Job Opportunities
Employment Opportunity
Employer: The Atlantic Film Festival Association (AFFA)
Contract Position: ViewFinders (VF) Volunteer Coordinator
Contract Term: April 1 – April 28, 2008
Time Commitment: 15 – 60 hours per week, as required to complete job
requirements
Contract Fee: $1600 Flat Fee
The Atlantic Film Festival Association (AFFA) is accepting applications for the position of ViewFinders Volunteer Coordinator. The 7th ViewFinders: International Film Festival for is a five-day celebration of film, video and media geared towards youth ages 3-18. The festival includes a comprehensive school program complete with a guide for educators, as well as evening and weekend screenings and events for families and young adults. ViewFinders features films from around the world and includes a selection of films made by youth.
The Viewfinders Volunteer Coordinator reports to the Director of Operations and works with the VF Director, Operations Coordinator and all other departments as required. Responsibilities include: conducting a needs assessment, assisting with recruiting, selecting and supervising volunteers; according to departmental needs, schedule volunteers into shift work, confirming shift start and end times; ensure volunteers are properly informed about the organization and their duties through orientation, e-mails and phone calls.
Requirements:- Must be able to motivate a variety of individuals and work effectively with various groups and departments.
- Must be extremely organized, able to work in a high-pressure environment.
- Must have lots of initiative and be able to work on your own and in a team environment
- Must be dependable, professional, and have effective communication and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with Macintosh computers and software (FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Word and Excel) is an asset.
- Must be willing to work flexible hours leading up to and during the event.
Please submit a résumé and cover letter no later than 5:00 PM, Thursday February 21, 2008. No phone calls please. Send, fax or email information to:
Human Resources – ViewFinders Volunteer Coordinator
The Atlantic Film Festival Association
P.O. Box 36139
Halifax, NS B3J 3S9
Fax: (902) 422-4006
E-mail: festival@atlanticfilm.com (MS Word or PDF documents only)
VOLUNTEER POSITION
Date: November 23, 2007
Position Title: Data Entry Volunteer, Strategic Partners
Supervisor: Lindsey MacRae, Strategic Partners Coordinator
Activity Hours/Timeline: 10-15 hours commitment starting as soon as possible, schedule flexible. Possible additional hours in the New Year.
Task Analysis:
- Entry of contacts into Strategic Partners Database from Print Sources
- Potentially assist in researching and translating information in Spanish and/or Portuguese
Special Skills:
- Able to read and write in Spanish and/or Portuguese is ideal, but not required.
- Familiarity with Filemaker Pro an asset
- Ability to type minimum of 30 WPM
- Comfortable in an office environment
If interested, please contact us at festival@atlanticfilm.com
