Join Our Team as an Events Coordinator!

Are you detail-oriented, highly organized, and passionate about bringing people together through engaging events? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love the challenge of juggling logistics, communication, and creative ideas? If so, we want you to join our team!

About Us:
We’re the Community Associations Institute (CAI)—the leading international trade association for the community association industry. With a mission to inspire professionalism, effective leadership, and responsible citizenship, we bring together community managers, homeowners, business partners, and policy makers through events, education, and collaboration.

The Opportunity:
We’re seeking an Events Coordinator to support the planning and execution of in-person, virtual, and hybrid events that serve our 50,000+ members. You'll play a key role in making our national conferences, seminars, and specialty events successful, memorable, and smooth from start to finish.

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinate logistics for flagship events like our Annual Conference, Law Seminar, and CEO-MC Retreat

• Manage hotel rooming lists, attendee/exhibitor registration updates, and on-site support

• Collaborate with marketing, education, and sales teams to support communications, websites, and sponsor fulfillment

• Build relationships with presenters, committee members, and vendors

• Support our virtual event experience using platforms like Zoom

• Travel 2–4 times a year to support on-site events

What You Bring:

• 1–2 years of experience in event coordination, hospitality, or a related role

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects

• Experience with Microsoft Office and Zoom; bonus if you’ve worked with websites or registration platforms

• A customer-first attitude, a growth mindset, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and make magic happen

Bonus Points If You:

• • Have or are pursuing a degree in event planning, hospitality, or communications

  • Have experience supporting continuing legal education (MCLE) or working with professional associations

Why CAI?
We’re a collaborative, mission-driven organization that values creativity, flexibility, and a can-do attitude. You’ll work with a fun and supportive team that’s passionate about delivering exceptional experiences for our members. We offer a hybrid work environment, great benefits, and the chance to grow your career in a dynamic field.

Apply Today
If you’re ready to help us take our events to the next level, send your resume and a short cover letter highlighting your interest to be considered.

Let’s build unforgettable experiences together.

About Community Associations Institute (CAI)

About Community Associations Institute CAI is an international membership organization dedicated to advancing excellence in the governance, management, and quality of life of community associations. With over 50,000 members, CAI has 64 chapters worldwide, including Canada, the Middle East, and South Africa, and relationships with housing leaders in countries around the world. CAI advances excellence in community association living by inspiring professionalism, effective leadership, and responsible citizenship. CAI establishes and promotes high standards, best practices, and state-of-the-art resources and education while also advocating for legislative and policy support. CAI members include association board members and other homeowner leaders, community managers, association management firms, and other professionals who provide products and services to community associations. CAI serves community associations and homeowners by: Advancing excellence through seminars, workshops, conferences, and education programs. Most of these events lead to professional designations for community managers and other industry professionals. Publishing the largest collection of resour...ces available on community association management and governance, including website content, books, guides, Common Ground magazine, and specialized newsletters. Advocating on behalf of common interest communities and industry professionals before legislatures, regulatory bodies, and the courts. Serving as an international clearinghouse for information, innovations, and best practices in community association governance and management. We believe homeowners associations, condominium associations, and housing cooperatives should strive to exceed the expectations of their residents. We work toward this goal by identifying and meeting the evolving needs of the professionals and volunteers who serve associations, by being a trusted forum for the collaborative exchange of knowledge and information, and by helping our members learn, achieve, and excel. Our mission is to inspire professionalism, effective leadership, and responsible citizenship — ideals reflected in associations that are preferred places to call home. Vision To be the global leader advancing excellence in community association living. Mission Community Associations Institute advances community association governance, management, and quality of life by inspiring professionalism, effective leadership, and responsible citizenship. A global nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization, CAI is the foremost authority in community association management, governance, education, and advocacy. Our mission is to inspire professionalism, effective leadership, and responsible citizenship—ideals reflected in community associations that are preferred places to call home. Visit us at www.caionline.org and follow us on Twitter and Facebook @caisocial.

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