Kevin Guest House is hiring: Events & Marketing Associate in Buffalo

Title: Events & Marketing Associate Position (Full-time)

A great opportunity for non-profit or marketing professionals with 3 to 5 years development and event planning experience. Responsible for primary coordination of the annual special events, peer to peer fundraising programs & community engagement events along with assisting with implementation of the overall marketing and communication plan for Kevin Guest House. Secondary support for the Development team with the coordination of other business development initiatives, healthcare partner relations and house operation functions when needed.

Opportunity: A perfect position for a creative, detail-orientated, friendly, outgoing & compassionate individual who welcomes challenges & projects to make process improvements and problem-solving in a busy environment. Yet equally important for someone with the technical skills to implement our marketing messages.

A successful candidate will have previous experience working with a non-profit atmosphere, low-income families or healthcare industry. Strong sense of responsibility and commitment to the hospitality house mission and compassionate to patient family needs. Ability to multi-task and stress management preferred.

Position Status: Full-time exempt (40 hours/week) salary, on-site, additional potential hours include occasional weekend/evening duties (daily hours 9am to 5:30pm (includes 30 min unpaid break); ability to work evenings, weekends, events & committee meetings allow for flexible schedule & occasional work from home opportunities). Full-time benefits include paid time off, single health insurance, simple IR match and additional items in accordance with Kevin Guest House personnel policies (Annual salary range commensurate with experience range from $55K to $60K annually). (Salary commensurate with experience). Submit cover letter, salary requirements and resume by email to buffalohospitalityhouse@gmail.com or reply to this posting.

Duties:

Events & Marketing Associate reports to the Development Manager with oversight support from the Executive Director.

• Special Events: primary coordination of all in-house fundraising events and third party community events.
• Cause Marketing & Community Fundraising: primary management of bi-annual flower sales program, marketing & healthcare engagement events, other merchandise sales and cause marketing programs
• Peer to Peer Fundraising: primary management of annual online & offline peer to peer fundraising efforts including pledge based programs, Facebook & Instagram fundraisers.
• Marketing & Communication: primary coordination of all website, email, social media, print, public relations and digital media communication plans. Work with Development Manager to develop integrated marketing plan and staff liaison on organization marketing committee.
• Volunteer Coordination: primary oversight of signature event campaign committees and community engagement initiative leaders. Work alongside Community Engagement Associate to organize & train event & fundraising program volunteers.
• Corporate Partnerships & Donor Stewardship: work alongside development team to foster relationship as related to primary functions. Assist with donor stewardship events and Giving Heart young professional initiated events.
• Assist with gift processing & database entry updates when needed
• Guest Services & House Operations: when necessary assist Kevin Guest House team with day-to-day operations

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree preferred and 5 years relevant experience in non-profit, special events or marketing.
• Dependable and compassionate perspective.
• Website, social media, email campaign programs experience (Mailchimp a plus) required.
• Expected to represent Kevin Guest House brand in community and comfortable in public speaking engagements.
• Ability to function effectively in a team environment and multi-task many projects. Effective organizational/prioritization, interpersonal, verbal, and written skills, and public speaking.
• Strongly self-directed and good problem-solving skills. Computer literate including working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and database operations.
• Peer to peer fundraising platforms and/or non-profit database experiences preferred. Adobe suite, publisher, Canva and digital/video work a plus. Project management and scheduling experience encouraged.
• Attention to detail, meet deadlines, schedule planning & discretion in handling confidential information is critical.
• Ability to lift 25+ lbs. unassisted, valid drivers license required.

Organization: Kevin Guest House (KGH) is the nations first healthcare hospitality house situated in the heart of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. KGH is a not-for-profit organization that provides a comfortable and supportive home-away-from-home for patient families traveling to Western New York for medical care. COVID-19 considerations: Due to the nature of our immune compromised guests, Kevin Guest House encourages employee COVID-19 vaccination and up to date booster shots regardless of position, wearing PPE at all times when interacting with guests. Review on hire.

Kevin Guest House

782 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY 14203 | 716.882.1818 |Fax: 716.882.1291

www.kevinguesthouse.org | facebook.com/kevinguesthouse | @kevinguesthouse