Job Description

The Direct Placement Coordinator will assist in enrolling equines into the Virginia Direct Placement Program(VDPP), creating digital content to market each equine and tracking each enrolled equine through to their resolution in support of the program's mission of facilitating safe placements for horses in transition.

 

Pay

• Contractual 4-5 hrs/week at $70/week base pay

• After Two-Month Orientation Period: $100/equine at about 6 equines/month

• Additional Pay Available for Longer Length-of-Stay (>60days) Equines and Other Projects

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Responsibilities:

• Assist with photo and video editing to market each VDPP-enrolled equine

• Assist with generating biographic narrative on each VDPP-enrolled equine

• Posting VDPP-enrolled equines across multiple adoption platforms

• Backend tracking of each VDPP-enrolled equine

• Assisting with monthly communications to owners and occasional follow-ups with rehoming adopters

• Maintain the VDPP social media accounts with up-to-date content and information on available horses

• Engage with Virginia-based equine enthusiast Groups and Pages on social media

• Additional Projects could include reformatting existing documents for efficiency, creating infographics and reports based on VDPP data, reporting to funding groups and assistance with in-person assessments of VDPP equines

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Qualifications

• One year minimum experience working in marketing, communications, or the non-profit sector

• Must embrace a positive social ethic and be willing to see the good in bad situations

• Attention to detail and ability to maintain organization and follow through with tasks

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to show concern for people and community

• Willingness to work both remotely and in-person

• Must have a solid equine background and be familiar with a broad range of breeds, disciplines and equine behaviors

• Demonstrated positive social media etiquette and engagement

• Video and photo editing experience

• Experience with Canva & Monday software is a plus

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Description

Partnership is searching for a dedicated and enthusiastic Direct Placement Coordinator to help sustain this program. Since its inception in March of 2025, this program has received a massive demand for help with Virginia equines in need and in transition. There is a huge spectrum of unique adversities that each horse and owner present when they enroll in VDPP. Our challenge is to meet every horse and owner where they are at, and facilitate the best outcome for every Virginia equine in need or transition. Your help is needed to keep this program running smoothly and help meet its demand. The ideal candidate for this role should possess excellent networking abilities, good people skills, creativity, exceptional communication skills, strong time management skills, and a sense of humor. 

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Virginia Partnership for Horses is an equal opportunity employer. 

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If interested please email your resume to kbobbio@partnershipforhorses.com