Events Manager

NGUYURU WAARINGARREM, HALLS CREEK MUSIC FESTIVAL

A suitably experienced individual is required to manage the May 2012 Nguyuru Waaringarem music festival in Halls Creek for a period of 6 weeks. The Inaugural Nguyuru Waaringarem festival was held on August 28 2010 with approximate 1500 participants. Evaluation report indicated that the event was a success, www.hallscreekmsicfestival.com.

Halls Creek is a small town situated in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is located between the towns of Fitzroy Crossing and Kununurra on the Great Northern Highway.

Halls Creek is the administration centre for Halls Creek Shire Council and its traditional owners are the indigenous Jaru and Kija people as well as many other diverse indigenous groups of Indigenous people.

With a population of about 3,500 people, the town has embraced the use of music and the arts as means of strengthening family ties and celebrating cultures through music and dance. The local community banded together to coordinate an event showcasing the positive attributes of the area in 2010 and 2011.

Roles of the Festival Manager will include all organisation, administration and compliance, supervision of local assistant events co-ordinator and volunteers, management of funding and final acquittals, and implementation of the festival’s marketing plan.

SELECTION CRITERIA

• Must have excellent communication skills and be able to work in a consultative and culturally appropriate manner

• Experience in managing events for a predominately Indigenous audience or relevant skills

• Be willing to travel within the Shire in order to encourage wide community participation and information sharing

• Be willing to share knowledge and provide leadership and support to festival employees and the Music Festival Committee. The duties of the staff will be developed In conjunction with key members of the Festival Committee, the Event Manager will be responsible for staff supervision

• Oversee administrative duties associated within the festival including ensuring that the minutes of Committee meeting are produced in a timely manner (festival staff are to cover bulk of admin duties)

Remuneration is negotiable.

All applications must address the Selection Criteria and be received by 4pm Friday 2nd March 2012. Applications should be e-mailed to prkradio@bigpond.com or sent by post addressed to:

Bukola Esin

Radio Station Manager

PRK Radio

P.O Box 178 Halls Creek WA 6770

For further enquiries and duty statement on the position, you can call Bukola Esin on 08 9168 6416 or Mel Croke on 0423 845 380

Late applications will not be accepted.