Event Coordinator - Minaret Foundation : Job Details

*** THIS POSITION IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO APPLICANTS IN HOUSTON***

The Events Coordinator is responsible for our portfolio of multi-faith and civic programming. This includes programs such as Competing In Goodness and the Muslim Jewish Christmas, as well as luncheons highlighting Domestic Violence and training programs for faith leaders on matters such as child welfare.

About Minaret Foundation

At Minaret Foundation, we're building capacity on food insecurity, child welfare, and religious freedom policies. Our mission is to leverage our faith beliefs to change the world around us through multi-faith and civic engagement. Our vision is to see a world where our faith communities seek each other's help to create change as the norm instead of the exception.

Pursue something so important that even if you fail, the world is better off with you having tried. - Tim O'Reilly

General Responsibilities:

• Develops and executes our multi-faith and civic programs with our Partnership Manager to create inclusive and meaningful events.
• Own every aspect of our events, from venue choice to success metrics, working with our Administrative Coordinator and volunteers to coordinate logistics, including venue selection, catering, and audio-visual requirements.
• Work with our Outreach and Program manager to maintain internal communications with our event-based committees, with some virtual meetings occurring in the evenings.
• Attend our events and manage site coordination along with run-of-show.

Required Qualifications:

• Respect, appreciation, and/or curiosity for ALL faith traditions, ideologies, and political leanings.
• Ability to work in a high-paced environment with minimal direction.
• Experience in event planning or event coordination with a proven track record of creative, successful events
• Be highly organized, detail-oriented, discreet, and exercise tact and diplomacy.
• Creative and innovative; the ability to see alternatives and solutions.
• Display excellent communication skills, with an ability to engage and interact with senior faith and elected leaders.
• Show the ability to multi-task effectively and balance priorities in an ever-changing, fast-moving, time-sensitive environment.
• Demonstrate an excellent aptitude for building productive relationships with internal teams and key stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of Google Suite (Google Docs and Sheets) and Zoom.
• Ability to manage time efficiently and operate with little oversight and minimal direction.

Our Workplace Environment:

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we offer the following workplace conditions:

• Remote, forever. Our organization has always been remote, and we have no plans on taking on office space.
• Flexible hours. Our staff has the flexibility to design their schedules between Monday through Thursday and anywhere from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm (CST).
• Four-day work week. We believe in long weekends and more time for yourself! Our office hours are only Monday - Thursday.
• Parent, child, and student-friendly. Do you have an exam coming up, taking care of an elderly parent, or need to be there for your children? Do what you need. No questions asked.
• Values and morals driven. Our work is driven by our faith values and rooted in the idea that we should help all people, regardless of our differences. No matter your position with us, you will be in a role to help effect change.
• No door policy. Power is gained by sharing knowledge, not hoarding it. Everyone has open access to anyone in the organization and can influence projects.

Compensation and Benefits:

This position is remote, part-time, up to 15 hours a week, with the possibility of additional hours within two months of hire. The hourly wage is between $20 – $23/hour. While we are unable to provide healthcare assistance at this time, we are actively working towards this goal along with a range of additional benefits.