Exhibits Project Manager

Department: Continuing and Professional Education
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: $50,000 – $60,000; commensurate with experience
Compensation Band: OS-OA05-Fiscal Year 2025-2026
FTE: 1.0

Application Review Begins

December 3, 2025; open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please submit a cover letter and a resume with educational and professional experience outlined, along with your online application.

Department Summary

University of Oregon Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) connects UO with regional communities. Working in partnership with UO schools and colleges, selected vendors, and national credentialing associations, CPE serves the public by enabling learning outside of the traditional university setting. Participants do not have to be admitted students at the University of Oregon to participate in CPE programs. Individuals can access vibrant professional development opportunities, lifelong learning enrichment courses, and community engagement activities that serve nearly 5,000 participants annually at local continuing ed programs.

Through CPE’s mission to produce or aid in the delivery of educational programs for purposes of lifelong learning and professional development, the Conference Services sub-unit provides an important resource to this mission in two ways: first, by providing specialized operational support to academic departments, individual faculty members in their hosting of on-campus events and noncredit workshops, or other auxiliary units (e.g. UO Housing); second, by providing technically-sophisticated and integrated conference management and customer service solutions to externally-facing professional associations for the administration and production of educational conferences and tradeshows (both small and large-scale: 10,000+ attendees).

Continuing and Professional Education programs are self-supported and fee-based; they do not use state dollars. CPE reports to the Office of the Provost.

Position Summary

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors’ degree and 2 years of experience in project management within a large, complex organization OR
• A combination of equivalent education and experience totaling 5 years.

Professional Competencies

• Project management, time management, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage details of multiple and complex projects within firm schedules.
• Strong aesthetic sensibility and demonstrated ability to think creatively.
• Ability to communicate effectively, including the ability to comprehend, analyze and interpret complex information to effectively present information to various stakeholders, both internal and external to the university.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures. Proven ability to be effective in an interdisciplinary team environment.
• Self-motivated, punctual, reliable, organized, and flexible. Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills. Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong proficiency of MS Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with the management of events and tradeshows.
• Experience managing suppliers, such as General Services Contractors.
• Meetings certification or project management relevant coursework.
• Experience in team leadership and employee supervision.

FLSA Exempt: Yes

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit our website.

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