CKDU IS HIRING A

FUNDING DRIVE COORDINATOR

CKDU-FM is a non-profit campus and community radio station based at Dalhousie University serving listeners throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality. Our mandate is to provide an alternative to private and public broadcasters and serve as a forum for diverse and under-represented voices and artists. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is run by roughly 150 volunteers, a volunteer board of directors, and 5 permanent part-time staff.

Nature of the job:
The Funding Drive Coordinator is responsible for coordinating CKDU FM's annual on-air Funding Drive, in cooperation with the CKDU staff collective & membership. The primary goal of Funding Drive is to raise $28,000 toward CKDU's operating budget for the following year. The Funding Drive is an annual event centered around an on-air pledge drive, fundraising events, promotion for the radio station, striking partnerships, and building awareness around the importance of campus-community radio. The Funding Drive takes place from September 22 to September 30, 2012, with a possible extension if CKDU does not meet the goal.

Duties & responsibilities:

The duties of Funding Drive Coordinator are as follows:

• Ensure that all programmers are aware of their fundraising goals and responsibilities
• 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
• Complete a Funding Drive report outlining activities, successes and challenges
• Attend weekly staff meetings
• 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

Desired experience and/or skills:

• volunteer management and coordination
• fundraising experience
• management/coordination of events, small or large
• computer skills: basic office, basic layout & design, social networking, information systems or databases
• experience in community radio
• ability to work independently
• ability to prioritize, set, and achieve goals
• knowledge of CKDU's mandate
• experience with community organizations and/or not-for-profit organizations
• experience in or understanding of non-hierchical staff structures

Accountability, Hours, and Remuneration:
The Funding Drive Coordinator is a member of CKDU's non-hierarchical staff structure and is accountable to its Board of Directors.

The contract position is for 315 hours, to be completed over 12 weeks, starting Monday July 23, 2012 and finishing on Friday, October 12, 2012

Compensation is in the amount of $15.75 per hour. Hours may be worked on a flexible basis from week to week, considering the nature of the position. The suggested weekly hour schedule is as follows:

Week 1-5 (preparation): 20 hours per week

Week 6-9 (events & drive) : 40 hours per week

Week 10-12 (mailout & report): 20 hours per week

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, June 22, 2012

CKDU is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages

applications from minority and under-represented groups.