Poetry Night Coordinator

What You'll Do: 

What you’ll do

  • Coordinate a monthly/bimonthly poetry night in your local community
  • Utilize your networks to involve poets and people interested in spoken word to present their work
  • Secure venues for the events
  • Advertise and sell tickets
  • Recruit volunteers to help organise and run the event smoothly
  • Represent NSPCC in a professional manner
  • Share photos of your events with the local community and help promote awareness of the NSPCC
Why You'll Love It: 

This role is great for anyone who enjoys meeting people; passionate about the work the NSPCC does and motivated to engage local communities with new events. Important skills we look for in this role include;

 

  • reliable and trustworthy
  • enthusiastic and personable
  • great communication and social skills
  • passionate about helping young people and children and spoken word
What You'll Learn: 
  • how to represent a charity in a professional manner
  • the organisation required for creating a successful, sustainable fundraising event
  • best practice for generating high income
  • tactics to entice engagement in events
What We're Looking For: 

An enthusiastic, organised individual who is passionate about spoken word and will coordinate an ongoing charity poetry night in their local community to raise much needs funds to support the NSPCC. Around 90% of our income comes from our supporters, and we could not continue without them

 

Your local knowledge and insight will identify opportunities for a poetry event in your area. You will help us raise funds and awareness of our vital work in supporting communities and protecting young people and children.

Summary
Volunteering
Coordinator
Families
Mental Health
Young People
City of London
Camden
Islington
Ealing
London-wide
Remote
10 Weeks Minimum
2 Hours / Week
Skills you will develop: 
Communicating
Organisation
Using professional behaviours
Relevant interests: 
Charity / Nonprofit
Events Services
Writing, Editing and Translation
Requirements: 
Over 18 years old
Phone Interview

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