Placemaking Event Coordinator – Temporary (Urban Design) #2105-210500-01

Date Opened

Tuesday, May 04, 2021 1:28 PM

Close Date

Monday, May 24, 2021 11:59 PM

Section

Planning Design & Development

Salary

$25 hourly

Employment Type

Part Time

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Overview

The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 17th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 872,498 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.

Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.

Function

Professional

Summary

In working to put communities and citizens first, the City of Charlotte’s Department of Planning, Design, and Development is committed to creating great places. The Department of Planning, Design, and Development is chiefly responsible for collaborating with community partners, guiding growth, sustaining the natural environment while also designing vibrant and inclusive avenues for citizen enjoyment.

This position is Temporary Grant Funded for three (3) years with an average of 20 hours per week, with no benefits. The Event Coordinator plans, coordinates, and executes multiple weekly events in Five Points Plaza. The Event Coordinator for Five Points Plaza will be responsible for coordinating with the City of Charlotte, the Five Points Plaza Management Team (made of members of the community), the JCSU Work Program, and other interested parties in the programming of Five Points Plaza. The Event Coordinator will help ensure that Five Points Plaza will be an enjoyable public space welcome to everyone.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, promote, attend, and evaluate programs for all ages and abilities

• Collect data around use of the plaza and suggest program offerings with the Five Points Plaza Management Team

• Coordinate with vendors, instructors, artists, business owners etc.

• Act as point of contact for client event planning, execution and coordination, including event installations, set up, and break down

• Secure contracts for special guests, entertainers and instructors for events and programs

• Compile, monitor and maintain volunteer records

• Manage park reservations and collect payments and fees

• Securing permitting for events

• Attend City of Charlotte Planning, Design and Development programs, workshops, meetings and events as needed

• Provide information and update website postings, communications, etc. as required

• Provide promotional items for social media, local paper, website, flyers etc.

• Provide logistic event support (i.e. porta-john coordination)

• Position will require some afterhours/weekend responsibilities.

• Other related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of Office Suite products required.

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and thorough knowledge of standard office practices.

• Knowledge of the objectives and ideals of event planning in a public setting, including a thorough understanding of activities that take place in a public space is expected.

• Must be a people-person with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, resident interest groups, other organizations and the general public is expected

• Ability to handle multiple assignments concurrently and balance priorities

• Must be available days, evenings, weekends and holidays. Schedule will vary based on events each week. Schedule will be determined on a weekly basis and will very due to weather or seasons. When events are not scheduled, working hours will be between the hours of 9am and 5pm.

Preferred Qualification

Three (3) years of Programming and/or event planning

Minimum Qualifications

A high school diploma/GED is required. Experience and education equivalent to three years in the event planning or related field may be considered. Must be able to obtain and maintain city’s driver permit.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands and working environment, which follow, are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is medium work requiring the exertion of 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects; work requires balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, full use of fingers, grasping, and repetitive motions; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information; visual acuity is required for depth perception, color perception, peripheral vision, preparing and analyzing written or computer data, use of work, and observing general surrounds and activities. Worker is subject to noise and must be able to work in environmental conditions of extreme cold, extreme heat, hazards, and atmospheric conditions.

Salary

$25 hourly

How To Apply

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where we have workstations available. Our office is located at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.

Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.

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