Events Coordinator

Events Coordinator

Location: Remote, Western U.S., Bay Area, CA Preferred

Reports to: Managing Director of External Affairs

Salary: $80k to $90k depending on experience

Travel: 30-50% (heavier Apr–Oct; light/none Nov–Mar)

Preferred Final date to receive applications: January 20th, 2026

Preferred

Start Date:

March 15th, 2026

Employment Status: Full-time

Blue Forest is a conservation finance non-profit founded in 2015 that is focused on advancing ecosystem restoration through scientific research, financial innovation, and collaborative partnerships. Since 2018, Blue Forest has managed investor capital through its flagship financial product, the Forest Resilience Bond (FRB), which deploys private capital to finance forest restoration projects to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. More recently, Blue Forest has also established Blue Forest Asset Management (BFAM), an investment management platform connecting investors to compelling, mission-aligned opportunities in a broader set of asset classes beyond FRB projects, such as private equity and private credit investments.

Blue Forest is made up of an interdisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, foresters, finance, and communications professionals committed to the mission: “To accelerate ecological restoration through conservation finance, enabling climate resilience for ecosystems and communities.”

Employees at Blue Forest are:

• Committed to Continuous Learning
• Driven by Collaboration
• Thoughtful Innovators for Impact
• Grounded in Science
• Passionate about Restoring Earth’s Ecosystems

Blue Forest is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and creative Events Coordinator to join our growing team. This role is central to designing and executing meaningful events that strengthen donor and investor relationships, elevate Blue Forest’s thought leadership in conservation finance, and foster collaboration across our staff and board.

The Events Coordinator will manage a wide range of experiences—from donor dinners and field visits to major international convenings like NY/SF Climate Week and COP, to our annual staff retreat and board meetings. The ideal candidate is proactive, excels at planning and logistics, and is equally comfortable developing run-of-show scripts, writing talking points, coordinating with vendors, and setting up our leadership team for success on stage.

A successful candidate brings the ability to shape the tone of an event—someone who understands how to create the right atmosphere by tailoring venue, content, speakers, etc to match the attendees’ interests, expectations, and goals. This includes anticipating what different stakeholders need and curating agendas, materials, and messaging that is intentional, engaging, and aligned with Blue Forest’s mission and values.

• Exceptional attention to detail and planning
  , with flexibility and adaptability when things shift in the moment
• Ability to coordinate effectively across multiple departments, synthesize diverse perspectives into a cohesive strategy, and collaborate with individuals from varied functional areas—leveraging expertise to plan and deliver high-impact, well-executed events
• Strong written, verbal, and design communication skills
• Experience managing events that blend logistics, storytelling, and stakeholder engagement
• Strong communication skills and audience awareness, with the ability to shape content and context

• Research, plan, and execute donor and investor stewardship events, including small-group dinners, salons, and multi-day field visits—in close partnership with the fundraising team
• Lead event design and atmosphere-setting, ensuring each experience reflects Blue Forest’s mission, impact, and intended relationship outcomes, and is tailored to participant backgrounds, interests, and philanthropic or investment priorities
• Develop event strategies, agendas, collateral, talking points, and run-of-show documents that align messaging, content, and flow with attendee composition and event objectives
• Coordinate all event logistics, including venues, catering, vendors,…