Village Night Event Assistant

Personal Assistant to Festival Manager on Village Night.  Supervise Night performances / events.  Ensure this event runs smoothly.             

Key Relationships:

Festival Manager, Production Manager, Stage Manager, Performers, Technical staff, Volunteers Coordinator

Key Tasks:

Ensure Event Schedule and Health and Safety Guidelines are followed.  Need to ensure everything and everyone is in place.

-         Attend and / or conduct team briefings before the event as required

-         Attend meetings with Festival Manager as required (at least two meetings prior to the event)

-         Return all documentation, time sheets  to the Festival Office at the end of the Festival period.

-         Produce a report about the position and the tasks involved, summary of the results, any difficulties, evaluation of the methods used, a review of the position and recommendations for the future and deliver to Festival Manager no later than Wednesday 7 April 2010.

Personal Characteristics:

l      Ability to remain calm under pressure

l      Strong organisational and people skills

l      Communicate clearly and efficiently

l      Ability to multi task

Qualifications: Previous event management experience necessary

Notes:  Altough this position is advertised as 'unpaid' we will make all efforts to put together a 'thank you' package for this position. This position is required for Friday 26 March only and there may be times prior to this where attendance is required for team briefings and festival team meetings.