Virtual Events Coordinator (Consultant)

Job Details

Virtual Events Coordinator (Consultant), EcoAgriculture

Type

Consultant

Location

Remote

Deadline

2023-03-01

Description

EcoAgriculture Partners seeks a motivated, organized and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a virtual events coordinator consultant, supporting EcoAgriculture Partners and its initiative, 1000 Landscape for 1 Billion People.

We are a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC, engaged in research and advocacy for impact in agriculture and rural development. Specifically, EcoAgriculture Partners strives for a world where agricultural communities manage their landscapes as ecoagriculture to enhance rural livelihoods, conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services, and sustainably produce crops, livestock, fish, and fiber simultaneously.

EcoAgriculture Partners is the convener of 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L), a radical collaboration of change agents working together to accelerate landscape efforts to sustain and restore ecosystems, build rural prosperity and confront climate change.

Read more at https://www.ecoagriculture.org and http://landscapes.global.

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Responsibilities

We are looking for a motivated and organized virtual events coordinator to take the reins in planning and executing a variety of virtual webinars over the next year. Reporting to the Senior Communications Manager, the consultant will support event planning and management activities for EcoAgriculture Partners and 1000L. 

The Events Coordinator will regularly interact with program staff to gain an introductory understanding of international rural development and finance, integrated landscape management, and international policies related to agriculture, ecosystem restoration and biodiversity. They will also meet regularly with the Communications Team for feedback and to monitor the status of events.

Requirements

  • Assist teams in developing a webinar planning outline using Trello
  • Edit email text for webinar invites, reminders and announcements
  • Design simple infographics to market webinars through social media and newsletters
  • Managing attendee lists and communicating with attendees and panelists
  • Organize deadlines and materials while keeping team members on track with tasks needed for the webinar
  • Coordinate regularly with all teams for webinar materials 
  • Manage all technical aspects of webinars including operating Zoom, recordings, registration and links, etc. 
  • Manage any after-event follow up

Desired

  • 1+ years of experience
  • Experience managing Zoom webinars
  • Strong writing and editing skills
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal communication skills
  • Extremely detail-oriented 
  • Understanding of basic design principles for simple graphics
  • Knowledge of or willingness to learn Trello
  • Experience organizing multiple webinars at once
  • Flexibility working with people from different cultures over various time zones 
  • Ability to meet deadlines

Compensation

This is a fully remote part-time position. Compensation is up to $20/hour depending on experience. 

How To Apply

Please email a resume and cover letter describing your interest and relevant experience for this position, along with two references to Michael Keller at mkeller@ecoagriculture.org.

We will begin reviewing applications immediately and continue until we fill the position. 

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