• Post secondary education in Environmental Studies, Science or Education preferred.
• Knowledge and experience with Event Planning and Management.
• Above average communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with fundraising.
• Computer Literacy, experience with Microsoft Office, Internet Research.
• Ability to perform some physical work and heavy lifting and work in an indoor and outdoor environment.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team.
• Ability to perform at a highly professional level while working with Festival partner organizations, sponsors and media relations.
• Work / Reside in Chatham - Kent

• Coordinate the planning, set-up and implementation of the Festival. Festival runs Sept. 22-25, 2008.
• Coordinator must be available to work extra hours the week of the Festival
• Be responsible for running a broad range of duties from administration to physical work.
• Development of a strategy to help ensure the long-term sustainability of the Festival.
• Coordinate the development of Activity Centres and new educational materials as required.
• Participate as a member of the Steering Committee and assist each Sub-committee to ensure coordination of activities between committees and notify Festival Steering Committee members of meetings, provide agendas, record, and distribute minutes.
• Liaise with Festival partners and sponsors and represent the Festival, as requested by the Festival Steering Committee, at events, meetings, presentations, and media interviews.
• Liaise with coordinators of existing Festivals.
• Write funding proposals and solicit community donations.
• Recruitment and training of Festival Volunteers.
• Coordinate the booking, confirmation and busing of the students attending the Festival.
• Liaise with local School Boards; Plan and present Teacher Training Workshops.
• Be responsible for maintaining all Festival related materials.
• Prepare a final report for the Steering Committee and sponsors and ensure all mandatory sponsor reports are completed and filed on time.

This is a part-time, 20 week position, funded through the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Coordinator shall be paid at a rate of $18/hr., for 15 hrs./wk. This is an ideal ‘work from home’ position for someone based in Chatham-Kent.

Coordinator reports to the Festival Project Supervisor.

Festival-related travel within the Chatham-Kent area will be covered at a rate of thirty cents ($0.30) per kilometer. Any travel outside of Chatham-Kent must receive approval from the Festival Steering Committee.

Interested applicants should e-mail resume to Su Morin at cogek@ciaccess.com before 4 pm on Friday, May 23.  Please indicate in a separate covering letter how your skills, knowledge and experience relate to the qualifications and responsibilities of the job description. Please provide 3 references.

Only selected candidates will be contacted. Interviews will take place on June 2 and 3.

Position to commence immediately.

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See www.ckwaterfest.com for more information about the Festival.