Gala Event Coordinator

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Global Potential (GP) transforms youth from underserved communities through education, service learning and cultural exchange into globally competitive leaders of positive change in their lives and communities. GP is an 16-month transformative after-school and summer program that works with 500 youth a year in New York City. The GP program includes 14.5 months of workshops locally and 1.5 months of international service learning and cultural exchange in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Nicaragua. GP vision is that as youth develop, communities develop.

Major objectives:

We are seeking a highly motivated, focused, outgoing individual to coordinate our annual Gala Concert event, featuring Tony Award winner Patina Miller. The Gala Event Coordinator will work with the marketing and development teams and will report to the Chief Marketing Officer to coordinate the activities associated with the Gala.

This is an opportunity for a motivated self-starter to contribute toward the gala’s goal of raising $100K (25% of GP’s annual budget) to ensure the sustainability of GP’s transformative leadership program. The Gala Event Coordinator primary responsibility will be to coordinate all pre and post operations of the gala.

The Gala Concert will take place on March 17th at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts

Responsibilities include:

• Preparing a schedule and a timeline

• Ensuring smooth and organized operations

• Managing all setup and breakdown, run the event and keep it on schedule

• Working in coordination with Marketing team to schedule and communicate needs for Gala related activities

• Working closely with the Marketing team to ensure appropriate materials are produced for the event (invitations, social network communication, programs, etc).

It is a great opportunity to become familiar with the inner workings of a non-profit organization.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, enthusiastic personality

• Planning and coordination skills

• Ability to work independently and creatively, as well as part of a team

• Solid writing, communication, organizational and time management skills

• Strong computer skills (PC or MAC): Microsoft Office, Internet, Google Drive

• Knowledge of Salesforce a plus

Commitment: 3-4 months / 10-15 hours per week

Start date: immediately