Event Coordination Volunteer

In this role you will work with the Marketing Team Leader to plan, coordinate and execute one of the fundraising events for the year.

This opportunity will involve you working to deliver Achieve Australia’s 16th Annual Golf Day on 24 November 2016, focusing on the logistics and coordination of the day. You will play an important part in ensuring the smooth running and success of this event.

As the Event Coordination Volunteer you will assist with the following tasks:

• Collating all requirements for the event
• Logistically organising and arranging bump-in/bump-out, signage, name tags, gifts, prizes and other logistical needs realised in the project plan
• Organising teams
• Donations, prizes and auction item procurement
• Creating a run sheet
• Liaising with event contacts and venue
• Being a runner (available for ad-hoc tasks on the day)
• Taking and collating photos
• Debriefing of event and recommendations
• Thank you letters to be drafted and mailed out along with photos where necessary (to main sponsors)

The successful applicant will:

• Be currently studying marketing or a related discipline
• Have the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team, taking on new tasks as required
• Have highly developed organisational and time management skills
• Have highly developed communication skills (written and oral), interpersonal skills and presentation skills
• have the ability to perform set tasks efficiently and to a high standard
• Have passion and drive
• Be flexible and confident in engaging others
• Be highly proficient in MS Office
• Have basic event management skills
• Have photography skills (desirable)