Event Planner - Fundraising and Community Outreach Events Coordinator

We are growing our event planning team!

Fundraiser and Community Outreach Events Coordinator

The Ideal Candidate:

• Reliable with excellent attendance record 
• Self-motivated, positive attitude, and demonstrated warm-helpful outgoing personality
• Organized, and able to keep a neat and clean workspace
• Ability to work ahead and manage deadlines for operational purposes
  
• Professional written and verbal communication skills-you will be asked to demonstrate these skills in the screening process
  
• Experience working with community groups raising funds, including not for profit organizations, schools, faith based groups, sports teams, and youth programs
• Proven track record initiating contact calls/emails, promoting company products, making connections
• Ability to track a lead, follow up on lost business, and identify new opportunities 
• Comfortable setting up and hosting complimentary tastings and demonstration events
• Hospitality industry experience-event planning experience preferred
• Fundraising, event planning experience for not for profit groups
• Social Media and event photography
• Basic Graphic Design skills
• Willing to learn simple web page design using Word Press 
• Proficient with multi line phone system, Microsoft office suite, google drive/gmail, copier, invoicing clients, and applying payments
  
• Valid Drivers License and Serve Safe Certificate

Daily Expectations

• Full time commitment.  Combination of in office and at events.  Mixed schedule with regular evening appointments offsite
• Daily prompt customer communication via email and phone, first point of contact for our not for profit and large fundraising client base  
  
• Create fundraising orders for clients using proprietary software-communicate details/updates to operations and service team
• Timely follow-up to customer requests, changes, and comments with professional verbal/written communication
  
• Work as part of event planning team,  assist with basic office management-answer phones, email invoices, and apply payments
• Drive a full size Nelson's Catering van to attend/coordinate tastings and events throughout Central, IL 

Why Work at Nelson's Catering?

Work for the best,  we are a small family/employee owned full-service AWARD winning catering company. We have 30 years of experience and a great reputation!  Our work environment is relaxed, very social, and busy! 

You must enjoy hospitality and be ready to provide top notch service. 

We offer the following salary structure and benefits:

• Competitive hourly wage and quarterly bonus program
• End of Year Bonus Plan
• Seven paid holidays
• One week paid vacation following six months full time employment
• SIMPLE IRA
• Access to employer sponsored small business health insurance plan (after 90 days employment)
• Generous employee discount program and daily lunch prepared by our awesome kitchen team 

To apply for this position:  please submit a resume and cover letter to Mindyb@nelsonscatering.com or apply on our website at www.nelsonscatering.com