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Earth Island Institute. |
| Categories: |
Admin/Support
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| Travel Required: | None |
| Job Type: | Contract |
| Preferred Degree: | None |
| Experience Required: | 2-3 years |
| State/Province: | CA - California |
| City: | Berkeley |
| Salary: | $18.00 per hour |
| Job Description: |
Join us and give new meaning to the word, “job.” This is a rare and unique opportunity to work with Earth Island Institute (EII). EII, founded in 1982 by environmentalist David Brower, is the organizational home for over fifty projects promoting biological and cultural diversity around the world. Through education and activism, our projects promote the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the Earth. Visit: www.earthisland.org for more information about us and you can view our YouTube video. Event Information: Earth Island Institute is celebrating its Annual Brower Youth Award ceremony. Each year, Earth Island Institute honors six youth for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco. This year the event is on October 18, 2011. If you would like more information on our New Leaders Initiative and the Brower Youth Award program, please visit www.broweryouthawards.org. Position Summary: We are looking for an experienced Event Registration Specialist who is energetic, outgoing, and disciplined and who can provide exceptional customer service to the public during all ticketing, registration and donation transactions. This is a limited term, temporary assignment from September through October 2011 for our annual Brower Youth Awards event. The ideal candidate is an experienced event ticketing and registration specialist and is not only a helpful sales person, but also an ambassador for the organization. As the front-line staff member for ticketing and registration for our annual event, you will interact with a wide range of individuals and represent the main point of contact between the public and other Earth Island team members. This is a mission-critical position and will coordinate the entire event registration process from start to finish. Responsibilities:
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If you are: outgoing, friendly, organized, detail-oriented, patient and creative and meet the requirements of the position, you will be well-suited to thrive in this role. Primary Reporting Responsibility: Director, New Leaders Initiative Other Requirements: During the event you may be required to stand for long periods of time and move around quickly while assisting volunteers, staff and the public. The position (pre and post event) is located at the EII main office one block from the downtown Berkeley BART station in the David Brower Center. The day of the event, however, the position is working in San Francisco at the Herbst Theater and interacting directly with the public. Salary: $18.00 per hour. Anticipated 20 hours per week but likely to increase moving closer to the event up to 40 hours per week. Qualified candidates should submit resume and cover letter to jobs at earthisland.org attention: Claudia West, Human Resources Manager, with Event Registration Specialist in the subject line. No phone calls please. |
| Post Date: | 08/09/2011 |
