Events & PR Coordinator
Hours: 10 hrs/week
Compensation: Based on Experience.
SUMMARY
The Events & PR Coordinator organizes, oversees and manages Care Fresno events for the greater purpose of fulfilling missional goals in neighborhood programs. In addition, this position helps further contacts and connections with local partnerships through social media and website design.
EVENTS
Organize, oversee and manage Care Fresno, Inc. events such as Parent Nights, Field Trips, Care Camp, Fall Ball, Post-Event Celebration parties.
Schedule representation for recruitment events for the purpose of connecting individuals to Care Fresno as volunteers, Residents, sponsors, partners, etc.
Assist in planning of Mission Care Retreats and celebrations as needed.
Run pre-event and post-event meetings with core staff. Post-event meetings to include thorough evaluation of the event.
Ensure proper recognition occurs for volunteers, sponsors, etc. who attend and/or assist with events.
Utilize graphic design platforms to develop/create designs for programs and events (marketing, recruitment, etc.)
Delegate a team properly and making sure everyone has what they need to do their job requires team management and leadership skills.
Responsibility of keeping event costs within the allocated budget. This will require a degree of financial skill as well as the ability to create accurate reports.
Logistics: Everything in an event, from the seating to the entertainment, must be set up in a practical and useful manner for the guests. To accomplish this, the Event Coordinator must possess a degree of skill in logistics to properly plan the details and anticipate potential problems that may arise.
Network with a wide variety of entities in the course of their job. Vendors and venues must be established, and an entire staff must be managed in order for an event to function properly. An Event Coordinator will need to have a general knowledge of what guests expect.
COMMUNICATION
Design and maintain social media accounts and posts
Utilize graphic design platforms to develop/create designs for communication purposes (i.e. website edits, media accounts, emails, etc.)
Ensure a consistent brand and message is being conveyed across communication venues.
Maintain the organization’s website with graphics and updates while ensuring a consistent message, color scheme, and design.
GENERAL
Send monthly news and support letter to a donor base of at least 30 names for the purpose of raising $500 monthly in Care Fresno general support. Maintain file of said letters and continue relationship (personalized thank you letters, coffee meetings, etc.) with personal donor base.
Professionally represent Care Fresno in the community.
Develop a knowledge management system (such as Google Drive and Asana) that ensures maximum sharing of information and learning throughout the organization.
Participate in performance evaluations.
Ability to attend some community events in the evenings and/or on the weekends.
Be available to assist in Mission Care trainings and events as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
High-School Diploma and some college education.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or in progress preferred.
History of working with youth and/or urban ministries preferred.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and be a U.S. citizen or have a Permanent Resident status.
Possess a valid CA Driver’s License, insurance, and/or have reliable transportation.
Able to pass a fingerprinted background check.
Highly organized with a flexible approach to problem-solving.
A successful track record in setting priorities, a thorough understanding of project management and ability to meet deadlines and goals.
Understand and exemplify that goals of team take precedence over personal agenda.
Excellent communication, writing and editing skills; bilingual preferred but not required.
An ability to balance, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Computer and typing skills with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and mail merge functions. Familiarity with Google features such as Gmail, Drive, and Calendar preferred.
Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, confidentiality and a shared commitment to Care Fresno’s mission and Statement of Faith.
Please email questions to events@carefresno.org, and use the link below to submit your application.
The Events & PR Coordinator organizes, oversees and manages Care Fresno events for the greater purpose of fulfilling missional goals in neighborhood programs. In addition, this position helps further contacts and connections with local partnerships through social media and website design.
EVENTS
Organize, oversee and manage Care Fresno, Inc. events such as Parent Nights, Field Trips, Care Camp, Fall Ball, Post-Event Celebration parties.
Schedule representation for recruitment events for the purpose of connecting individuals to Care Fresno as volunteers, Residents, sponsors, partners, etc.
Assist in planning of Mission Care Retreats and celebrations as needed.
Run pre-event and post-event meetings with core staff. Post-event meetings to include thorough evaluation of the event.
Ensure proper recognition occurs for volunteers, sponsors, etc. who attend and/or assist with events.
Utilize graphic design platforms to develop/create designs for programs and events (marketing, recruitment, etc.)
Delegate a team properly and making sure everyone has what they need to do their job requires team management and leadership skills.
Responsibility of keeping event costs within the allocated budget. This will require a degree of financial skill as well as the ability to create accurate reports.
Logistics: Everything in an event, from the seating to the entertainment, must be set up in a practical and useful manner for the guests. To accomplish this, the Event Coordinator must possess a degree of skill in logistics to properly plan the details and anticipate potential problems that may arise.
Network with a wide variety of entities in the course of their job. Vendors and venues must be established, and an entire staff must be managed in order for an event to function properly. An Event Coordinator will need to have a general knowledge of what guests expect.
COMMUNICATION
Design and maintain social media accounts and posts
Utilize graphic design platforms to develop/create designs for communication purposes (i.e. website edits, media accounts, emails, etc.)
Ensure a consistent brand and message is being conveyed across communication venues.
Maintain the organization’s website with graphics and updates while ensuring a consistent message, color scheme, and design.
GENERAL
Send monthly news and support letter to a donor base of at least 30 names for the purpose of raising $500 monthly in Care Fresno general support. Maintain file of said letters and continue relationship (personalized thank you letters, coffee meetings, etc.) with personal donor base.
Professionally represent Care Fresno in the community.
Develop a knowledge management system (such as Google Drive and Asana) that ensures maximum sharing of information and learning throughout the organization.
Participate in performance evaluations.
Ability to attend some community events in the evenings and/or on the weekends.
Be available to assist in Mission Care trainings and events as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
High-School Diploma and some college education.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or in progress preferred.
History of working with youth and/or urban ministries preferred.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and be a U.S. citizen or have a Permanent Resident status.
Possess a valid CA Driver’s License, insurance, and/or have reliable transportation.
Able to pass a fingerprinted background check.
Highly organized with a flexible approach to problem-solving.
A successful track record in setting priorities, a thorough understanding of project management and ability to meet deadlines and goals.
Understand and exemplify that goals of team take precedence over personal agenda.
Excellent communication, writing and editing skills; bilingual preferred but not required.
An ability to balance, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Computer and typing skills with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and mail merge functions. Familiarity with Google features such as Gmail, Drive, and Calendar preferred.
Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, confidentiality and a shared commitment to Care Fresno’s mission and Statement of Faith.
Please email questions to events@carefresno.org, and use the link below to submit your application.
Executive Director
Classification: Exempt
Hours: Full-time
Compensation: Based on Experience.
Position Summary Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for Care Fresno’s staff, programs, fundraising, expansion, and execution of its mission. They will initially develop deep knowledge of field, core programs, operations, and business plans.
Primary duties and responsibilitiesLeadership & Management:
Fundraising & Communications:
Partnership Development
Qualifications
The ED will be thoroughly committed to Care Fresno’s mission and practice it in their personal lives within the community. All candidates should have proven leadership, coaching and relationship management experience. Concrete demonstrable experience and other qualifications include:
Compensation: Full-time Salary & Benefits, TBD by experience & education.
For more information or send in an application, contact our Board Chair, Leslie Dau, at leslie@carefresno.org or
(559) 473-4746.
Primary duties and responsibilitiesLeadership & Management:
- Ensure ongoing program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals of staff members.
- Actively build connections with, and increase the service of, Care Fresno’s volunteers, board members, alumni, partnering organizations, church partners and funders.
- Develop, maintain, and support a strong board of directors; seek and build board involvement with strategic direction for both ongoing local operations and expansion. Engage board’s support in fund development.
- Lead, coach, develop, and retain Care Fresno’s staff and leadership.
- Ensure effective systems to track progress, and regularly evaluate program components, so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, funders, and the community.
- Create curriculum and training specific to the goals and core values of Care Fresno; Ability to teach and preach to diverse audiences is essential to the position.
Fundraising & Communications:
- Expand local revenue generating and fundraising activities to support existing program operations and expansion while maintain low-to-no debt.
- Deepen and refine all aspects of communications—from web presence to external relations with the goal of creating a stronger brand.
- Use external presence and relationships to garner new opportunities for growth.
- Oversee annual fundraising events.
- Must have experience with grant writing; Experience working with funding agencies is highly desired.
Partnership Development
- Must be able to communicate with diverse groups of people. Must have experience working with low-income communities and forming relationships with low-income & high-income churches and businesses while navigating issues of race and class disparities.
Qualifications
The ED will be thoroughly committed to Care Fresno’s mission and practice it in their personal lives within the community. All candidates should have proven leadership, coaching and relationship management experience. Concrete demonstrable experience and other qualifications include:
- Advanced degree in related field with senior management experience; track record of effectively leading an outcomes-based and community-based organization and staff; ability to point to specific examples of having developed and operationalized strategies that have taken an organization to the next stage of growth.
- Experience with program evaluation.
- A history of strong biblical education and experience teaching sound biblical studies
- An understanding and experience of best practices in community development.
- An understanding of and experience with cross-cultural engagement.
- Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget.
- Past success working with a board of directors with the ability to cultivate existing board member relationships.
- Strong marketing, public relations, and fundraising experience with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
- Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative approach to business.
- Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
- Passion, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, self-directed and an extraverted preference toward engaging with diverse groups of people often.
Compensation: Full-time Salary & Benefits, TBD by experience & education.
For more information or send in an application, contact our Board Chair, Leslie Dau, at leslie@carefresno.org or
(559) 473-4746.