Key Purpose: To lead a team to organise a multi-venue Oxjam Takeover music event in your hometown to raise money for Oxfam GB.
Ideal experience for: Candidates looking for music, events, project management or fundraising experience.
Commitment: Seven months (April to November 2015), 10+ hours a week. Between September and the end of October, up to 20 hours a week will be required.
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Oxjam is a music festival with a difference. Throughout October, volunteers organise hundreds of music events, of all types and genres, across the UK. Since 2006, these events have raised more than £2.2 million for Oxfam.
The centre-piece of the festival are the Oxjam Takeovers – up to 50 incredible multi-venue events happening in towns and cities across the UK, all over the course of one weekend in October. Each event includes up to 8 venues (the maximum number for your event will have to be agreed between you and the Oxjam central team). Some will have over 100 bands performing, showcasing the very best of local talent.
As a Takeover Manager, you will recruit and manage a team of talented volunteers to organise a series of fundraising events, culminating in an Oxjam Takeover in your hometown.
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Key responsibilities:
- To recruit and manage a team of volunteers.
- To take responsibility for your team meeting or exceeding a fundraising target - this will be set by agreement between you and Oxjam’s central team.
- To plan and deliver a music event which will take place across multiple venues on a single day in October.
- To lead your team to organise a series of exciting fundraising events or initiatives in the months prior to your Takeover, to generate funds to cover your event costs, and to maximise the amount that you raise for Oxfam.
- To be in regular communication with the central Oxjam team and co-ordinate with other Takeover Managers nationwide. You will be given a principal point of contact within the central Oxjam team, with whom you will be in regular contact by phone, email and face-to-face. You will have to agree with them a regular time for a weekly half hour phone conversation or meeting.
- To attend the Oxjam Takeover Manager induction session (18th and 19th April 2015) and the Oxjam national training conference (June 2015).
Skills and experience:
- Experience of leadership positions, either professionally or within teams, clubs or societies
- Excellent project and time management skills
- Strong inter-personal and communications skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Knowledge and understanding of your local music scene
- Experience of organising live music events or similar
- Fundraising experience is desirable
For further information: Rachael Huttly, Oxjam Manager: oxjamapplications@oxfam.org.uk
Application process:
Your completed application form can be emailed to oxjamapplications@oxfam.org.uk or sent to The Oxjam Team, Oxfam House, John Smith Drive, Oxford, OX4 2JY
All applications must be received by Sunday 1st March. Interviews will take place in mid-March (dates will vary by region).
Please visit www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam for more information about Oxjam.