Associate, Events and Engagements

About Echoing Green

For 37 years, Echoing Green has been on the front lines of solving the world’s biggest problems, raising up the transformational leaders willing to speak truth to power and challenge the status quo. Through our Fellowship and other programs, we find emerging leaders with the best ideas for social innovation as early as possible and set them on a path to lifelong impact. We provide them with seed funding, professional development, and lifelong membership in our Fellow community, which includes founders of organizations like Teach for America, One Acre Fund, Tala, and Last Mile Health. 

For more information on Echoing Green, please visit www.echoinggreen.org.

Who You’ll Work With

We have a front row seat to the brightest leaders with the most innovative ideas driving progress across the world. Our staff shows up every day to be their partners, advocates, and biggest champions.

The Events team, as part of the Communications and Thought Leadership department, plays a pivotal role in stewarding the broader Echoing Green community and the social innovation ecosystem. By seamlessly integrating storytelling elements into event planning and execution, the team crafts narratives and experiences that resonate with attendees, drives engagement and enhances brand perception. The Events team is highly collaborative to ensure that initiatives at Echoing Green are not just events but platforms for fostering connection and sharing impactful stories that reinforce the organization’s thought leadership position. 

Reporting to the Manager, Events and Engagements, the Associate, Events and Engagements will support the planning and execution of virtual and in-person events and engagements across all audiences. Events at Echoing Green include the Fellowship Finalist Interviews Program, consisting of virtual workshops focused on community building and interview preparation, and concurrent multi-day virtual interviews with applicants from around the world; an annual All Fellows Convening and New Fellows Retreat that bring together the Fellow community for a week-long conference in an international or domestic city of significance; and other bespoke events including but not limited to field-building, donor stewardship and cultivation, and staff events. 

This function includes event planning, project management, and administrative tasks. A successful candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, ready to learn, and interested in using events as an experiential storytelling vehicle for Echoing Green’s growing community.  This is a great opportunity for an early career professional with a passion for process, organization, and event production.

What You’ll Do

As the Associate, Events and Engagements, you will lead key work streams that include: 

Event & Planning Execution 

• Serve as assistant event producer for virtual events and assist with the administration of event software such as Zoom meetings and webinars, breakout sessions and polling, and attendee registration software.

• Support coordination of event logistics for virtual and in-person events, including event scheduling, creating event invitation collateral, managing RSVPS lists, building surveys and event forms, researching vendors, and assisting with event registration. 
• Plan and schedule events to promote EG network and visibility, such as dinners and receptions.
• Provide on-site assistance during events, including setup and breakdown of events, signage, packing and shipping/delivery of materials, printing name tags, interfacing with event attendees, working with vendors, and other logistics. 
• Represent Echoing Green at select events with domestic and international travel (1–3 times annually)

Communication and Content Development 

• Build and maintain cross-functional invitation lists to support event marketing.

• Draft and manage event-related communications (e.g., invitations, reminders, follow-ups, surveys, recordings).
• Assist with the creation and editing of event materials, including presentation decks, event briefs, and run-of-shows, ensuring brand consistency.

Operations and Administrative Support

• Manage event-related contracts, billing, and reimbursements; oversee payment processing.
• Schedule internal and external meetings/events using Outlook and coordinate related logistics.
• Book and set up meeting rooms (virtual and in-person); prepare agendas, take notes, and manage supplies.
• Maintain inventory of event collateral and ensure timely ordering of supplies.
• Monitor and respond to inquiries via shared events inboxes, providing excellent customer service.
• Support event-related project tracking using Asana across multiple teams.
• Manage and update data in Salesforce and Blackthorn, including attendance tracking, campaign setup, reporting, and event analysis.

What You’ll Bring

• Global Social Justice Orientation: Passion for and interest in Echoing Green’s mission, impact, and community.  Proficiency and passion for supporting the development of events and engagements centered around promoting social justice, encompassing themes related to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class with individuals and groups around the world.
• Hands-on Events Administration: Relevant event planning/production experience, both virtual and in-person. Experience with Zoom and in-person event experience is required. 
• Growth Mindset: Ability to learn quickly, with willingness to sharpen skills through direct, constructive feedback. 
• Operational Efficiency Focus: Utilization of proactive project management and organizational skills to ensure sustainable improvements for the long-term.  Familiarity with or willingness to learn Asana, Blackthorn, and Salesforce required. 
• Sharp Prioritization: Unyielding solution orientation to juggling multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective Collaboration: A collaborative approach to teamwork and project management in order to coordinate and motivate internal and external stakeholders through clear and direct written/oral communication and presentation skills. 
• People-Focused Philosophy: Dedication to promoting teamwork, positivity, and open communication for oneself and colleagues within the professional environment.

Salary: $64,350/year

Echoing Green offers a comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being and growth, including:

• Up to 27 paid days off annually, plus 9 holidays and a 10-day winter break
• Top-tier health coverage for medical, dental, and vision
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• 12 weeks of fully paid personal sick leave
• $100 monthly well-being stipend
• $100 monthly wireless/internet stipend
• $1,350 annual professional development fund
• 403(b) retirement plan with up to 7% employer match after one year

This position will also require the employee to work from our office in New York City 2 days/week, and remotely 3 days/week.

The position also requires the employee to travel for work approximately 1-2 times per year, including international travel. 

We are unable to sponsor those individuals who require visas to work in the United States at this time.

At Echoing Green, we celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from Black, Indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ, gender non-conforming & non-binary, women, veteran, multilingual, and other underrepresented persons in senior leadership to apply, even if they may not meet every listed qualification. Diverse perspectives drive innovation, and we are dedicated to building a team that reflects the richness of the global community.