CKDU IS HIRING A FUNDING DRIVE COORDINATOR Nature of the job:
The Funding Drive Coordinator is responsible for coordinating CKDU FM's annual on-air Funding Drive, in cooperation with the rest of the CKDU staff collective & membership. The goal for the Funding Drive is to raise $25,000 to help run CKDU for the next year. The Funding Drive is an annual event centered around an on-air pledge drive taking place from October 1st to 7th, with a possible extension to October 14th.
Duties & responsibilities:
● Facilitate bi-weekly meetings with the Funding Drive Committee
● Maintain regular office hours on CKDU-FM's premises
● Maintain healthy relationship with the volunteers, take part in decision-making in programmers' meetings and programmer-driven committee meetings
● Coordinate, train, and schedule volunteers during Funding Drive (phone operators, data entry, cheerleaders, event tablers, etc.)
● Coordinate creation and distribution of volunteer guide and other required materials
● Solicit funding drive prizes and coordinate the Prize Room
● Coordinate key funding drive events with volunteers and staff
● Encourage and provide support to programmers planning funding drive events
● Coordinate, with Production Committee, production of on-air advertisements associated with Funding Drive
● Coordinate general promotion for Funding Drive, including media releases and advertisements
● Coordinate record keeping (contra deals, sponsorship contracts, sales invoices) and pledge payment system in conjunction with station coordinator
● Coordinate data entry during and following Funding Drive – logging pledges and payments in database
● Coordinate unpaid pledge mail-out following Funding Drive
Desired experience and/or skills:
• volunteer management and coordination
fundraising
• management/coordination of events, small or large
• computer skills: basic office, basic layout & design, social networking, information systems or databases
• experience in community radio
• knowledge of CKDU's mandate
• experience with community organizations and/or not-for-profit organizations
• experience in or understanding of non-hierchical staff structures
The contract position is for 320 hours, to be completed over 12 weeks, starting August 9th and
finishing on October 29th, 2010. Compensation is in the amount of $15 per hour. Hours may be worked on a flexible basis from week to week, considering the nature of the position.
Applying:
Submit a resume with a cover letter in person, by mail or pasted into the body of an email (we
do not accept applications via fax) to:
Funding Drive Coordinator Hiring Committee
c/o CKDU - FM
6136 University Ave.
Halifax, NS B3H 4J2
or
hiringcommittee@ckdu.ca
Application deadline: 5:00PM AST, July 19, 2009
Check out Funding Drive Coordinator for more information
