Student Events Coordinator

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Detail information about job Student Events Coordinator. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Prominent Peak Body
• Make a difference!
• Attractive salary packaging

Reports to:            Student Engagement Manager

Direct Reports:      0

Location:                Melbourne, Victoria

Status: Full-time, contract until 21 December 2018, with a possibility of extension but with no guarantee.

Organisation Overview:

NDS is the national industry association for disability services, representing approximately 1,100 non-government organisations. Collectively, our members operate several thousand services for Australians with all types of disability. NDS’s members range in size from small support groups to large multi-service organisations, and are located in every State and Territory across Australia.

NDS promotes the full inclusion of people with disability and this commitment is outlined in our Disability Action Plan (DAP).

Position Overview:

projectABLE is the student-focused component of the carecareers’ initiative, centred on an in-school workshop program led by people with disability. projectABLE is aimed at inspiring students to consider a career in the disability and community care sector.

The Student Events Coordinator is responsible for encouraging schools to participate, coordinating the delivery of student targeted events and supporting a team of people with disability to deliver successful workshops. 

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Liaise with schools, educational bodies, service providers and other relevant organisations to coordinate program of student engagement and activities including schedule of workshops and events
• Support and coordinate a diverse team of presenters with disability to deliver successful workshops
• Coordinate the program’s calendar of events and oversee casual staffing allocation across each activity.
• Source potential suppliers/contractors for program events – e.g. caterers, printers, support services, as directed by Student Engagement Manager
• Coordinate and plan the delivery of engaging presentations to educational bodies and student groups to promote the value of working within the disability and community care sector
• Plan group training days and reflection days for projectABLE presenters as directed by Student Engagement Manager
• Support service provider organisations in their involvement  with projectABLE
• Coordinate projectABLE and carecareers’ involvement in various careers expos and other careers targeted events
• Prepare materials for the team of presenters to aid them in the delivery of successful workshops.
• Collate and compile data from program activity aimed at measuring the effectiveness of each event
• Perform administrative tasks relevant to casual presenters’ work (travel arrangements, timesheets, staff rosters etc).
• Seek and recommend opportunities to promote student programs
• Provide assistance to Student Engagement Manager and  team as required
• Other duties as required

Key Attributes

1. Experience working with people with disability
2. Experience and/or understanding of the disability sector and school communities;
3. Demonstrated task, time and event management skills with the ability to organise multiple activities and the capacity to work on a range of administrative tasks simultaneously  
4. Well-developed interpersonal and team-working skills, and proven capacity to develop networks with a range of stakeholders to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes;
5. Demonstrated experience of supporting a diverse team to successfully attain objectives;
6. Highly effective written and oral communication skills with a proven capacity to develop cogent reports;
7. Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office Suite
8. An excellent eye for detail when working on administrative tasks
9. As occasional travel is required, independent travel capability is essential.

Note:  Under Victorian legislation, there is a requirement to hold a current Working with Children Check to perform this role. If you have this, please include a scanned copy with your application. If you do not currently have this, please advise and we will provide instructions regarding how to obtain this. It should be noted that the cost associated with obtaining this check will only be reimbursed for the successful candidate.