Position Description: Membership & Special Events Coordinator

Qualifications: BA or BS degree preferred
The position requires three years experience, preferably in membership development, special events coordination, communications and/or fundraising. Additional talents should include strong public speaking experience, excellent writing and communications, social networking skills, and the ability to motivate a variety of professional staff, supporters of Tampa Bay Watch and energetic community volunteers. Computer experience should include Word and Excel. Familiarity with Florida coastal ecosystems helpful but not required. Personal volunteer activity will be considered along with work experience.

Salary & Benefits:
Starting based upon experience. Health insurance, life insurance, vacation, holidays and more. Retirement savings program available.

Responsibilities:
The Membership and Special Events Coordinator is a member of the administrative team and is primarily responsible for strategic expansion of membership development activities and the annual special events that are held by Tampa Bay Watch and others. The position requires highly motivated, hard working individual who can coordinate with a diverse group of professional staff and volunteers and raise the profile of the Tampa Bay Watch organization within the community.

Membership
• Coordinate membership renewals
• Produce direct mail and annual request
• Extend community outreach
• Cultivate new members, corporate and individual
• Manage donor recognition
• Enhance membership benefits
• Maintain donor records-generate reports
• Advance social networking opportunities with the community

Special Events
• Coordinate special event committees and volunteers
• Seek sponsors and donations for events
• Manage events and participants
• Advance sponsor recognition and benefits
• Maintain donor records-generate special event reports

Please visit our website to find out more about our program activities.

 

Contact:

Please no phone calls. Send resume and supporting materials to resumes@tampabaywatch.org

 or:

Andrea Ballard, Office Administrator
Tampa Bay Watch, Inc.
3000 Pinellas Bayway South
Tierra Verde, FL 33715

About Tampa BayWatch, Inc.:

Tampa Bay Watch, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit stewardship program dedicated exclusively to the protection and restoration of the marine and wetland environments of the Tampa Bay estuary through scientific and educational programs. Our program utilizes trained professional staff to serve as a coordinating conduit for public restoration and protection activities. Tampa Bay Watch provides an avenue for community groups, civic organizations, middle and high school students and other interested individuals to participate in restoration activities and educational programs, including: salt marsh plantings, oyster shell and dome construction projects, shorebird nest site protection, exotic plant control programs, and bay resource monitoring activities.