Brass Tactics is seeking experienced campaign staff with at least three full cycles of field or community organizing and event management experience for an earned media advocacy campaign to protect our progress on climate change and environmental protections. The Nevada (NV) Events Manager will plan and execute event-based earned media tactics such as district office visits of elected officials, participating in community events town halls and rallies.
The mission is to convince public officials to limit and eventually stop any effort to diminish our progress on fighting climate change and promoting clean energy. The Events Manager is an essential part of pursuing this mission on a state and local level.
The NV Events Manager will be responsible for representing and executing the nationwide campaign in their assigned state or region. Responsibilities include identifying, contacting and building relationships with local activists and organizations; recruiting and managing volunteers, planning and executing events; tracking key metrics; capturing events on video; and providing accurate reports.
The NV Events Manager will be based in Nevada without a central office and must be able to work remotely and independently and travel on short notice.
This is a full-time salaried position from early February 2017 through December 2017. The position requires the NV Events Manager to work long hours on an irregular schedule that includes evening hours and weekend hours and often on short notice. Events Manager must possess a valid driver's license and have daily access to their own car for the duration of the program. The position will require a good amount of in state and regional travel.
Salary is commensurate with experience and in the range of $4500 - $5000/month and includes health insurance benefits plus funds for daily travel.
Job Responsibilities
· Effectively plan, manage and execute events in state and/or region;
· Provide in-person staffing support at events;
· Support other events organized by existing partners; January 19, 2017 2
· Identify, contact and effectively build relationships with local activists and organizations;
· Recruit and manage volunteers;
· Conduct follow-up communication with event partners and volunteers;
· Track key event metrics and complete daily reports on progress to goal for all metrics;
· Assist in researching, monitoring and tracking public events;
· Use social and digital media tools to contact potential volunteers and local partners and build a response network;
· Bring a positive, solutions-oriented approach to all facets of the work program;
· Represent the campaign with professionalism and ethical conduct;
· Troubleshoot daily challenges with managing volunteers, partner relationships and events;
· Work with Events Director to develop and implement best practices.
Reporting
The NV Events Manager will report directly to the Events Director.
Qualifications
• At least 3 years or 3 full cycles of experience working on political or issue-based campaign that involved volunteer recruitment and management as well as partner engagement and experience planning and managing events;
• Community, electoral or issue organizing background;
• Prior experience working on climate change or environmental related issues is preferred;
• Prior experience managing or staffing grassroots advocacy events is required;
• Experience with relationship building and working in a diverse, inclusive, team-oriented workplace, but also disciplined to work on their own;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Positive attitude and personality;
• Creative approach to planning and problem solving;
• An ability to respond and act quickly on short notice in less than ideal circumstances;
• Perseverance in the face of difficult challenges;
• Demonstrated success in metrics driven jobs;
• Disciplined in meeting deadlines even on tight timelines;
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills;
• Experience working in diverse communities;
• Strong commitment to promoting action to combat climate change;
• Ability to work in and adapt to a fast-moving environment;
• Ability to work on-the-move without a physical office; January 19, 2017 3
• Must have valid driver's license and daily access to a car;
• Must have access to their own working lap top computer that has WiFi compatibility; and
• Willingness and availability to work long hours with irregular weekday and weekend hours as well work on short notice.
To Apply
Please submit resume via https://brasstactics.quickbase.com/db/biaqseawa and select NV Events Manager in the "Position Applying For" drop down menu. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Brass Tactics is an affirmative action – equal opportunity employer.
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