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Job industry : Corporate Planning/Consulting/Strategy
Job segment : Corporate Planning/Consulting/Strategy
Job role : Other
Job skill : Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Access
Position vacant : National Conference Planner
Job location : WashingtonDistrict of Columbia
Job details
Company name : Jobs with Justice
Minimum experience : 2 years
Maximum experience : 3 years
Job type : Permanent
Gross pay : 30000 Yearly
Job posted : Dec 26, 2007
Job view count : 686
Job description
Job description: Jobs with Justice is a national network of 40+ local coalitions of labor, community, faith-based, and student organizations that work together on campaigns to win workers’ rights and economic justice. Every 18-24 months, Jobs with Justice activists come together to celebrate victories, share experiences, and strategize to build power for working families.

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate with venue: coordinate A/V, schedule, room set-up.
  • Program and agenda: collect and organize information for the conference agenda and program; identify and arrange entertainment; generate invitation letters; confirm speakers and workshop presenters.
  • Coordinate other logistics, including: translation (equipment and interpreters); child care (providers and space); displays; tabling.
  • Conference sponsorship and adbook: Confirm conference sponsors and collect ads for adbook.
  • On-site logistics: Coordinate on-site conference logistics
Req. candidate profile : Qualifications:

  • Extremely well-organized and detail oriented
  • Ability to juggle multiple tasks at once.
  • Experience organizing conferences or events.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Willing to take direction
  • Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Access.
  • Ability to work in a team and be self-motivated.
  • Experience with grassroots and/or labor organizations preferred.
  • Spanish a plus.
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Third party mediation allowed : No
Telecommute : No
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