Events & Community Coordinator

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

POSITION INFO:
Candidate 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