Posted by Free to Dance on June 10th, 2011.
Voluntary Jobs
Location: London
Closing Date: July 10th, 2011
Job Description
We have a number of positions available to join our 17-strong team as Free to Dance FUNKATHON projects assistants, enabling Free to Dance to reach out to a huge number of schools, colleges, universities, dance groups & organisations, clubs, charities, businesses and other groups, and helping to ensure a wide range of individuals and teams register to be part of the world record event in October. The position is 8+ flexible hours per week on a voluntary basis. It would ideally suit someone able to commit a number of hours per day, though by arrangement could fit into set days of the week. The position would be ideal for a student looking for skills and experience to boost their CV over the summer, someone seeking project management experience around an exciting event/campaign, or an individual looking to expand into the third/charitable sector. The successful candidate will become part of the Funkathon sub-team, line-managed by Ben.
Free to Dance team volunteers work flexibly across the capital – either at our LearnBurma address, at home or at a number of public access venues, and all meet together as a team once per week (Thursdays, 6.30-8.00pm). Volunteers are provided with a pay-monthly sim card and netbook to perform their duties, as appropriate / required.
Key Responsibilities
Co-ordinate a type of target organisation for the Free to Dance Funkathon (dance groups / nightclubs / events / universities / summer schools & clubs, businesses), by:
- Publicising the Funkathon to your targets
- Booking visits for Ben to dance with your targets
- Liaising with lead contacts from your targets
- Accompany Ben on relevant visits to your targets, where appropriate, helping to record footage and take photos
- Upload footage and relevant content to relevant online channels, creating profiles for each of your target organisations
- Use twitter, facebook etc to publicise how your targets are involved
- Follow up Ben’s visits to your targets, getting their involvement in the world record, for example
- Work with the relevant members of the Free to Dance team Managing and delegating appropriate responsibilities to Saricka and other volunteers; creating systems and processes to manage all volunteers and staff for the event
- Helping to recruit additional volunteers to support your work
Person Specification
- A self-starter with a professional outlook, who works well to deadlines and as part of a busy team
- A problem-solving approach to challenges and a outcomes-driven orientation
- An excellent, persuasive communicator, both verbally (in person, to groups and over the telephone) and in writing
- Able to rapidly build relationships with a wide range of people
- Sympathetic to the cause (Burma) and enthusiastic about our method (dance)
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