Community Events Coordinator

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Hosted by: Friends of Woodlands and Coachwood Green
Opportunity Description:
Type of Activity: General Helping & Practical Work, Local Events, Marketing, PR & Media, Social Media
Areas of Interest: Animals/Wildlife, Arts & Crafts, Conservation/environment, Heritage, Marketing
Skills: Creative, Leadership, Interpersonal
Who we are looking for: The Friends of Woodlands and Coachwood Green are a community volunteer group who care for the Woodlands and Coachwood Green site in Shireoaks. Our aims are to conserve and enhance nature; provide educational opportunities, provide recreational facilities and community engagement and partnership. We would like to find volunteers to help with our community event planning, organising and delivering. We normally hold a monthly conversation volunteer day on site and have a small budget to provide community events to engage local schools, community groups and the community as a whole in nature.

We are looking for a volunteer to help with:
Supporting the development and delivery of a prorgamme of activities to be delivered during the year;
Co-ordinating events, including - promotion and advertising, inviting community groups and local schools, ensuring all event equipment and material for the event are available, arranging any outside help as needed;
Ensuring events are inclusive to all members of the community.

This would suit anyone who has a few hours to volunteer and has great planning skills and is organised. A great communicator, can answer social media enquiries and has access to own computer.

The full support of the Friends of Woodlands and Coachwood Green Management Committee is provided.
Requirements:
Suitable for:
Practical considerations: Any reasonable expenses within the requirements of organisation of an event would be reimbursed. Ability to be able to be present at any events would be appreciated.
Recruitment method: Informal Discussion
Expenses details: If there are expenses these would be reimbursed as agreed by the Management Committee
Induction Arrangments: This will be provided by the Chair of the Management Committee, we have an onboarding pack.
Insurance Cover: Public Liability Insurance