Green Living and Technology Department Coordinator position (san mateo)

Green Living and Technology Department Coordinator position (san mateo)

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Date: 2009-03-19, 10:24AM PDT


The San Mateo County Fair and Festival is currently seeking a Department Coordinator to oversee and develop the new Green Living and Technology Department.
The Green Living Department will be emphasizing topics like recycled art, alternative energy, sustainable gardening, solar projects, green building, water conservation
and environmental videos. The Technology Department will be focused on featuring digital arts, robotics, science, web related content as well as multimedia materials.

Primary Responsibilities:

- Provide overall leadership for the department including facilitating monthly meetings, serving as liaison with fair staff, recruiting and training department team assistant and volunteers
- Develop a minimum of 10 new contests for each of the competitive exhibits department of Green Living as well as Technology.
- Write up the contest description, rules and prizes for the Entry & Prize Competitive exhibits Catalog. Working together with the catalogue coordinator on making appropriate changes.
- In conjunction with fair staff, identify qualified judges for each of the respective divisions within the Entry & Prize Catalog. Also coordinate the selection of all around awards, special awards and the bookkeeping thereof.
- Work with staff to identify potential sponsorship areas within the department, assist in solicitation where needed and help coordinate recognition and follow up for sponsors.
- Overseeing the coordination of various aspects of the exhibition’s design, display mechanisms, move in/move out schedule, etc.
- Recruit and solicit the community for new exhibitors and identify organizations/businesses/etc. who would be appropriate as a feature exhibit within the department’s exhibition.

Requirements:

- A track record of being involved in preferably both sustainability and technology projects.
- Experience in recruiting and managing volunteers
- Experience in special event coordination and exhibiting
- Enthusiasm for leading new initiatives

This position is compensated with a set stipend of $ 6000.00 that will require about 400 hours of work time from March through to August.
The work hours can be expected to progressively increase from 15 hrs monthly upto 100 hours monthly. The San Mateo County Fair and Festival dates range from August 15 to the 23 rd.
The department coordinator will set their own hours according to the fair production timelines and needs. This position is part time and requires working remotely with regular meetings at our facilities.
The coordinator will also need to be available to be present during the entire fair event dates. This position reports to the Fair and Festival Assistant Manager and the Fair Oversight Committee.
About the San Mateo County Fair and Festival: For 75 years the San Mateo County Fair and Festival has been one of the Peninsula’s largest community celebrations.
Lasting nine days and with an attendance of just under 150,000 guests, the county fair is a well known popular summer attraction for people of all ages within the Bay Area and
beyond. Sights and sounds of the event include thousands of exhibits created by local citizens, bright carnival lights, first‐rate entertainment, commercial, arts and crafts
exhibits and endless food to enjoy. Community support by businesses and individuals alike is crucial in the success of the event. The fair is a non‐profit organization hosted
at the San Mateo County Event Center.

To apply
Please email a letter of intent, a resume and 3 references with “Green Living and Technology Department Coordinator” as the title.


Compensation: $ 6000.00 stipend
Telecommuting is ok.
This is a part-time job.
This is at a non-profit organization.