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Events Manager / Associate (Volunteer)
United People Global
United People Global (UPG) is recruiting a Events Managers / Associates to support our growing community as part of contributing to our mission to make the world a better place. This work is at the heart of our community and it involves interacting with and serving our mission and our community. This is a Volunteer role that comes with the following compensation and benefits:
- Professional growth: add experiences and exposure to your CV that strengthen your professional profile in your chosen domain
- Network: strengthen your professional and personal networks: be part of an international network and a community that spans across world regions.
- Purpose: there is the possibility to lead or to participate in activities that are meaningful to you.
- Remote working
- Possibility to do the role Part time or Full time
- Flexible working hours
- A diverse range of professional and functional experiences
- Volunteers have priority for each new paid vacancy that opens up
Position Description
- Participate in the preparation and execution of events related to the organisation’s work.
- Manage event set up, tear down and follow-up activities
- Proactively manage logistics and administrative tasks required for events related to the organisation’s work. This may include organising travel, visas, accommodation
- This includes managing relationships with external stakeholders, coordinating directly with suppliers and other stakeholders during planning and execution
- Ensure the visibility of the events of the Community. This includes work related to social media.
- Produce documents related to events organised by the Community: presentations, briefing notes, memos, reports. Monitor relevant activities both online and offline
- Maintaining information systems related to event management
- Track event key performance areas and identify items to work on for future events
- This role also includes opportunities to design and to execute innovative and other specific ideas to strengthen event management and development for the work of the organisation
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelors degree is required. Masters degree or additional graduate qualification is an advantage
- Prior experience working in event management is an advantage. Experience working on large events is an asset.
- Strong co-ordination and/or project management skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong social media skills are an asset
- Ability to work in ambiguous settings; especially in start-up mode
- Ability to work alone and in a team
- Self-starter: the ability to work on your own initiative
- Previous experience in or willingness to learn about working with communities and/or the non-profit sector is an asset.
Location: The role is remote.
Dates: The initial duration is between 3 months and 1 year for this role. An extension is possible based on performance.
Employment rate: Part-Time or Full-Time
Remuneration: This is a volunteer position.
Application deadline: Application is on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
**NOTE: RESUME/CV MUST BE IN ENGLISH