About Protect Life Michigan

Thousands of lives are on the line every day due to abortion. Are you ready to stand up and change hearts to stop it? We are defenders on a mission to recruit, equip, and deploy students around Michigan to become passionate and professional social reformers. We won’t stop until abortion is unthinkable. Since 2005, we have grown from a group of volunteers to a team of dozens of powerhouse activists. Each team member is bright, strategic, and dedicated to protecting the unborn. 

Join our team to help us recruit even more talent, expand our mission to make abortion unthinkable, and give people an awesome transition into joining our strategic organization. 

About the role

Protect Life Michigan’s Event Assistant will organize facilities and details such as decor, catering, entertainment, transportation, location, invitee list, special guests, sponsors, equipment, promotional materials, and more. Event Assistants must be reliable, detail-oriented, and self-starters. This person should excel when working independently and must also be able to work well with other people, conduct himself/herself in a professional manner, and be proficient with the most common computer programs. This part-time job requires a flexible schedule, including periodic nights and weekends.

This is a part-time position, 21-25 hours per week. The candidate must live in Michigan.

What you'll do

• Assist in the coordination and execution of all tasks before/during/after the following events:
• • Annual March for Life Trip to DC
  • Fundraising Dinner (assisting the Director of Development)
  • Summer Internship Planning team as needed
  • End-of-Year Student Celebration
  • Life Advocate Intensive Student Training Event
  • Any other regional or statewide PLM events such as speaking tours, large student events, or events for PLM supporters.
  • Assist Program Coordinators in their programmatic event planning as needed. Examples include:
  • • The Summer Internship
    • Alumni Mixer
    • College Team Summer Training
  • Internal Protect Life Michigan staff events:
  • • The PLM Christmas Party
    • Staff Summer Activities & Celebrations Staff Retreat 
• Some of the requirements to assist in planning these events include, but are not limited to:
• • Gathering feedback from participants and providing reports to supporters
  • Proposing ideas to improve each event
  • Organizing all event details such as decor, catering, entertainment, transportation, location, invite list, special guests, equipment, promotional materials, etc.
  • Ensuring compliance with insurance, legal, health, and safety obligations
  • Specifying staff and volunteer requirements and coordinating their efforts
  • Working with the creative team to create and execute marketing plans for these events, including emails, mailers, social media content, online ads, etc.
  • Proactively handling any arising issues and troubleshooting any emerging problems related to the events
  • Updating website with current event information and notices
• During slow periods, assist in other projects and tasks as needed
• Periodically attend events throughout the state as a representative of Protect Life Michigan

Qualifications

• Commitment to the pro-life movement and the mission of Protect Life Michigan.
• Organized, independent worker, proven skills in interpersonal relations, exceptional oral and written communication.
• Google Suite experience required. Administrative experience preferred. 
  Proven experience and impressive results in event planning or organizing
  Excellent time management and communication skills
  Ability to build productive relationships with supporters, students, and the community
  Ability to manage multiple projects independently

Salary/Benefits

Salary and benefits are determined by the needs of the individual, commensurate with education and experience. Benefits include: 

• Protect Michigan is a support-raising organization. The salary and all expenses associated with this position will be fundraised by the candidate. Protect Life Michigan will provide training and coaching in order to help the candidate reach full support. We have an excellent track record of helping job candidates reach full support. All applicants must be supportive of this approach and open to engaging in it.
• 21-25 hours/week, semi-flexible schedule to be set with the employee and their manager, the Event Planner.
• This position includes the following benefits:
• • Ample paid vacation time, holidays and sick days.
  • Opportunity for enrollment in a Simple IRA with a 3% match
  • Health Reimbursement Arrangement
  • Ability to work from home