University Engagement and Events Coordinator

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❄️ Minnesota – Remote

❄️ Minnesota – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🎪 Events

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NMDP

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1987

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

NMDP is a nonprofit organization (formerly Be The Match) that operates the national blood stem cell donor registry and coordinates cell therapy to treat blood cancers and other blood disorders. It recruits and registers donors, matches donors to patients, facilitates transplants, provides patient support and financial assistance, conducts and funds clinical research and trials, and leads advocacy and fundraising to expand access to life‑saving cell therapies.

📋 Description

• Establish, build, and maintain relationships with ethnically diverse communities, community leaders, organizations, media, businesses, and local contacts. • Serve as liaison between NMDP and the community and respond to leads and referrals. • Communicate through public speaking and written communication to expand the NMDP mission and increase diverse registry membership, volunteerism, and philanthropic giving. • Identify and recommend innovative community engagement and registry recruitment practices. • Create annual engagement and recruitment strategy plans with account managers and marketing. • Plan, organize, and deliver live and digital mission-focused events. • Activate volunteers and sponsors to achieve event targets and communicate results and impact. • Educate prospective volunteer donors about NMDP’s mission, donation process, and registry member expectations. • Create annual activity plans for target college campuses and track progress toward goals. • Collaborate with account managers, network partners, transplant centers, marketing, and other internal functions. • Support patient families by evaluating needs and referring them to NMDP support services. • Identify patient and donor stories, support media pitches, participate in media events, and represent NMDP in interviews. • Recruit, retain, interview, screen, train, place, and supervise volunteers. • Track volunteer data and hours and support volunteer recognition activities. • Work collaboratively with a regional team to achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual registry enrollment goals.

🎯 Requirements

• Knowledge of sales and marketing • Knowledge of volunteer management • Knowledge of developing in-market strategies and generating leads • Knowledge of planning and executing events • Ability to navigate college and university systems, including athletics, affinity groups, student government, and Greek organizations • Ability to network and develop community partnerships among ethnically diverse communities • Ability to use social media effectively • Ability to leverage digital marketing to drive recruitment • Ability to interact with and influence others • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Public speaking and presentation skills • Effective organizational and time management skills for handling multiple projects • Self-motivated and goal-driven • Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Salesforce, and the Internet • Desire to learn and willingness to travel within the region as needed (25%-50%), work evenings and weekends, and take occasional national travel (3-4 trips per year) • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent combination of formal education and experience • Two years of experience in sales, business or community development, client account management, event planning, and implementation involving defined goals or targets • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation capable of holding event materials • Experience as a marrow or PBSC donor or a direct connection to the mission is a plus • Bilingual language skills may be necessary depending on location

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical benefits • Dental benefits • Vision benefits • Life benefits • Disability benefits • Accident/critical illness/hospital benefits • Well-being benefits • Legal benefits • Identity theft benefits • Pet benefits • Retirement plan • Paid time off and holidays • Leave benefits • Incentive plans for eligible employees • Remote/home-based work arrangement