Jacksonville
Job DescriptionJob Brief: The Head of Events serves as the strategic leader of the Tim Tebow Foundation’s events function, overseeing a diverse portfolio of mission-aligned experiences that inspire generosity, deepen relationships, and advance ministry impact. This role leads the vision, strategy, and team responsible for planning, producing, and stewarding high-quality events across the foundation, including flagship fundraisers, ministry gatherings, partner celebrations, and donor engagement experiences. They will partner closely with senior leadership to translate TTF’s long-term goals into an annual event strategy, establish scalable processes and systems, and cultivate a high-performing events team anchored in excellence, hospitality, and TTF values. Responsibilities:Strategic Leadership & Oversight • Serve as the architect of the annual events strategy, aligning event programming with TTF’s organizational priorities, revenue goals, ministry objectives, and brand., • Evaluate proposed events and opportunities for strategic fit, impact potential, resource requirements, and financial feasibility., • Build, manage, and steward the events department budget, including forecasting, cost controls, and contingency planning.Team Leadership & Development, • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Event Managers; ensure the team is equipped, empowered, and supported to deliver TTF-level excellence., • Cultivate a strong values-based culture rooted in service, stewardship, innovation, and care for guests, partners, and team members., • Provide clear direction on responsibilities, capacity, and staffing plans across all events; assign Event Managers according to skills and strengths.Events Strategy, Design & Execution, • Oversee the planning and execution of TTF’s flagship donor events, ministry events, and other major gatherings throughout the year., • Develop and implement a scalable events agency model to strategically grow the fundraising capabilities of the organization through curated events and partnerships., • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish goals, secure signed MOUs and contracts, and ensure all event elements align with TTF’s communication standards and guest experience vision., • Ensure the team has sound, repeatable processes and systems for project timelines, vendor management, communication plans, risk mitigation, and onsite execution., • Champion the excellence and consistency of TTF’s event language, tone and communication style; guide team members in aligning to TTF’s event culture and approach.Cross-Functional Collaboration, • Partner with Advancement, Ministry, Fundraising, Finance, and Operations leadership to ensure alignment, storytelling accuracy, donor engagement strategy, and post event follow-through., • Maintain strong relationships with vendors, venues, ministry partners, and key external collaborators to ensure successful outcomes and mission-centered partnership.Additional, • Provide executive-level reporting, insights, and recommendations for continuous improvement., • Identify emerging opportunities for innovation, growth, or increased impact within the events portfolio., • 5-7 years of experience in with an events agency, fundraising events, brand/marketing experiences, sponsorship or related fields; nonprofit or ministry experience preferred but not required. Past business experience/ownership and entrepreneurship a plus., • Proven experience and thorough understanding of executing complex events; celebrity events, and golf/sporting related events a plus, • Bachelor’s degree in advertising, business, marketing, public relations, event management, or a related field of study, • Demonstrated ability to lead teams, mentor staff, and cultivate a collaborative, high-trust environment., • Strong strategic planning, business development, relationship management, financial analysis, budgeting, and project management skills., • Ability to navigate problems with wisdom, professionalism, discernment, and a solutions-oriented mindset, • Experience with fundraising platforms or CRMs preferred (e.g., Raisers Edge, HubSpot, Classy, etc.), • Must be able to maintain confidentiality and trust, exercise sound judgement, and steward relationships with donors, partners, and ministry leaders.