Events Manager

Company Overview Pantheon Data (a Kenific Holding company) is a private, small business based in the Washington, DC, area. Pantheon Data was founded in 2011, initially providing acquisition and supply chain management services to the US Coast Guard. Our service offerings have grown in the past ten years, including infrastructure resiliency, contact center operations, information technology, software engineering, program management, strategic communications, engineering, and cybersecurity. We have also grown our customer base to include commercial clients. The company has used this experience to expand our service offerings to other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DoD), and other Federal Civilian Agencies. Position Overview We are seeking an Events and Exhibitions Manager to plan and execute official ceremonies, observances, command events, and symposium participation for a Navy headquarters organization at the Washington Navy Yard. The work spans two related areas. The first is protocol and ceremony: change of command, retirements, promotions, award presentations, all hands calls, leadership off-sites, and visits by senior U.S. and foreign dignitaries. The second is exhibitions: representing the command at symposiums and trade shows, which means booth coordination, exhibitor and speaker registration, and on-site execution from setup through teardown. These events are formal, visible, and attended by flag officers, senior executives, and invited guests. Much of the job is logistics and vendor coordination done far enough in advance that the day itself looks effortless. The rest is the judgment to adapt when a principal's schedule shifts four hours before the ceremony. You will own events end to end, concept through after-action. You will work directly with senior leadership, their executive assistants, facilities and security staff, vendors, and counterparts across the Navy enterprise. Responsibilities Protocol and ceremonies Provide subject matter expertise across all aspects of protocol for command events and meetings, including conferences, award ceremonies, retirements, promotions, and changes of command. Conceptualize, plan, coordinate, and execute protocol for visits by high-ranking U.S. and foreign dignitaries. Apply protocol standards correctly and consistently: order of precedence, seating, flags and honors, invitations and RSVP management, receiving lines, escort assignments, and gift protocol. Build and maintain the ceremony program, sequence of events, and script, and run rehearsals with participants. Coordinate with security, facilities, parking, and visitor access to ensure guests and distinguished visitors arrive and move without friction. Command events Conceptualize, plan, coordinate, and execute all event-planning activities for command events and meetings, including leadership off-sites, all hands calls, and command observances. Provide customer service and event logistics support at the command and, as required, elsewhere in the National Capital Region. Manage event budgets with accuracy and documented compliance with applicable funding rules and approval thresholds. Source, contract, and manage vendors for venue, catering, audiovisual, furniture, rentals, and printing, and hold them to the schedule. Produce event documentation including run of show, invitations, programs, place cards, signage, and after-action summaries. Exhibitions and symposiums Serve as the command's agent for symposium and trade show participation, including booth design coordination, procurement of supporting products and services, and show execution. Coordinate all administrative matters associated with exposition planning and execution, including drayage, electrical, network connectivity, audiovisual support, and furniture. Register exhibitors and speakers and manage their requirements through the event. Support on-site logistics from exhibit setup through the duration of the show…

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