Title: Events & Volunteer Manager

Reports To: Vice President & Museum Director

FLSA Status: Full-time / Exempt

As one of the nation’s premier nonprofit urban preservation organizations, Historic Denver works every day to protect and promote the city’s historic places and spaces. Through our flagship property, the Molly Brown House Museum, along with technical assistance, project management, and public programming, we engage communities in preserving and interpreting Denver’s past. Thoughtful and inclusive preservation deepens understanding of our shared history and strengthens our collective future.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Historic Denver seeks a dynamic and detail-oriented Events & Volunteer Manager to lead and grow its volunteer program while planning, marketing, coordinating, and executing public events, after-hours programs, and private rentals at the Molly Brown House Museum as well as at historic sites around the community. This full-time position plays a key role in volunteer engagement, event logistics, sales, vendor coordination, ticketing, communications, and guest experience — ensuring smooth operations and meaningful engagement across museum and organizational events.

THE ROLE

• Volunteer Program Management: Recruit, onboard, schedule, train, and retain a pool of active and engaged volunteers. Maintain volunteer records, track hours and participation, support recognition efforts, and collaborate with staff to identify volunteer needs across programs and events.
• Public Event Planning & Marketing: Collaborate on creating the museum’s annual slate of public events. Draft event descriptions, support marketing materials and press outreach, coordinate ticketing and website updates, and track event metrics and return on investment for promotional efforts.
• Private Event Sales & Client Relations: Promote the museum’s event spaces to corporations, event planners, individuals, and organizations. Serve as the primary contact for clients from inquiry through post-event follow-up, developing event plans and timelines aligned with client needs and museum policies.
• Coordination & Logistics: Lead event logistics from concept through teardown, including scheduling, room setup, staffing, run-of-show coordination, and balancing event needs with the internal programming calendar.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Oversee relationships with caterers, rental partners, and other vendors. Communicate expectations clearly, maintain quality standards within budget, and ensure compliance with policies and applicable safety requirements.
• Evaluation & Reporting: Draft surveys for public and private events, track responses and participation data, maintain accurate records, and use feedback and metrics to improve volunteer engagement, guest experience, and financial reporting.
• Institutional Support: Collaborate on organization-wide special events, fundraising initiatives, and cross-departmental projects as directed, serving as a proactive partner in advancing Historic Denver’s mission.

THE CANDIDATE

The Events & Volunteer Manager is an energetic, detail-oriented, people-centered professional who thrives in a collaborative, mission-driven environment. This role requires initiative, flexibility, sound judgment, and the ability to manage evolving logistics while building strong relationships with volunteers, clients, staff, and community partners.

• Bachelor’s degree in event management, hospitality, marketing, museum studies, tourism, nonprofit management, or a related field preferred, or 2–4 years of relevant experience in event planning, volunteer management, hospitality, museums, education, tourism, or nonprofit organizations.
• Understands nonprofit operations and supports Historic Denver’s cultural and educational mission, representing the organization with enthusiasm, professionalism, and integrity.
• Communicates clearly and confidently in person and in writing, balancing detail with big-picture thinking in volunteer coordination, client relations, contracts, and event communications.
• Works independently, exercises sound judgment, and maintains discretion while collaborating proactively and creatively across departments in a dynamic environment with multiple priorities.
• Demonstrates the ability to motivate, support, and work effectively with people of varied ages, backgrounds, and experiences so that volunteers, guests, and partners feel welcome and valued.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and occasional holidays to support events, with reliable transportation for work at the museum and in the community.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, WordPress, CRM and such ticketing systems as Fareharbor, and volunteer databases such as Volgistics.
• Bilingual Spanish/English skills are highly valued.
• Affinity for history, historic preservation, arts, and culture strongly encouraged.
• Physical ability to sit, stand, walk, climb stairs, lift up to 30 pounds, and remain active throughout the day.

COMPENSATION

Historic Denver will offer the successful candidate a competitive salary within the range of $51,000 to $54,000. The successful candidate will also be eligible for retirement and healthcare benefits, paid vacation and sick leave, and an employee-match SIMPLE IRA plan after year one.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send a resume and cover letter to amalcomb@mollybrown.org by the end of the day, June 24^th, 2026.

REQUIREMENTS

This is a full-time salaried position requiring no less than 40 hours per week. Work takes place both in the office and out in the community. Occasional weekends, early morning, and evening work is required.

Physical Requirements
Works requires some physical exertion such as walking, standing, lifting, carrying or similar activities. This work requires walking or standing to a significant degree. This position requires using multiple flights of stairs to a significant degree.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Historic Denver is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity in any term, condition, or privilege of employment. We do not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of age, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by state or local law.