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Are you detail-driven, highly organized, and thrive in environments where professionalism and discretion are paramount? Do you enjoy being the calm, capable presence behind seamless executive experiences? If so, we invite you to explore a unique opportunity with our Event Security and Special Services team.
This in-office role is based in Columbus, OH. Candidates will collaborate in office 5 days per week.
This role requires a high level of professionalism, confidentiality, and the ability to interact seamlessly with C-suite executives and internal stakeholders.
As the Coordinator, Event Security and Special Services, you’ll be the welcoming face and trusted liaison for our top executives and their teams—ensuring every visit, interaction, and event is secure, smooth, and thoughtfully managed. This role blends administrative excellence with strategic coordination, offering a dynamic space to make a meaningful impact behind the scenes.
This in-office position is based in Columbus, OH, and will collaborate in office five days per week. It’s ideal for someone who thrives in high-profile settings and values integrity, adaptability, and clear communication.
If you're ready to bring your skills to a team that values both precision and people, we’re ready to meet you.
Job Description Summary
If you are detail oriented, organized, a very effective communicator and enjoy working with executives we want to know more about you!
As a member of the Executive Protection team, you’ll be responsible for greeting in-person visits to our top executives, and their administrative assistants. You'll oversee access to top executive office space and coordinate schedules and provide administrative support for the Event Security and Special Services team. You’ll operate with flexibility and independence while using sound judgement, high attentiveness professionalism.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Serves as the primary contact for the top executive floor(s), by facilitating visitor entry and exit.
Provides travel planning and coordination along with administrative support for the Event Security and Special Services team.
Cultivates relationships on the top executive floor(s) to understand and determine ways to improve office experience and protection.
Assists with projects and communication for Protective Services organization.
Transports and/or coordinates movement within the top executive floor(s).
Serves as the emergency incident coordinator for the top executive floors.
Assists with office activities and operations, including providing back-up support for other administrative professionals on the floor.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to Director, Executive Protection Services. This is an individual contributor role.
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education: Undergraduate studies in business administration or related subject area preferred.
Experience: Typically, five or more years of administrative assistant, office management or security experience.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Must be familiar with all laws governing private security as well as demonstrated knowledge of executive or high-profile security programs for life/safety and property protection. Must be familiar with corporate security policies and procedures. Able to conduct risk assessments, threat management, and develop and carry out security countermeasures and protection plans. Able to de-escalate threats or situations in a calm, effective manner. Able to direct security associates in a variety of emergency situations as well as remain calm during high stress situations. Must possess basic law enforcement skills, including communication, first responder techniques, crime scene investigation, care and operation of firearms, and progressive use of force. Excellent communications skills with internal teams, executives, and external audiences.
Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.
Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and Human Resource Business Partner.
Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.
Job Conditions:
Overtime Eligibility: Eligible (Non-Exempt)
Working Conditions: In office (Monday - Friday).
ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.
Credit/Background Check: Due to fiduciary and high security accountability within this job, a valid credit and/or background check will be required as part of the selection process.
Safety Sensitive: This job has been identified as a Safety Sensitive position and, according to our substance free workplace program, may be subject to random alcohol and other drug testing.
Benefits
We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.
Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.
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