Outreach Coordinator

Eugene, Oregon

Reports to Executive Director and Campaign Director

 

The Outreach Coordinator serves as the lead person responsible for recruiting and engaging grassroots activists and supporters for Cascadia Wildlands.  Core duties of this position include: activist and supporter recruitment; community event participation; Cascadia recruitment event coordination; business engagement coordination; and merchandise program coordination.  

 

 

• By a variety of means (e.g., direct contact, social media, individual networks, etc.) populate our database with willing and committed individuals

• Keep activist database updated and complete and utilize database tools to most effectively communicate with our base

 

• Identify appropriate concerts, street fairs, conferences and other regional public events for outreach activities

• Recruit, train and coordinate volunteers to table at community events

• Promote presence and branding at events, electronically and in other media outlets

• Lead outreach hikes to threatened areas and cultivate attendees 

 

• Develop and coordinate recruitment events such as house parties and corporate functions

• Help promote existing events like Pints Gone Wild and our film festivals

• Design, update and maintain presentation materials such as power point presentations and tabling materials to support organization and programmatic needs

 

• Develop a consistent program for business engagement both as donors and recruiting employees as grassroots activists and supporters

• In coordination with other staff and board, recruit candidate businesses for program

 

• In coordination with other staff, develop and expand merchandise program

• Promote merchandise program through website, newsletter, social networks and events

 

Cascadia Wildlands is a small, community-based organization that places huge emphasis on the wellbeing of our employees, our relationships with the community, and our role in the greater environmental movement.  Candidates must have:

• A passion for wild places, wildlife, and grassroots movements

• Professional etiquette and a high standard of accountability

• An ability to form meaningful relationships with diverse constituencies, especially donors and volunteers

• A commitment to building a movement through cultivating volunteers, creating personal connections with community members, and supporting fellow staff members in their work

• A commitment to minimizing our organization’s environmental footprint

• A commitment to preventing and/or resolving conflicts and communicating openly and honestly

• A positive, solutions-oriented approach to work and a sense of humor

 

The Outreach Coordinator must have excellent organizational and interpersonal skills as well as an ability to prioritize tasks in often chaotic settings.  

 

Required Qualifications*:

 

• Experience using modern office and communication systems

• Experience planning, coordinating, and executing events

• Experience engaging the public and building successful relationships

 

• Minimum two years of college; undergraduate or graduate degree preferred

• Basic understanding of Pacific Northwest ecology and environmental threats

 

• Exceptional communication skills, including efficient, error-free writing abilities and eloquent, compelling verbal communication skills

• Excellent judgment and confidence to make decisions

• Initiative to take on challenges and develop creative, resourceful solutions to problems and obstacles; a positive, can-do attitude

• Ability to work as part of a dynamic, fast-paced team and commitment to support volunteers and fellow staff members

• Efficient computer skills, including fluency in social media, internet research, email programs, Microsoft Office programs, and WordPress or other blogging/web platform 

• Willingness and ability to travel for trainings and meetings

• Enthusiasm for asking for volunteer help, donations and sponsorships

• Willingness and ability to work at weekend events on occasion

• A valid driver’s license or other reliable mode of transport within the Eugene/Springfield area