End of year community event lead*

Role overview

Lead the planning and delivery of our end of year community event (November 2026, planning to commence in August 2026).

Role type

• Volunteer

• Hybrid (predominantly work-from-home with some event tasks needing to be performed on site, office space also available on Wednesdays and Fridays if preferred)

• Bring your own device

Key tasks

• Work with relevant staff to scope and plan event

• Create project management documents, budgets, task lists, runsheets and timelines

• Manage ticketing and attendee communications

• Create a marketing and communications plan, including draft communications to be reviewed by the Marketing & Engagement Officer

• Liaise with venues and other stakeholders to secure licences, permits and venue bookings

• Lead event check in meetings, ensuring all relevant team members are delivering their tasks on time

• On-the-day event leadership, including coordinating volunteers and ensuring the event runs smoothly as per the brief and plan

• Post-event reflections including a report of learnings

Estimated time commitment

• ~40-60 hours per event

• This role will commence in August each year and run through until December, with the end of year community event itself being held in November.

Skills and experience

• Must be confident using Squarespace, Meta, Canva, Hootsuite, Google Workspace, Monday.com, Mailchimp and Humanitix

• Strong event and/or project management experience

• Strong marketing, communications, copywriting and social media content creation skills

• Graphic design experience highly regarded

• Good communication, leadership and teamwork skills

• Exceptionally organised with strong attention to detail and consistency

• Strong communication skills and ability to work independently

• Access to reliable transport (public transport is fine)

• Commitment to and understanding of the Left Write Hook mission

Why volunteer?

• Use your skills and lived experience to make a real impact in the lives of survivors

• Gain meaningful experience you can include on your resume

• Receive a Left Write Hook notebook and pen and access to a 10% staff discount for our online store

Reporting and support

• Reports to and is supported by the the Volunteer Coordinator

• Works closely with Marketing & Engagement Officer, Donor & Marketing Communications Coordinator and relevant event staff

*Two positions available