Event Coordinator

STATEMENT OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct aggressive research via informational fairs and workshops, public events, and other mediums to expand membership in the Women Veterans Network.

• Collaborate within EOVS with other agencies at state, federal and non-profit provider levels that serve women veterans to identify resources, improvements to programs and services to women veterans, particularly in terms of healthcare, counseling, employment, education, and housing.

• Plans and supports monthly tabling and outreach events with community partners.

• Update OnBase or data platform with new members and review and clean up existing member information.

• Supports major annual events such as the WVN Annual Conference, Deborah Sampson Award Ceremony and the Women Veterans Recognition Luncheon as well as smaller events, where needed.

• Respond to direct inquiries from women veterans to provide information, referrals and establish linkages with supportive services.

• Provide informational updates via email, website, and social network sites on services, programs, and events and newsletters.

• Review website information relative to the WVN to ensure timely and accurate information on events and resources.

• Continue education and awareness of current and emerging issues that impact woman Veterans.

• Helps to maintain WVN and community partner information WVN Facebook and LinkedIn sites and to post WVN events on collaborative websites.

• Receives and answers questions and inquiries from women veterans currently deployed overseas via social networks requesting benefit information etc.

• Research other states women veterans’ sites and similar sites and links to pull into the WVN website. Update for appeal and relevancy.

• Research the potential for blogging WVN news on our sites within Mass.Gov and to outside agencies. Ensures all outreach team efforts and events are on appropriate websites.

• Travel is required two or more days a week

• Ability to lift up to 50lbs.

Preferred Skills:

Knowledge of veterans federal and state programs, services and benefits.

Knowledge of women veteran issues and barriers as well as resources available.