SUMMARY OF POSITION:
4-H programs in 10 states, National 4-H Council, and 4-H National Headquarters have launched a joint, 2 year effort to pilot scalable alumni engagement strategies that will mobilize alumni to come back and stand up for 4-H by giving, volunteering and advocating. The participating state 4-H programs are: CA, DE, FL, IA, KY, LA, MN, NE, NY and VT. Coordination and communication between 1862 and 1890 institutions in pilot states will be a goal of the program.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Act as main communication channel between National 4-H Council staff, external contractors, and 4-H field members involved in 4-H Alumni Pilot
- Coordinate and run webinars and conference calls for Alumni group.
- Maintain project plans for both the larger group and sub-groups.
- Prepare correspondences, collateral, presentations, reports, and other documents for the pilot program.
- Actively participate in brainstorming and ideation sessions with pilot partner states.
- Research trends in alumni initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Previous office experience necessary, preferably in a public relations, non-profit, or fund-raising position.
- Interest in the 4-H system and supporting 4-H professionals and volunteers.
- Knowledge of the 4-H system and/or 4-H alumnus (preferred).
- High level of professionalism and intiative.
- Proficient in Microsoft applications.
- Experience with Raiser's Edge, HTML experience, and/or web page management (preferred).
- Ability to work in team environment and multi-task.
- Great organizational skills.
