Marketing, Communications, and Events Coordinator
Full-Time
Montpelier, VT
Job Description
The Marketing, Communications, and Events Coordinator supports the Executive Director and works closely with all staff and partners to manage communications and messaging, develop and release content, and produce events that increase awareness and engagement with and across our network of partners in addiction and mental health recovery. As an integral part of our small team, the Marketing, Communications, and Events Coordinator ensures that our messaging approaches are consistent with best practices, our materials accurately reflect current knowledge and trends about co-occurring recovery, and that our events inspire participation, deepened community engagement, and advance VAMHAR/Recovery Vermont as a thought leader and critical partner in supporting, expanding, and evolving the recovery and peer workforce across Vermont.
The Marketing, Communications, and Events Coordinator will help VAMHAR embody our values – including embedding practices to promote equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility – and deepen a culture of resilience and empowerment across our vast network of recovery coaches, recovery centers, the peer workforce, peer-support organizations, and all partners who help celebrate and expand access to recovery resources and services for Vermonters.
Responsibilities
- Develop, distribute, and promote use of materials that ensure mental health and addiction recovery best practices are widely understood and utilized across Vermont.
- Develop, implement, and monitor our communications strategy and all related activities, including across the following platforms:
- Coordinating the content development and release of the VAMHAR/Recovery Vermont newsletter
- Coordinating the content development and release of social media posts (regular engagement)
- Ensuring consistent website content and implementing strategies for engagement
- Initiating proactive & creative communications strategies to connect with our partner network and stakeholders and advance our mission
- Produce and co-produce events in celebration of and collaborate with all partners, stakeholders, and funders to advance our mission:
- Plan and host events to celebrate recovery, recovery coaches, the peer workforce, and recovery centers including at the State House (e.g., Recovery Vermont’s Leadership Conference, Recovery Day, Recovery Month activities, Celebrate Recovery Rally, Celebrate Recovery Day, Speaker’s Bureau Meetings, Celebrate Mental Health Day).
- Plan and host community trainings across the state (online and/or in person as appropriate) to include community leaders, people in recovery, and partners to mobilize, organize, and educate community attendees on how to advocate for and celebrate mental health, how to advocate for parity, and remove stigma.
- Collaborate with the Director of Training to research, create, and implement ongoing community education and advocacy opportunities to support the advancement of Vermont’s co-occurring recovery workforce and expand community and statewide support for recovery pathways (e.g., training, communities of practice, workshops, convenings/summits, panels, dialogue/learning sessions).
- In planning and hosting community education events, coordinate effectively with:
- All recovery centers and peer-support based programs to ensure alignment and value.
- The Director of Training, Director of Communications, and all VAMHAR staff to ensure alignment across curriculum, communication materials, and resources for community engagement.
- In planning and hosting community education events, coordinate effectively with:
- Support the Executive Director and Chief Operations Officer in successful engagement of VAMHAR at the State House and with legislative leadership to pursue the development of state legislation that supports our mission, including weekly engagement opportunities.
Salary: $65,000.00
Benefits:
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Platinum Plan – VAMHAR pays 80%, employee pays 20%. Dental and vision available.
- 4 weeks paid vacation per year and all State of Vermont holidays off, paid.
- 3% gross annual salary employer match retirement account.
- $1,500 annual Flexible Spending Account.
Flexible Remote Work Policy: We support employee’s flexibility to work remotely and from the office, with the expectation of in-person meetings at our offices in Montpelier for collaboration, team-building, and events as scheduled in advance.
This position will remain open until filled. If you’d like to learn more before applying, you are welcome to request an informal interview! Candidates are encouraged to submit resumes and cover letters to: Dru Roessle at info@recoveryvermont.org.