Resource and Events Coordinator

This role is offered on a permanent, full-time basis and is based in Surry Hills.

About Us

Our vision is a society that respects and upholds the rights of older people.

Seniors Rights Service has been assisting older Australians as the leading provider of legal services, aged care advocacy, education and information to seniors in NSW since 1986. We raise awareness and empower older people to activate, uphold, extend and defend their individual rights. We achieve our purpose by providing accessible and confidential legal services, aged care advocacy and information.

About the Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and skilled coordinator to join our Communications team and contribute to the development of our brand by utilising your outstanding organisational, event coordination and copy and design skills. You will be joining a busy team that works hard but has fun while doing it.

This role plays a significant part in supporting the growth and improvement of our brand and works closely with stakeholders across the business to proactively support the creation of engaging content and streamline the process of delivering events by our teams.

As the Resource and Event coordinator, your main responsibilities will include:

• Developing a process and annual calendar to map, report on and forward plan event attendance across the organisation and develop and event tool kit (checklist, risk assessment, logistics, operations on the day).
• Manage the end-to-end delivery of annual big-ticket events, such as Seniors Rights Service All Staff Conference, Carers Expo, Seniors Festival, Yabun, Easter Show and Mardi Gras.
• Manage promotional collateral and resource distribution for the organisation, including the development of a collateral register to monitor and control stock levels.
• Assist in the design of a resource budget including coordinating payments and tracking and recording expenses.
• Support the development of content, resources, presentations, prospectus documents, videos and event SharePoint pages and Team site.

About You

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field or 3+ years demonstrated experience in communications or event management.
• Experience coordinating events
• Demonstrated ability to develop a project plan including controls and supporting documentation (i.e., checklists, risk assessment, logistics, operations on the day).
• Demonstrated flexibility. This role is not a typical 9-5 role, you’ll need flexibility to work outside standard hours from time to time.
• Must have a can-do attitude and be a quick learner and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to explain complex information concisely to a diverse range of people.
• Skills in negotiation, conflict resolution, decision making and problem solving.
• Ability to work both in a team and independently including the ability to prioritise your own work and deliver results within agreed deadlines.
• Highly proficient with technology and software including Microsoft Office 365.

What’s in it for you?

• Experience a collaborative and fun work culture in a growing organisation.
• Great flexibility with access to hybrid work arrangements.
• Competitive salary with NFP Salary Packaging benefits.
• 15 days personal/carer’s leave and gifted leave between Christmas and New Year.
• Feel good knowing you are working for an organisation with a strong social conscience and presence within our community.

Interested in applying?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your resume and a cover letter including responses to the below questions.

• Why are you interested in applying for this role?
• What knowledge, skills and attributes do you have that would make you the ideal candidate?

At Seniors Rights Service we:

• Seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society - in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, and cultures - and one that reflects the communities we work in. We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices. Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making Seniors Rights Service a great place to work. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply.
• Believe vaccination to be the best way to keep our employees and clients safe. We require all employees to be willing to obtain an annual flu vaccination and be fully COVID vaccinated.
• Require all employee to undertake and maintain a National Criminal History check.

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.