The Harvard Conservation Trust (“HCT”) is seeking a passionate, talented Manager to work 20 hours per week to start. Areas of responsibility include supporting the Board of Trustees especially around monthly Board meetings, keeping the CRM system updated with membership and donor activities, coordinating volunteer stewardship workdays, managing events and creating content to post across HCT’s social media.
The position reports to the Officers of the Board of Trustees and works most closely with HCT’s Stewardship, Outreach and Development Committees. This is a part-time position and the staff person needs to reside in Harvard, MA.
Responsibilities:
● Provide events planning and logistics support for key events throughout the year (ie. Vernal Pools Exploration for Families in May, Tree for All free tree giveaway in April, Run for the Hills race event in October, Annual Meeting each November, etc.)
● Respond to emails, manage vendors, order supplies, set meetings, and more.
● Continually update member profile data in the CRM database (LGL and PMP) for accuracy; also to speak with members and donors as they seek information.
● Work closely with the Finance Committee to prepare and manage monthly reports to the Board
● Work with the officers and committee chairs to prepare for monthly Board meetings; circulate Board meeting materials; setup and attend in-person Board meetings.
● Create content and post information to the HCT Website and across social media platforms about upcoming events, event highlights, membership drives and other information we want the community to know about.
● Work with the Stewardship committee to coordinate volunteer days each month starting in the Spring and throughout the Fall. Maintain hours and other details in the online log for trail work days.
● Support outreach to HCT members, donors, and targeted prospects by managing postal mailings and email campaigns.
Qualifications:
● Experience using email systems (we use Mailchimp) and Wordpress for posting events and information to the Website.
● Proficiency with Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Ability to keep members and donors updated in our CRM system. Ability to make changes and updates to our website in Wordpress, and send out email campaigns using Mailchimp.
Location and Hours: This is a remote, part-time position, starting at 20 hours per week and could grow. Candidates must be available for local meetings, including a weekday evening each month for the Board of Trustees meeting. Occasional weekend events will be required.
We will only respond to applicants who live within 25 miles of Harvard, MA.
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