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Program Officer for Conferences and Seminars

Reston, VA

National Headquarters | 11480 Commerce Park Dr. | Reston, VA 20191

Opening:

Immediate

Salary will be based on experience and previous salary history.

Mission

Young America’s Foundation (YAF) is committed to ensuring that increasing numbers of young Americans understand and are inspired by the ideas of individual freedom, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values.

Reports To

Vice President for Student Program and Conference Director

Job Summary

YAF has a proven history of organizing impactful student conferences in Washington, D.C., at the Reagan Ranch, the Reagan Boyhood Home, and through regional programs across the country. We are looking for a program officer to join our team and uphold this strong tradition.

The candidate will collaborate with YAF leadership, the conference director, and other team members to help manage all aspects of YAF conferences for college, high school, and middle school students. This includes recruitment, securing venues, inviting and confirming speakers, adhering to the event’s budget, and overseeing all on-site logistics.

The program officer will collaborate with YAF’s leadership to consistently evaluate our conferences and ensure that YAF programs serve as premiere events for young conservatives.

Responsibilities

  • Support the YAF Conference Director, Middle School Program Director, and the leadership team in the planning and executing YAF’s student conferences at YAF headquarters, the Reagan Ranch Center, the Reagan Boyhood Home, and regionally
  • Collaborate with the program team, other support staff, and interns at the conferences to ensure that program goals are being met
  • Coordinate with leadership to implement recruitment strategies that ensure all programs achieve their attendance goals.
  • Communicate all details and program agendas (including line by lines) to relevant YAF staff, confirmed speakers, and students before, during, and after the event
  • Maintain an organized system for student registration
  • Coordinate and cultivate strong relationships with vendors for YAF programs, including hotels, caterers, printers, photographers, transportation companies, and more
  • Collaborate with YAF’s program and communication teams to create engaging online marketing materials and advertisements
  • Coordinate with YAF’s program and communication teams to recruit participants to YAF programs
  • Follow up with student attendees and speakers, including coordinating thank you notes and honoraria for speakers, while encouraging ongoing involvement with YAF
  • Draft and share written reports and evaluations of conferences with YAF’s program and development teams
  • Support other YAF programs at YAF’s National Headquarters; Reagan Ranch Center; Reagan Boyhood Home; National Journalism Center; and YAF’s Capitol Hill Townhouse as required
  • Provide YAF’s development team with conference information as needed to help secure and maintain funding of YAF’s student programs
  • Build relationships with key student leaders
  • Coordinate YAF’s participation as exhibitors in other Conservative Movement conferences
  • Stay informed of current event-planning and conference trends
  • Coordinate with the program and communications team to ensure high-quality visual representation of events and maximum media coverage
  • Travel to student conferences and seminars, usually in advance of each program
  • Occasional weekend work and/or additional hours will be required
  • Other tasks as assigned

Requirements

Skills, Qualifications, and Qualities:

  • Committed to and enthusiastic about YAF’s mission and programs
  • Previous YAF involvement and experience running a conservative club, including
  • organizing campus events and lectures, a plus
  • Strong knowledge of conservative ideas and the Conservative Movement
  • Committed to identifying, activating, and inspiring student leaders
  • Committed to preserving and sharing the legacy of Ronald Reagan
  • Energetic and passionate about delivering high-quality student conferences and programs
  • Self-motivated, organized, flexible, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • Ability to work both independently and as a collaborative, constructive team member
  • Excellent oral, written, and organizational skills
  • Willingness to travel
  • Good judgment and discretion in dealing with confidential matters
  • Willingness to comply with YAF policies, procedures, and practices
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required

 

Specific physical demands that relate directly to the essential job duties and responsibilities include:

  • Frequently moves boxes and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds for various conference and seminar needs
  • The ability to move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc., and occasionally to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces
  • This job description is representative of the expectations of the position described. Additional duties, reporting relationships, and/or position criteria may be assigned. YAF reserves the right to revise this job description at any time.

 

This is an in-office position based at YAF’s national headquarters in Reston, Virginia.

Email a cover letter, resume outlining experience and qualifications, professional references, and salary history to:

Patrick Coyle, Vice President
[email protected]
800-USA-1776

*Incomplete applications (i.e., those suggesting references upon request) will not be considered.

While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only complete and direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

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Host a Speaker

Campus Activism

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Young Americans for Freedom

Center for Entrepreneurship

National Journalism Center

Reagan Ranch

Reagan Boyhood Home

Campus Lectures & Activism

Defending Student Rights

Middle School Programs

High School Programs

College Programs

YAF on Capitol Hill

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All Media

Articles

Videos

The New Guard

About

About Us

Staff Members

Our Boards

Careers

Financials