Special Events Coordinator

Overview

Special Events Coordinator Job Description

Department:
Resource Development Department

Reports to:

Director of Resource Development

FLSA Status: NON-EXEMPT, Part-Time

Hourly Range: $25-$30 per hour

Hours:

20 hours per week with the need for increased hours and some evening work during time of largest events of the year (Gala-April/May and Golf Tournament-October/November). Flexibility for required increased hours and required evening work around time of special events with supervisor approval. Options for hours are 4 hours per day M-F or 2 full days per week (7.5 or 8 hrs.

per day) and 1 half day per week (4 or 5 hours per day).

PT Paid Holidays: 16 Hours to include Thanksgiving Day (4 hours), Friday after Thanksgiving (4 Hours), Christmas Eve (4 Hours) and Christmas Day (4 hours)

PT Floating Holidays: 20 hours to be used in 4 or 8 hour increments throughout 2026

Benefits:
No Additional benefits due to part-time status.

Homes of Hope is a nonprofit organization dedicated to achieving generational change through affordable housing development, property management, and a construction-based workforce development program. Our mission is to open doors to economic mobility through housing, economic, and workforce development.

Under the direction of the Director of Resource Development, the Special Events Coordinator will help plan and execute all fundraising and non-fundraising events for Homes of Hope. This role requires a commitment to regular part-time hours with the understanding that additional hours and evening work will be required around the time of special events. The Special Events Coordinator has responsibility for the creative direction of event themes and experiences.

This role will work closely with the Marketing & Annual Giving Manager to ensure all marketing efforts (print, web and social media) are properly planned and executed. Additionally, this role will work closely with the Donor Relations Manager to ensure elements that affect tracking of attendee, donor and sponsor activity are properly accounted for and executed. The Special Events Coordinator will also be responsible for managing relationships with event volunteers, to include day of event participation.

Essentials Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain awareness of Homes of Hope’s impact, activities and current events tied to Homes of Hope’s work to include: need and impact of affordable housing, need and impact of quality property management for affordable housing, need and impact of connections to community services, need and impact of workforce development for those overcoming addictions, need and impact of economic development, volunteer and community opportunities to plug into Homes of Hope in investment of money or time and organizations connection to partners in the local and statewide community
• Manage the planning, organization and execution of all fundraising and non fundraising events (major and minor events, such as Gala, golf tournament, donor cultivation events, ribbon cuttings, groundbreakings, and client focused events)
• Collaborate with other departments to connect events to organizational mission and impact
• Annually develop and implement a special events plan/timeline with strategic goals for each event that falls in line with the overall fundraising strategy
• Manage the contracted role of outside Event Planner to include providing accountability for the scope of contract, timeline of contract and execution of responsibilities
• Assist the Director of Resource Development in event fundraising efforts, particularly in relation to auction items/packages, in-kind gifts, etc.
• Work closely with the Marketing & Annual Giving Manager and contracted Video Producer to create content for events (pre and post event) that can strategically be used and repurposed in multichannel ways to promote HOH
• Work in conjunction with the Marketing & Annual Giving Manager to develop content related to creating awareness of HOH through social media and the website for all events
• Assist with the development of all events related print and digital…