The position

Position: Full time Location: Bonn or Remote (global), available 9:00 –18:00 CET Salary: Salary commensurate with qualification and experience Start date: As soon as possible Reports to: Executive Director Travel: Approximately 4 trips per year, including BIOFACH Nuremberg and the Organic World Congress.

Why this role exists

Events are how IFOAM – Organics International convenes its sector, engages its members and creates political openings — and they need to contribute to our income. This role runs our flagship events and builds new formats that do both. It is designed to gro w as the events portfolio grows.

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Experience: 2 –3 years in events management, ideally in a membership, trade fair or international civil society context. Exposure to sponsorship, partnership or income generation an advantage. Education: At least Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

Duties and key responsibilities

Events Conception and Management (main focus)

Coordinate delivery of the Organic World Congress, including the Steering and Operations Committees.
Develop new event formats — including webinars and sector convenings — with a clear income and engagement rationale.
Build and sell sponsorship, partnership and promotion packages across our events; own event budgets and track income against targets.
Design event concepts and programmes that create openings for our policy priorities, working with the Political Campaigner, who provides substance and messaging.
Coordinate our presence at BIOFACH and other trade fairs and conferences.

Membership and sector engagement

Use events to deliver visible value to members and to support recruitment and retention.
Maintain contact and engagement data in Salesforce as a working tool for outreach, not only as a record.

Communications

Produce the annual report and monthly newsletter.
Manage our channels (website, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube) and keep brand use consistent across the organisation.
Deliver communications obligations arising from donor, partner and consultancy agreements.

Note: routine content production and channel management are expected to transfer to a communications assistant as resources allow, so the postholder can concentrate on events, income and engagement.

Success in year one:

OWC delivered and its commercial performance improved on the previous edition.
At least one new event formats piloted, with income and engagement results measured.
A working sponsor and partner pipeline in place.

About us

Founded in 1972, IFOAM – Organics International works as an agent of change, advocating for true sustainability in agriculture, value chains, and consumption. We are an international non-profit organisation with a membership spanning around 100 countries that promotes a holistic approach to food systems based on the principles of health, ecology, fairness, and care.

How to apply?

Please submit your application by email in one single file (PDF) to jobs@ifoam.bio, no later than August 23, 2026, indicating in the subject line the title of the position you apply for.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, therefore please apply as soon as possible.

Your application must include your CV and a cover letter including your salary expectations.

Additional documents may be requested at a later stage.