Administrative Assistant/Program Coordinator

~ Green Inside and Out is a recently formed non-profit organization that addresses environmental health issues and provides green lifestyle information on Long Island and beyond. ~

The group does this work via various initiatives: public speaking presentations, a radio show, event coordination, work on local legislative efforts, and maintaining a blog.   

Position Overview

Beth Fiteni is the Director, and she has been doing environmental work professionally for over 2 decades. She is about to publish a book on ecofashion (organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, etc.) Help is needed with all aspects of maintaining and growing this nonprofit: upkeep of the blog and website, occasional event organization, assistance with organizing the organization’s contacts and outreach materials, and maintaining a social media presence.

We are seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant/Program Coordinator who can be on the “same page,” keep things organized, and help keep efforts moving forward and growing, to help educate more people of environmental impacts of their daily choices. This is a good opportunity for a pro-active, entrepreneurial person who wants to help get things done.

Responsibilities

Some specific tasks would be:

• Helping widely promote ecofashion book when published with all potential interested parties according to marketing plan
• Maximizing social media presence on various sites
• Helping maintain and promote a blog on green issues; helping organize photos; video editing (or finding someone else who can do so)
• Helping coordinate radio show guests
• Entering business cards and other contacts into database
• Keeping hardcopy information organized; filing related news articles and materials in files
• Helping identify revenue-generating activities, e.g. venues to offer public presentations
• Ordering educational materials in preparation for speaking events
• Event coordination
• Participating in legislative efforts & meetings
• Assisting with grant-writing
• Other related activities to advance the efforts of the book, blog, projects, events, radio show & overall mission

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Residing in Long Island or Queens, ideally near Huntington, NY headquarters; 
• Ability to start in Fall 2018;
  
• Must have access to a car;
• Committed to and enthusiastic about green/environmental issues including: vegan awareness;
• College educated;
• Familiar with computer programs-- website and WordPress editing capability;
• Responsible and self-motivated;
  
• Organized, patient, flexible, detail oriented; and
• Willing to take on any type of task to get the job done, even if mundane.

Compensation: $15.00 per hour for a limited amount of hours (a ~5 hours a week/20 hrs/mo). Schedule is flexible and some work can be done from home, but it does require commitment to help see projects through to completion, and weekly staff calls. Some work will need to be done at my home office in Huntington, Long Island. Work style is casual and friendly.

To Apply

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