Festivals Assistant - [Archived Advertisement]

Festivals Assistant

• Salary - $69,098 pa (pro rata) + Super
• Contribute to the delivery of our diverse festival program at one of Melbourne’s leading Councils for the arts through the provision of efficient and effective administrative support
• Fixed term position to 30 June 2023
• Part time position (0.54 EFT)

ABOUT MORELAND

Moreland is a progressive council with 180,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse. Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, array of fabulous festivals, cool pools, eclectic shops and our community of artists and creative industries. As a Council, we’ve been supporting our community through difficult times, and our long term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, community wellbeing, and creating great places.

Moreland Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engagement with, the Moreland community. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep. Moreland City Council is a great place to live, work and play. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are currently seeking an organised, proactive and efficient administrator to support the delivery of our festival program. The Festivals Assistant provides high level administrative assistance and support to the festivals team under the direction of the Executive Producer, Festivals. This includes assisting with email and telephone enquiries, Event Permitting, meeting administration and more.

A particular focus of this role is coordinating hospitality and stallholder processes for Coburg Night Market and Sydney Road Street Party, including applications and selection process, invoicing and liaison. Additionally, this role coordinates the artist application process and assists with contracting, marketing and artist liaison for all Moreland festivals including the much-loved Brunswick Music Festival.

This role will also be integral to the roll out and implementation of festival management software over the next 3 to 9 months as well as ongoing social media and marketing This is a fantastic opportunity for an early career arts administrator with an interest in festivals and community-engaged programming and who is keen to develop their skills while working collaboratively with a small and dedicated team in a great inner-city Council.

We strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, people with disability, and people from every culture, gender and sexuality identity, age and ethnic background.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS ROLE 

• Demonstrated skills and experience in administrative support roles involving considerable customer contact and a wide variety of administrative duties, preferably in an arts environment
• Demonstrated skills and experience in developing and distributing promotional content for website, e-newsletter and social media
• High level of communication skills, both written and oral
• Experience and/or strong interest in arts, culture and festivals
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, including demonstrated experience in supporting people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse experience
• High level of proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of applications
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as independently
• Commitment to achieving consistently high standards of work
• Experience in stallholder and/or hospitality management

WHAT THIS ROLE CAN OFFER  

• The opportunity to work alongside an experienced and collaborative festivals team and contribute to the vibrant Moreland community
• Experience in assisting with the planning and delivery of a wide variety of festivals and events
• Opportunities for training and career development
  
  

For further information please contact Amber Stuart, Executive Producer, Festivals on 9240 2376.

Applications close: 11.30 pm, 17 May 2021. (*in the case that we receive a high volume of applications we may close this advert before the closing date).

Before submitting an application please view the Position Description. Please note that when applying for this role, you will be required to attach your valid WWCC. Please have this ready when completing your application

Moreland City Council is proudly diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, people with disability, and people from every culture, gender and sexuality identity, age and ethnic background. Moreland City Council is committed to being a Child Safe organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse.