Get Paid to Ride your Bike - kind of

The Sustainable Energy in Motion (SEiM) Bike Tour of the Portland
Peace and Justice Center is searching for an Outreach and Logistics
Coordinator (on a bike ;).

Sustainable Energy in Motion Bike Tour riders cycle to organic
farms, sustainable businesses, and Native American communities all
over Oregon, doing service projects and working to support local
communities. Please visit our website at www.portlandpeace.org
to learn more about our project.

Responsibilities:

-- Face to face recruitment: our marketing is done primarily by
tabling at expos, events, and colleges. Experience in tabling or
canvassing (such as with a PIRG or another similar organization)
is very important for this position.

-- Customer service: you will be expected to spend a significant
amount of time on the phone with potential riders, answering
questions and helping people sign up for the tour. Ability to
communicate well with people in a variety of situations is very
important for this position. You must be comfortable with talking
to people both on the phone and face-to-face.

-- Logistics and resource resesarch for multi-day bike tours.
Designing menu, sourcing local organic food suppliers, identifying
emergency resources, securing outdoor gear sponsorship, etc. Good
internet research skills and lack of fear of phones are a must-have
for this position. Ability and understanding of social networking
is a great plus.

-- Potentially co-leading multi-day bike tours, facilitating group
experiences, managing risk and tour logistics while providing for a
positive, inclusive, and rewarding educational/adventure experience.

Desired Experience and Abilities:

-- Experience in face-to-face tabling at universities and expositions.
We are particularly interested in finding someone who has worked for
PIRGs or other similar canvassing operations where direct outreach
and tabling was utilized.

-- Very well organized - this position involves juggling several
different tasks simultaneously, and it is absolutely critical that
you are able to juggle a lot at once.

-- Computer proficiency - basic windows applications, Microsoft Office,
internet research and significant email communication. If you are
looking to apply for this position, this is an absolutely critical
skill. You must be proficient and able to *very* quickly manage
large amounts of data, online communication and research.

-- Desire to travel -- some of the events are located out of state,
and you may be asked (and paid) to travel to conferences and events.

-- Excellent phone manner and proactive approach to recruitment and
relationship building. Ability and understanding of social networking
is a huge plus.

-- Desire to work together with passionate individuals with diverse
view points in coordinating a high quality, adventurous, educational
and truly unique event.

-- Group leading experience - Experience as a guide, educator or outdoor
leader is a plus, but not required.

-- Ability to work independently, set and meet goals, and adapt as
needed. This is a startup organization, and the situation is very
fluid -- you must be able to adapt to change.

-- Dedicated to investing a year of hard work for the promise of a
better future. There is potential for continued full time employment
in a leadership role after this summer.

The Ideal/Dream Applicant will have significant sales or outreach
experience, proven history of multitasking, be bike savvy, WFR /
First Aid certified, an outdoor leader, with a background in social
change activism and:

. A Jack/Jill of all trades, bike savvy, WFR certified, outdoor leader,
sales/outreach superstar, with a background in sustainability and peace
and justice activism.

. Knowledge of and interest in Oregon's many organic farms, permaculture
sites, sustainable businesses, environmental education facilities and
Native American communities.

Compensation:
$8/hour - 30 hours a week with generous recruitment bonuses. Mostly
organic, vegan food is provided while working in the office. Fun /
productive office environment with a great deal of flexibility.
Potential exists for a full time, competitively compensated
position with benefits.

To apply please send cover letter and resume to Vladislav Davidzon at
vladislav@davidzon.com ASAP.