&L of programs and conferences.
Oversee all aspects of programs and conferences to ensure successful execution, including frequently being onsite during programs.
Develop and maintain best in class program content and speakers.
Develop substantive topical content for events, including agendas and overseeing the collection of substantive print material.
Engage acknowledged experts on substantive law and government contracting to develop programs, agendas and substantive materials.
Provide superior customer service with a sense of urgency to speakers and chairs.
Work with all team members to ensure they have the program information necessary to complete all aspects of program execution: operations, accreditation, marketing and sales, financial reporting, etc.
Meet reporting deadlines as assigned.

Qualifications

In-depth knowledge and a minimum of 3 years experience in federal government contracting and procurement.
Proactive approach to identifying and persuading industry leaders.
Experience working with senior level attorneys and executives.
Superior oral and written communication abilities: demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of sensitive and confidential issues.
Self-starter with ability to work with minimal supervision and manage workload effectively with competing demands for resources and time.
Desire and ability to identify, develop and track new developments in substantive legal and regulatory areas.
Demonstrated competencies in being accountable for financial goals, high touch customer service.
Proven competencies in managing conferences.
Four year degree required. Masters or JD preferred.
Proven ability to work in a team environment.
Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to react quickly, assess, create and execute solutions in a time-sensitive manner.
Ability to travel regularly.

Thomson Reuters employees take pride in providing our customers around the world with information that is timely, accurate, unbiased and trusted. We have a profound respect for the professions and customers we serve and define our success in terms of their success. Our work environment is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial. We have a result-oriented culture that demands excellence, agility, and the desire to move quickly and precisely to seize opportunities. Our environment is both challenging and supportive - we give employees the opportunity to develop their skills and do their best work.

Thomson Reuters values diversity of culture and thought and seeks talented, qualified employees in all its operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other protected classification under country or local law.

Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the H-1B visa cap has been met for the fiscal year 2010 (October 1, 2009-September 30, 2010.)

Job Marketing and Communications

Primary Location US-DC-Washington

Organization Legal West Education Group

Schedule Full-time

Job Type Standard

Shift Day Job