Immediate Opportunity: Event Coordinator

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We are looking for a coordinator to help direct and execute our 10 th Annual Celebration Event: Dancing with the Forest. This is our largest event of the year, supporting our cause of protecting tropical rainforests, the lungs of our planet, by supporting the native communities that thrive in it.

https://rainforestpartnership.org/2018-celebration-event-sponsors/

We are looking for a coordinator who is inventive, organized, and interpersonal to assist in organizing this event for a nonprofit organization.

Responsibilities may include,

• Reaching out and coordinating sponsors during the event from food, drinks, entertainment
• Develop program schedule and directing event volunteers
• Decorating of the event space and the layout of the space, table set up etc.
• Reaching out to the media on publicizing the event
• Communicating to upper staff with a weekly report of the event
• Keeping organized in excel on amounts regarding check-in, ticket sales, sponsors etc.

What you will get from this opportunity,

• An ability to work in a growing international NGO with a unique model of working
• You will gain experience in International Development
• The experience to work in a position of real responsibility
• An ability to own your designated work portfolio, and learn hands-on project management, time management, ability to collaborate with highly skilled staff and volunteers
• Work in a fun, high energy, positive, collaborative and diverse work environment

Rainforest Partnership based in Austin, Texas is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect and regenerate tropical rainforests by working with the people of the forests to develop sustainable livelihoods that empower and respect both people and nature.

Please contact Aubrey LeBlanc at aubrey@rainforestpartnership.org for more details.