About WEPOWER
WEPOWER is building a team full of dreamers and doers. We partner with Black and Latinx communities to build power to re-design education, economic, justice, and health systems to be just and equitable for all. We build powerful relationships with community members and amplify their voices to inform critical decisions that impact their lives. We train community members to design new policies, organize, and lead policy and systems change. We provide early-stage companies with access to coaching, capital, connections, and community as they create jobs in the communities with whom we partner. In our first five years, WEPOWER has activated 300+ community leaders, won a historic ballot measure that guarantees public funding annually for early childhood, supported 30+ businesses with access to capital, coaching, and connections, and launched a one-of-a-kind investment fund for Black and Latinx businesses. We envision a future where systems are accountable to powerful communities that have been historically oppressed, and nurture our freedom, well-being, dreams, and joy. We are building a powerful movement led by everyday people, and we have bold plans between 2024 and 2028 to get us there. Join us!
About the Opportunity
Bringing people together is at the core of who we are and what we do as an organization. Whether it’s 20 folks for a Fellowship program or hundreds of people for WEPOWER Weekend, we can’t do what we do without cultivating community. Reporting to the Director of Operations & Organizational Vitality (DOOV), the Events + Operations Lead (EOL) is a non-exempt, part-time employee who will be located in St. Louis, MO. The EOL will play a critical role in ensuring smooth and efficient day to day operations as well as the impeccable execution of all of WEPOWER’s external facing, community programs and events.
You Will…
You Are …
A lover of checklists. No, seriously! You like to make sure you’ve ordered all of your steps - from making sure that the coffee arrives on time to ensuring that all the handouts have been printed and stapled. You understand that the key to maintaining an office and flawless event execution is sweating the small stuff. No detail is too small to capture and nothing is more satisfying than crossing a task off your master checklist.
A lover of events and people. Let’s be real… if you want to work in events you need to enjoy events and the people they convene. You love seeing people come together to think through complex social issues, learn new skills, heal from systemic traumas or cut up and have a really good time. Whatever the occasion, you understand that the guest experience plays a key role in achieving event objectives. You see your position as the linchpin to event success - keeping everything together!
Your Qualifications and Experience...
Work Environment
Fun. Fast. Focused. Values-driven. Community-centered. Collaborative. Innovative. Lots of brainstorming and imagining what’s possible and then chasing each possibility until it is reality!
As a startup, being part of the team at WEPOWER requires extreme commitment and agility, AND we value each team member’s personal life circumstances and priorities. We will work together to ensure the organization prioritizes the health, social-emotional wellbeing, and morale of each team member!
Given the nature of this role, some evening and weekend availability is required. Access to reliable transportation is required as well.
Travel
No travel outside of the St. Louis Metro Area is required for this position.
Compensation
This is a part-time, non-exempt position. The compensation is $20.00/hour.
Equal Opportunity Employer
WEPOWER is an equal opportunity employer and a fierce advocate for equity in the workplace. We value diversity in all its forms and aim to create an inclusive culture. WEPOWER encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, hair texture, or other status protected by law.
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