Pasifika Festival Stalls Coordinator
Be the prime point of contact for 350 stall holders at the Pasifika Festival, an event that Auckland loves. If you are a dynamic individual with a natural affinity with people, our passionate and dedicated Festival and community events team want you!
Pasifika Festival is one of the largest celebrations of Pacific Island communities in the world. It includes 3 main stages, 10 cultural 'villages' and over 350 stalls selling everything from fresh coconuts and chop suey through to t-shirts, paintings, tapa and weaving. The 2010 festival will be held across 8 days, starting with a sports tournament on Saturday 6 March and finishing with the festival day at Western Springs Park on the 13 March.
Your busy and exciting day will include a mix of managing customer enquiries, database maintenance, invoicing and collating information for stall holders, dealing with commercial site holders and attending meetings to organise all of the above.
You'll have a strong customer service background (gained ideally within an office environment) complemented by an understanding of Pacific Island Communities. Calm under pressure, you are a master multi-tasker with a proactive approach and loads of initiative. Team focussed, with exceptional communication skills you also possess financial abilities. Intermediate MS Office skills and database experience is essential (Pathway experience would be ideal).
Due to the nature of the Pasifika Festival, your flexibility to work weekends and some evening work is vital. The role is fulltime (40 hours a week) from Monday 31 August 2009 to Friday 9 April 2010.
Apply today!
Applications close 10 September 2009.
Strong customer service background, team focussed, with exceptional communication skills
To apply for this role please visit www.aucklandcity.govt.nz and enter the job code 3630TBI.
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Auckland CouncilNew Zealand’s largest city holds a wealth of creative talent and businesses, making it, without a doubt, New Zealand’s home of the creative industries. Auckland's unique arts, culture and creative enterprises not only enrich the cultural landscape of the city and its inhabitants but also make a vital contribution to the city’s economic success.
Auckland Council is committed to making Auckland an arts and culture centre by supporting the abundance of talented creative people who call Auckland home, and creating attractive business and lifestyle options for all who choose to live, work and play here.
The council supports the arts and creative industries in the following ways:
- Support and funding for arts organisations, artists ,arts and cultural groups
- Provision of arts facilities, such as the Art Gallery and ArtStation
- Design and delivery of a public art collection and programme
- Support of performing arts venues such as The Aotea Centre, Civic Theatre and Auckland Townhall
- Funding support for independent performing arts venues such as Q Theatre and The Basement
- Arts and creative sector research and policy and strategy such as Arts Agenda, Blueprint and Arts in Public Places – Public Art Policy
- Urban design of city environments such as Fort Street and Elliot street redevelopments
- City planning and management of projects like Aotea Quarter development
- Provision of world class library resources
- Support of industry associations and business events such as The Big Idea, ART Survive and Thrive forums and Film Auckland
- Delivery of community services to maintain and develop community and recreation facilities and centres
- Support and delivery of community and major events such as Pasifika Festival, Lantern Festival and Music in Parks
- Facilitation of film productions in the regionTo find out more about Auckland Council’s support of the creative industries and how this can benefit you or your creative business visit www.auckland.govt.nz or phone 09 379 2020
Auckland Council is proud to support The Big Idea. Through The Big Idea, Auckland Council can effectively engage with Auckland’s creative community, and promote the arts and culture services it provides.
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