Action for Healthy Communities Society of Edmonton is seeking a highly self-motivated individual to work as a Volunteer Event Organizer to coordinate our Community Action Dash/Health Festival, which will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. This is an excellent opportunity to help develop your leadership skills and build new networks.
Responsibilities
Work with the Program Manager of Community Capacities as a team to create and implement the event plan.
Coordinate online and offline promotion of the event.
Work with the team to develop the program for the event.
Identify the speakers and the artists for the event; serve as liaison with speakers and artists on event-relate matters.
Recruit and train volunteers to work for the event.
Manage the logistics for the event.
Close out all events as required.
Write the report after the event.
Qualifications:
Excellent leadership skills, communication skills, and interpersonal skills.
Familiar with community work preferred.
Event planning/management or project management experience.
Excellent computer skills and social media.
Ability to work independently as well as part of a diverse team.
Benefits
This position provides valuable experience of event planning, coordination, promotion, supervision, problem solving, and time management.
Gain skills in: leadership, cross-cultural and interpersonal communication, and organization.
Build up a wide network with organizations, schools, and city-wide local communities.
Work in an environment that supports personal and professional growth.
Make new friends and have a fun learning experience.
Gain a valuable event organizer reference upon successful completion of duties.
If you are interested in this position, please send your resume through email to Dr. Yanyu Zhou at: yanyu.zhou@a4hc.ca
Volunteering with AHC!
AHC recruits many volunteers to assist in various areas of the organization such as event planning, reception, program assistance etc.
