Events & Community Coordinator

Wild Dreams Hospitality

Cape Town, Western Cape
R22,000-28,000 per month
Permanent
Full-time

27 days ago

International NGO Plant-Based food company is looking for an EVENTS & COMMUNITY COORDINATOR to join their Cape Town TeamCandidate Requirements:

Strongly aligned with the plant-based and animal welfare values of the company
Relevant degree and a minimum of 3 years proven experience in event or activations management, OR

A minimum of 6 years proven experience in event or activations management * Experience managing teams and working with volunteers

Have experience in managing budgets
Experience with content creation and management of social media profiles
Assertive personality, and experience in ensuring adherence to organisational policies and procedures
Excellent presentation skills and project management capability
Excellent written and verbal English skills
Outgoing and confident, able to network effectively and represent the organisation with professionalism
Ability to provide constructive feedback in a timely manner to oneself and team members that contributes to individual and organisational growth. Actively seeks feedback and proactively communicates to cultivate a positive, productive and solution-focused work environment.
Must be a flexible and a creative problem solver
Must be Cape-Town based
Willingness to travel as and when required mostly within the greater Cape Town area, and occasionally other major South African cities.
Smart phone with internet access.
Proficiency in the Google Suite – Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, as well as CANVA
Experience working in a non-profit environment or in a field relating to veganism, health, environment, animal rights/welfare or food
Fluent in additional official South African languages
Experience with Wordpress, MailChimp or other mass-emailing platforms
Knowledge of the South African vegan-vegetarian scene and global veg-trends
Corporate experience, especially with the food and plant-based food sector
Experience with fundraising

The successful candidate will be responsible for all logistical elements of our events and activations, managing our volunteers and helping to grow our online community. The types of events will vary, and could include plant-based sampling activations, corporate wellness days, film screenings, product launches, focus groups, volunteer training etc. Team management is very important as the successful candidate will be responsible for managing our volunteer network and ensuring that volunteers enjoy being part of our events. Social media experience will be an integral part of this role and will be used to advertise events, highlight the events and activations we host, and inspire our online community.For more information please contact:Dominique van Rensburg

Wild Dreams Hospitality

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