Festivals Intern - Greenbelt

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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Position: Festivals Intern - Greenbelt Festival Coordinators (2)

Organization: Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation http://www.ourgreenbelt.ca

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Ontario's Greenbelt is an area of permanently protected

green space, farmland, vibrant communities, forests,

wetlands, and watersheds. It surrounds the province's Golden

Horseshoe, and is vital to the quality of life in southern

Ontario. It's our protected countryside. There are over 1.8

million acres in the Greenbelt -- an area larger than Prince

Edward Island. The Greenbelt includes the Niagara

Escarpment, the Oak Ridges Moraine, and the Rouge Park.

The Greenbelt was created by legislation in February of 2005.

The Foundation is seeking two (2) Greenbelt Festival

Coordinators. We are looking for self-motivated, articulate,

enthusiastic, and confident individuals to be Greenbelt

spokespeople at summer events around Ontario's Greenbelt.

Job Type: Environmental Not-for-Profit

Hours: Approximately 30 hours per week

Includes weekend work and travel

Schedule: Mid-May to August, 2008.

Salary: Wage plus per diem for travel and food expenses

Location: Ontario's Greenbelt area

Responsibilities:

At the Summer Festivals

* Traveling to and attending a diversity of events and

summer festivals around the Greenbelt as the Foundation's

representative

* Coordinating with event organizers to arrange: exhibit

space, sponsorship requirements such as approving Greenbelt

logo use in show programs and signage, accounting items

related to festivals

* Coordinating with local farmers and distributing local

produce at events

* Staffing the Greenbelt booth and distributing Greenbelt

materials at each event

* Actively communicating the Greenbelt message to the

public attending the events

* Creating a record (written, photography/video) of the

summer festivals in the Greenbelt

Research and Project Management

* Managing a database of annual events, activities and

festivities taking place in the Greenbelt

* Assist with research tasks and special projects as

required

All other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

* Full-class driver's license, excellent driving skills and

ability to navigate is required

* Education in agriculture and farming, land management,

environmental and planning policy, parks and recreation,

biology, community development or related fields

* Experience working with the public

* Experience in public speaking, theater, public relations,

retail, experiential education and the tourism industry is

an asset

* Experience working or volunteering in the not-for-profit

sector

* Willingness to work in a challenging and changing

environment

* Ability to work in a team and independently

* Available to work during evenings and weekends

* A sense of humor

Applications Process:

Deadline for applications is April 30, 2008.

Please send a cover letter and C.V. outlining your interest

and qualifications for this position, via email or post

only. Please clearly indicate "FESTIVAL INTERN" in

the subject line of all correspondence.

Only applicants under consideration will be contacted.

No phone inquiries please.

Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation

68 Scollard Street, Suite 201,

Toronto, ON M5R 1G2

info@ourgreenbelt.ca

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