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Position Description:
This position will spend around 20 hours a week coordinating the event planning of the CEFS Farm to Fork Series scheduled for 2027. This series includes webinars, a kid-focused event and an adult-focused picnic event. Held for more than fifteen years, the Farm to Fork Series has helped to drive the incredible growth of our local food movement. In leading the CEFS Farm to Fork Series, this position will work with top chefs, farmers and educators supporting our local food movement. This position will drive the fundraising efforts of the series, including cold calling and researching additional sponsorship possibilities for our large lead list.
This position will spend another 10-20 hours per week assisting as the CEFS Events Assistant, part of the CEFS Business and Events Team (CBET). The Events Assistant will participate in the logistics of other major CEFS events and business as needed. Facilitating more than 70 events annually across the state of North Carolina, CBET received a NC State Sustainability Award for their implementation of zero-waste event planning practices.
Job Location: Raleigh, NC
Work Schedule: 30-40 hours per week