Volunteer Events Coordinator
Salary: Volunteer
Hours: Minimum fifteen (15) hours weekly
Contract: Minimum twelve-month commitment
Location: Remote
Who is the THRIVE Project?
Passionate about sustainability? Looking to collaborate with a driven team to make a better future? Join us, and make the world a better place.
We are a global for-impact organisation with members in over 40 countries. All of us strive to make our world thrivable - to ensure humanity can face global issues effectively and sustainably.
As a leading not-for-profit in the thrivability space, we seek to implement climate-friendly policies, educate communities, and advocate for a future where humanity can live in harmony and solidarity with nature. This is achieved through a variety of research, publishing educational content including articles and podcasts, and hosting webinars with sustainability experts.
We collaborate with NGOs, businesses, individuals and others to this end, because #ThrivabilityMatters.
By joining THRIVE, you can make a difference.
To find out more, head to our website: https://ThrivabilityMatters.Org/
Why join THRIVE?
When you become a volunteer at THRIVE, you’ll receive:
- Significant references for your work endeavours
- A community experience and sense of belonging
- Shared expertise from other team members
- A greater understanding of how organisations like ours are structured
- Opportunities to learn whole new skillsets with practical experience
- Possibilities to take on leadership roles if you’re interested
- Induction, training, and mentorship sessions
- The opportunity to develop your presentation skills
- A platform to learn and spread awareness about sustainability issues and their solutions
The Role
We’re looking for a motivated, enthusiastic events coordinator with a passion for sustainability to work with our friendly, dynamic team to inspire people around the world to make a better future.
As part of THRIVE, you will have the opportunity to:
- Champion new initiatives.
- Improve existing initiatives.
- Help shape our thrivability efforts.
- Meet regularly with team members.
- Present ideas to people from a variety of disciplines.
Your efforts will enrich our events and help inspire people to create a thrivable future.
Key/Main Responsibilities
- Plan, coordinate, and execute events, including conferences, webinars, podcast, and other online events.
- Coordinate with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure event objectives are met.
- Develop event timelines, schedules, and agendas to ensure smooth execution.
- Oversee event operations, handling any issues that arise during the event.
- Conduct post-event evaluations and reports to assess event success and areas for improvement.
- Maintain relationships with speakers, sponsors, and operational team for future collaborations.
- Stay updated with event trends and best practices for innovative event planning.
- A desire to make a sustainable world and better future for all.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor Degree in Events Management, or other relevant field.
- At least 2 years of commercial experience in an event management role, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to run online events.
Preferred Requirements
- Fluency in English (preferred).
- Willingness to learn new skills
- The ability to handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines.
- The ability to be proactive and self-manage your time.
- A self-driven mindset to make a better future for all.
- Excellent communication and organisation skills.
- Well-developed problem-solving abilities.
At THRIVE, we work to create a thrivable future, where everyone can live in harmony with nature.
We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and believe that everyone has a role to play in tackling the challenges affecting our world. As a member of our team, you will be part of a global movement that is making a difference in the world.
Applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.
Ready to make a thrivable future? Apply today.