Monitor event readiness and resolve operational issues.

Coordinate event-day operations and decision support.

Ensure contingency and emergency plans are in place.

Planning Methodology & Standards

• Implement and maintain Trinity College's Institutional Experiences and Event Management Framework.
• Develop and continuously improve planning templates, project documentation, and operational standards.
• Maintain planning calendars and project management tools.
• Promote consistent planning practices across institutional events.
• Support organizational learning and planning excellence

Assessment & Continuous Improvement

• Lead structured post-event assessments.
• Measure operational performance and institutional outcomes.
• Capture lessons learned and best practices.
• Maintain institutional planning documentation.
• Recommend improvements to planning processes and participant experiences.
• Prepare executive reports and recommendations.

Executive Support

• Prepare planning briefings and executive updates.
• Support senior leadership with planning analysis and recommendations.
• Coordinate materials for Executive Sponsors and College leadership.
• Assist with strategic decision-making throughout the planning process.

Institutional Planning Areas
Coordinate planning across the College's Institutional Planning Areas, including:

• Academic & Ceremony Operations
• Student Experience & Engagement
• Operations & Logistics
• Facilities & Infrastructure
  

Safety & Emergency Management

• Communications & Marketing
• Information Technology & Event Production
• Hospitality & Guest Experience
• Advancement & Constituent Engagement
• Trinity Traditions & Institutional Heritage
• Presidential & Executive Engagement
  

Perform other related duties as assigned and based on departmental need.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree, required
• Five to seven years of progressively responsible experience in project management, institutional operations, higher education administration, event management, or related fields.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, cross-functional projects.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience facilitating collaborative planning processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.
  
  

Preferred

• Master's Degree, preferred
• Experience in higher education.
• Experience managing major institutional events, commencements, convocations, or presidential events.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Experience with enterprise scheduling or event management systems (EMS or similar).
• Familiarity with higher education governance and academic protocol.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strategic planning
• Project management
• Operational integration
• Facilitation and consensus building
• Organizational leadership
• Executive communication
• Risk management
• Budget awareness
• Process improvement
• Data analysis and reporting
• Customer service and hospitality
• Continuous improvement
  

About Us
Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberal arts institution located in the capital city of Hartford, Connecticut. The college maintains a rigorous academic profile complemented by a vibrant co-curricular program. With more than 2,100 full-time undergraduate students, representing forty-three states and ninety-one countries, we consider our location in a culturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be among Trinity’s most distinctive assets; and we cultivate strong connections with our surrounding neighbors and with institutions and organizations throughout Hartford and the region. As a preeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives.

Trinity College is an independent, nonsectarian liberal arts college for men and women, with approximately 2,200 undergraduate students and 200 faculty members, located in Hartford, Connecticut. Our Mission is “Engage. Connect. Transform.” As the preeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives. Trinity is an actively engaged community of students, faculty and staff who work together to develop and sustain the intellectual and creative opportunities central to a first-class liberal arts education. Hartford, the state capital, provides many opportunities for cultural and social engagement.

The College is committed to building a representative and diverse faculty, administrative staff, and student body. Trinity is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Applicants with disabilities should request, in advance, any needed accommodation in order to participate in the application process.

For all faculty positions, completion of the Ph.D. or appropriate equivalent is expected. Candidates should have a strong commitment to undergraduate and interdisciplinary teaching in a liberal arts context, and a well-articulated plan for sustained research. Trinity is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and service.

Monitor event readiness and resolve operational issues.

Coordinate event-day operations and decision support.

Ensure contingency and emergency plans are in place.

Planning Methodology & Standards

• Implement and maintain Trinity College's Institutional Experiences and Event Management Framework.
• Develop and continuously improve planning templates, project documentation, and operational standards.
• Maintain planning calendars and project management tools.
• Promote consistent planning practices across institutional events.
• Support organizational learning and planning excellence

Assessment & Continuous Improvement

• Lead structured post-event assessments.
• Measure operational performance and institutional outcomes.
• Capture lessons learned and best practices.
• Maintain institutional planning documentation.
• Recommend improvements to planning processes and participant experiences.
• Prepare executive reports and recommendations.

Executive Support

• Prepare planning briefings and executive updates.
• Support senior leadership with planning analysis and recommendations.
• Coordinate materials for Executive Sponsors and College leadership.
• Assist with strategic decision-making throughout the planning process.

Institutional Planning Areas
Coordinate planning across the College's Institutional Planning Areas, including:

• Academic & Ceremony Operations
• Student Experience & Engagement
• Operations & Logistics
• Facilities & Infrastructure
  

Safety & Emergency Management

• Communications & Marketing
• Information Technology & Event Production
• Hospitality & Guest Experience
• Advancement & Constituent Engagement
• Trinity Traditions & Institutional Heritage
• Presidential & Executive Engagement
  

Perform other related duties as assigned and based on departmental need.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree, required
• Five to seven years of progressively responsible experience in project management, institutional operations, higher education administration, event management, or related fields.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, cross-functional projects.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience facilitating collaborative planning processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.
  
  

Preferred

• Master's Degree, preferred
• Experience in higher education.
• Experience managing major institutional events, commencements, convocations, or presidential events.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Experience with enterprise scheduling or event management systems (EMS or similar).
• Familiarity with higher education governance and academic protocol.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strategic planning
• Project management
• Operational integration
• Facilitation and consensus building
• Organizational leadership
• Executive communication
• Risk management
• Budget awareness
• Process improvement
• Data analysis and reporting
• Customer service and hospitality
• Continuous improvement
  

About Us
Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberal arts institution located in the capital city of Hartford, Connecticut. The college maintains a rigorous academic profile complemented by a vibrant co-curricular program. With more than 2,100 full-time undergraduate students, representing forty-three states and ninety-one countries, we consider our location in a culturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be among Trinity’s most distinctive assets; and we cultivate strong connections with our surrounding neighbors and with institutions and organizations throughout Hartford and the region. As a preeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives.

Trinity College is an independent, nonsectarian liberal arts college for men and women, with approximately 2,200 undergraduate students and 200 faculty members, located in Hartford, Connecticut. Our Mission is “Engage. Connect. Transform.” As the preeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives. Trinity is an actively engaged community of students, faculty and staff who work together to develop and sustain the intellectual and creative opportunities central to a first-class liberal arts education. Hartford, the state capital, provides many opportunities for cultural and social engagement.

The College is committed to building a representative and diverse faculty, administrative staff, and student body. Trinity is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Applicants with disabilities should request, in advance, any needed accommodation in order to participate in the application process.

For all faculty positions, completion of the Ph.D. or appropriate equivalent is expected. Candidates should have a strong commitment to undergraduate and interdisciplinary teaching in a liberal arts context, and a well-articulated plan for sustained research. Trinity is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and service.