Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Homelessness Marathon Coordinator posting is open!


CKDU IS SEEKING A HOMELESSNESS MARATHON COORDINATOR

CKDU-FM is a non-profit campus and community radio station and student society 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 4 permanent part-time staff.



Nature of the job:
The Homelessness Marathon Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the Homelessness Marathon event, a live broadcast and open community event taking place in Halifax the evening of February 25, 2015 (location TBD) The Homelessness Marathon Coordinator works in collaboration with the CKDU staff collective, the Homelessness Marathon Committee, and the national Homelessness Marathon Coordinator in Kingston, Ontario. Tasks include organizing regular committee meetings, completing and delegating tasks, coordinating event volunteers, and ensuring an error-free smooth flow at the community event. Working with various audio technologies is a strong asset, including experience with live remote radio broadcasts, live panel discussions and community presentations, musical acts and performances, and on-air radio broadcasting. Experience with grassroots initiatives addressing homelessness will also be considered an asset, including working with populations affected by homelessness, poverty, or differing abilities.
Duties & responsibilities:
In cooperation with the Homelessness Marathon Committee, including staff and volunteers, assist in the following:
  • Ensure coordination and adequate volunteer power for the following task areas: remote broadcasting, on-air studio monitoring, sound technician for live musical performance and panel discussion, food and beverage preparation and serving, greeting guests at the front door, etc.;
  • Assist emcees in coordinating on-air content: panelists from various sectors (including directly affected people, activists, experts, government, etc), live musical guests, and open mic performances;
  • Assist in developing theme for panel discussion, focus topics, questions, and how to engage audience;
  • Work with the Homelessness Marathon Committee to organize and finalize event details;
  • Initiate, develop, and secure partnerships with fellow community-minded organizations to ensure a collaborative community presence at the marathon;
  • Coordinate solicitation of food and grocery donations from local businesses;
  • Ensure adequate promotions: postering, on-air promotion, inviting community partners, etc.;
  • Draft press release, field media calls, coordinate the creation of an on-air advertisement for CKDU;
  • Maintain communication with local homeless shelters, support organizations and service providers (phone calls, questionnaires, and visits) to make announcements for the marathon;
  • Plan menu in collaboration with kitchen volunteers;
  • Find transportation for equipment and food;
  • Along with volunteers, clean up following the event, return all equipment to CKDU / rental location, etc.;
  • Capture audio from live event, edit and post online for re-broadcast and distribution to campus/community radio.
Required qualifications:
  • Volunteer management, team building, or leadership skills.
  • Experience interacting with people affected by poverty and/or homelessness.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the campus/community radio sector, CKDU mandate, and spoken word content.
  • Knowledge and understanding of issues surrounding homelessness, poverty, and anti-poverty organizing.
  • Ability to multi-task, including various technical tasks, food and accommodating people of various backgrounds, and ensuring a smooth, successful event.
  • Experience in promotion and event coordination.
Desired qualifications:
  • Experience working or volunteering in community radio
  • Radio production, live remote broadcasting, internet audio streaming, and concert sound teching.
Accountability, Hours, and Remuneration:
The Homelessness Marathon Coordinator works alongside CKDU's staff collective and is accountable to the CKDU Board of Directors.
The Homelessness Marathon Coordinator is expected to complete 80 hours over the 5-week short-term contract position. Contract amounts to 80 hours worked over 5 weeks at $17/hour with an honorarium of $1,360 ($272 per week). Hours are flexible and may be divided as suggested below:
Week 1: 15 hours
Week 2: 15 hours
Week 3: 15 hours
Week 4: 15 hours
Week 5: 20 hours (Marathon week)

The dates of the 5-week contract run from Monday January 26th to Friday February 28th, 2015. Schedule is flexible.

Applying:
Submit a resume with cover letter in person, by mail or by email (we do not accept applications via fax) to:
Homelessness Marathon Hiring Committee
c/o CKDU - FM
6136 University Ave.
Halifax, NS B3H 4J2
or
hiringcommittee@ckdu.ca (Subject Line HOMELESSNESS MARATHON COORDINATOR)
Application deadline: 11:59PM AST, Sunday January 18, 2015
CKDU is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from minority and under-represented groups. Please help circulate this job posting.




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