Coordinator, External Affairs Events

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, detail-oriented External Affairs Events Coordinator to join our team! The External Affairs Events Coordinator will support the Marketing Projects Manager with enhancing Goodwill Industries of Kentucky's brand and public image and aligning communications efforts and mission messaging across the state. The coordinator will assist with executing external affairs events, including but not limited to public programs, community fairs, grand openings, ribbon cuttings, conferences, and community meetings, to help educate the general public and inspire involvement with Goodwill Industries of Kentucky's mission. If you are looking for an opportunity that allows you to reach new goals while helping others, the External Affairs Events Coordinator opportunity is for you.

Goodwill’s Mission is to connect Kentucky job seekers with the resources and services they need to find and maintain long-term employment and a career path. We serve Kentuckians who have disabilities or experience other challenges finding success in the workforce, such as criminal backgrounds, language barriers, limited education, lack of transportation and chronic poverty.

Job Type: Full-time, Exempt

Essential Duties and Tasks:

• Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with various Goodwill program, retail, and administration staff to increase awareness of and support for Goodwill Industries of Kentucky strategic goals.
• Create an annual event plan, prioritizing Goodwill’s strategic goals.
• Support an annual event plan, in alignment with the External Affairs team, that supports Goodwill through the growth of marketing efforts.
• Work closely with Goodwill's internal and external program representatives create community facing events that are effective in garnering new clients.
• Develop relationships with community partners that help clients with barrier-removing programs and services.
• Work within a budget to produce high-quality events throughout the state.
• Work with marketing, communications, development, and public policy team in event production and planning.
• Assist with providing leads about employer/participant success stories as available.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Must have a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three (3) years experience in event planning.
• Must demonstrate proficient knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite i.e., Word and Excel Proficiency
• Must have passion for the mission of Goodwill and the people we serve
• Must be very detail oriented
• Must have outstanding communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a variety of diverse people.
• Must have reliable transportation to and from work.
• Must have valid driver’s license and insurance and acceptable driving record.

Physical Requirements:

• This job may have physical requirements that are considered sedentary work. Sedentary work involves sitting for long periods of time; occasional bending, squatting, kneeling, stooping, good finger dexterity and feeling; frequent repetitive motions).
• Travel across the state and to other locations beyond the assigned work location is required.

Benefits:

• 403(b) Plan
• Company 403(b) Matching Contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Generous Vacation Time & 8 Paid Holidays
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky is an EEO/AA employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)