Event Coordinator (Volunteer) (Faith Based)

Apartment Life; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Apartment Life is seeking mission-minded coordinators to plan and host events in a Wilmington, NC apartment community. You will engage residents, communicate with care, and foster relationships that reflect our faith-based mission and hospitality.

Responsibilities include coordinating monthly events, budgeting, and producing marketing materials while working with staff and volunteers. This is a part-time role requiring evenings and weekends to reach residents where they live.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Be legally eligible to work in the United States.
• Have basic fluency in English to compose marketing elements for the community and required reports for the property management company.
• Possess a current driver's license and liability insurance, and access to a form of reliable transportation to complete coordinator duties such as shopping for events and connecting with vendors.
• Be physically able to use stairs, bend, sit, stand, stoop, and carry up to 25 pounds.
• Have the availability to commit weekly hours to perform job responsibilities, mainly in the evenings and weekends when most residents are home.
• Be able to make the minimum term commitment to serving in the apartment community.

Responsibilities

• Plan and host 2 events/month for residents in the apartment community to care for and connect with residents, their relationships, and local services or businesses.
• Provide a caring touch to residents and staff with support from a network of community partners.
• Enhance online reputation by inviting residents to share their experiences online.
• Develop marketing materials such as calendars, event flyers, and social media posts.
• Manage the Event Budget process and prepare monthly summaries.

Skills

Event planning

Communication

Customer service

Budget management

Social media

Job description

Apartment Life is a faith-based, non-profit organization that has been serving the apartment industry since 2000. We believe every individual is created for community and that we are called to love our neighbor as ourselves. Our goal is to live this out while providing strong business value to apartment owners.

Events & Ministry Coordinators create an exceptional Apartment Life experience for residents and onsite staff within an apartment community. Coordinators are passionate about Apartment Life’s vision and mission and pair that passion with skill—planning consistently excellent, engaging events; communicating with care and clarity; and offering acts of genuine hospitality and support. Through these efforts, Coordinators help foster meaningful connections and positively impact the lives of residents.

We are seeking mission-minded, highly relational, and responsible individuals who enjoy meeting new people, planning social activities, and helping others experience God’s unconditional love. This role provides a unique opportunity to practice business as ministry—faithfully weaving together professional excellence with loving neighbors well.

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Apartment Life Event Coordinators (Conventional Program) get to create and provide an excellent Apartment Life (AL) experience to residents and staff in an apartment community! Coordinators are passionate about the vision and mission of AL and combine this passion with skill to plan consistently excellent and irresistible events, provide exceptional personal communication, and offer acts of genuine care and radical hospitality for those in their scope of service- ultimately impacting the community and the lives of apartment residents. A coordinator's work can be summed up using three words Care, Connect, and Call. CARE for people in their community. CONNECT them in relationships. CALL others to do the same. We are seeking mission-minded, highly relational, and responsible coordinators who enjoy meeting new people, planning social activities, and helping people experience God's unconditional love. Coordinators get to partake in doing "business as a ministry" by faithfully weaving together excellence in business with loving their neighbors well.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• off-site; 16 hours per month/$20 per hour
• Plan and host 2 events/month for the residents in the apartment community with the purpose of caring for and connecting with residents, connecting residents to one another and to services or local businesses in the wider community
• Provide a caring touch to residents and staff with the help of other residents and a network of community support
• Enhance online reputation by inviting residents to share online about their experience in the community.
• Develop marketing material for the activities such as monthly calendars, event flyers, and social media posts
• Manage the Event Budget process
• Prepare monthly summaries (timely documentation)
• Meet with Staff and Program Director for planning, equipping, and development
• Engage a support team of volunteers, vendors, and other community partners to maximize impact
• Visit new residents shortly after they move-in and/or residents who are near the end of their lease to connect with them and gather feedback

Required Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Be legally eligible to work in the United States
• Have basic fluency in English to compose marketing elements for the community and required reports for the property management company
• Possess a current driver's license and liability insurance, and access to a form of reliable transportation to complete coordinator duties such as shopping for events and connecting with vendors
• Be physically able to use stairs, bend, sit, stand, stoop, and carry up to 25 pounds
• Have the availability to commit weekly hours to perform job responsibilities, mainly in the evenings and weekends when most residents are home
• Be able to make the minimum term commitment to serving in the apartment community

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous event planning experience
• Experience working within a budget
• Some relevant experience using social media
• Have a network of support through potential volunteers, vendors, or community partners