What You’ll Be Doing The Events Coordinator in our Development & Communications department will be responsible for assisting the agency with the success of all agency events. Your Main Priorities

• Supports event planning for major events in the agency (i.e., Townsend Luncheon, Taste of Newport, Child & Family Connections Receptions, the Annual Meeting etc.).
• Oversee the volunteer management process and volunteers for agency fundraising efforts such as the Holiday Giving Drive and in-kind giving.
• Takes minutes during committee meetings (i.e., special events committees).
• Other duties as assigned. Who You Are Requirements, Skills & Abilities :
• High school diploma required; Associate degree preferred.
• Experience with event coordination required.
• Experience working in a human services or nonprofit setting preferred.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking and time-management skills.
• Basic computer skills required; knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
• Ability to communicate and effectively interact with a diverse population.
• Collaboration and teamwork.
• The ideal candidate will be required to meet all background checks and medical clearances required for the position. Physical Requirements Operational Staff : This position involves work in an office setting.

Tasks include operating a computer for extended periods, communicating with colleagues, and occasional lifting of office / department materials up to 25lbs.

The role also requires the ability to sit for extended periods, bending, reaching, hearing and vision. Travel Requirements Site location : Middletown Statewide travel required.

Equal Employment Opportunity Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies :

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experienced by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ communities, and others.
• Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services. Affirmative Action Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve.

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experiences by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities LGBTQ communities and others.

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Last updated : 2024-04-28