Coordinator, Special Events Jobs

About Us

The Friends of Sorauren Park, is a non-profit, volunteer-run, community-based organization dedicated to the completion and enjoyment of Sorauren Park. This includes managing the outdoor movie series, the natural ice rink, festivals, and promoting other park events and programs. We also advocate for the development of the City-owned property along the southern edge of the park (Wabash Avenue) into the new Wabash Community Centre.

About the job

• Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Flexible start date (no later than June 19)
• Funded in part by Canada Summer Jobs
• Post-secondary student or recent graduate
• Flexible hours adapted to summer program
• $20.50 per hour plus vacation pay

The Opportunity

The Coordinator, Special Events will work with volunteer board members and other volunteers to help promote, deliver and evaluate the 2023 summer program of public events at the park.

Duties include but may not be limited to:

• Supporting weekly, free, outdoor World Dance Classes weekly during most of June and July in the early evenings
• Developing strategies to encourage new or increased donations at all FOSP events. Develop and test a new FOSP swag sales strategy
• Serving as a FOSP primary point of contact at all Monday Farmers’ Markets and Pizza Oven related events assisting with set-up, clean-up, and other day-of responsibilities, in collaboration with our friends at the Sorauren Farmers’ Market
• Supporting Outdoor Movie Night events including developing pre-roll of community announcements and trivia, developing and distributing poster and social media marketing and promotion (in partnership with FOSP Digital and Social Media Coordinator), assisting with set-up and tear-down of the monthly Movie Night events
• Submitting regular progress and activity reports
• Assisting the board with other events, planning, meetings, as needed

The Ideal Candidate

We are seeking a community-minded, creative, fun-loving candidate with good communication skills and the ability to work flexible hours around events. Candidates should also be self-starters who can spot opportunities to pitch in or improve existing programs.

Under the Canada Summer Jobs program, candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Sorry, international students are not eligible.

How to Apply

To apply for this exciting and creative opportunity, please upload your cover letter and resume via LinkedIn Easy Apply.