• Serve as a project and task leader, working with the client, project staff, federal program grantees, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders toestablish and enact a vision.
• Manage and coordinate all aspects of conferences and meetings, including planning timelines, agenda development, meeting venue selection, room and equipment arrangements, participant and speaker management, conference website and materials, onsite registration and support, and reporting.
• Prepare cost proposals, projected budgets and final budgets for meetings and proposals; review and approve expenditures; monitor conference/meeting expenditures within approved guidelines and budgets,
• Work in partnership with the client, senior managers, and project staff while maintaining a positive and effective attitude.
• Supervise staff; hire and train temporary registration staff as necessary; work with hotel/meeting venue staff and contractors to ensure delivery of contracted services,
• Independently and proactively identify problems, areas for continuous improvement, and successfullyresolve issues or put new processes in place to make those improvements.
• May oversee the development of communications and technical assistance resources such as newsletters, briefs, , webinars, and resource guides.
• Ensure a high quality of work through strong attention to detail.
• Be comfortable in a fast-paced, customer service-oriented environment with a proven ability to multi-task and juggle multiple priorities.

• Bachelor's degree required; additional certifications or degrees preferred.
• Minimum ten years of experience required; 15 years preferred.

• 7+ years Government contracting experience, preferably with the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

• Must be knowledgeable about the projects and activities of the U.S. Department of Education
• Must have substantive knowledge of federal procurement, especially relating to the Department of Education
• Must be highly proficient in MS Office suite and willing to learn new technologies.
• Experience in developing proposals for federal contracts preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work well under pressure while maintaining a calm, collected, and helpful demeanor.

EEO STATEMENT

Manhattan Strategy Group is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.