Assistant Director, Strategic Meetings

**WHY JOIN AGU** Our employees are our most valuable assets! You will feel welcomed and supported from the moment you join our team, and you will take part in strengthening and evolving our workplace culture. We offer work\-life balance and innovative benefits.* Work\-life balance: remote\-first organization, flexible work hours, unlimited PTO, Summer Fridays off, paid holidays, military leave, parental leave. * Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, wellness, tuition reimbursement, 403(b) retirement plan, FSA, HSA, theft protection, personal and professional development, and much more. **WHO WE ARE** The American Geophysical Union (AGU) supports a global community of more than half a million professionals and advocates in the Earth and space sciences. Through broad and inclusive partnerships, AGU aims to advance discovery and solution science that accelerates knowledge and creates solutions that are ethical, unbiased, and respectful of communities and their values. Our programs include serving as a scholarly publisher, convening virtual and in\-person events, and providing career support. We live our values in everything we do, such as our net\-zero energy renovated building in Washington, D.C., and our Ethics and Equity Center, which fosters a diverse and inclusive geoscience community to ensure responsible conduct. This is an exciting time to work at AGU. Every day we approach our work with a sense of purpose, and we look for others who share that passion and desire for a career with impact. **WHO YOU ARE** As the Assistant Director, Strategic Meetings, you are responsible for the planning, coordination, and delivery of the organization’s strategic and specialty meetings portfolio. You will provide day\-to\-day leadership for a diverse set of meetings that vary in size, format, and audience, ensuring consistent quality, operational excellence, and alignment with organizational goals. Operating as a peer leader to the Assistant Director, Annual Meeting, you will provide cross\-coverage and shared operational support across the meetings portfolio while maintaining primary accountability for strategic and specialty meetings. **WHAT YOU WILL DO****Strategic \& Specialty Meetings Leadership*** Lead the end\-to\-end planning and execution of strategic and specialty meetings, including timelines, logistics, staffing, vendor coordination, and onsite delivery. * Coordinate across the AGU enterprise for assigned meetings, ensuring each event is appropriately scoped, resourced, and delivered to standard. * Working with volunteer leaders, partners and AGU departments, guide meeting format, delivery model, and operational approach decisions based on goals, audience, and resources. * Provide data and documentation of meeting strategies and key data points for internal and external audiences. * Collaborate with Meetings Department leadership, other Departments, and the voluntee