Victorian Trades Hall Council is looking for someone who wants to make a difference for the working people of Victoria. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised individual with some experience in event management or hospitality to join our Building Services and Security team at Trades Hall. The Building Services and Security team is vital to Victorian workers as they ensure the Trades Hall building is functioning and a fit for purpose space for use by the union movement and broader community.

As part of a team, you will be organising conferences, weddings, festivals, and other larger scale events as part of the ongoing plan to revitalise Trades Hall and bring the progressive movement and community into the building.

If you like pulling together the ideal event for future clients, have an appreciation for the Trades Hall building, and have a strong commitment to union values, come and join the team at Trades Hall.

Duties include:

• Plan and execute events packages including conferences, weddings, funerals/memorials and other major events, including assisting with equipment logistics to make that happen
• Work with our communications team to market the Trades Hall building as a suitable space for events
• Work to key performance indicators regarding revenue for events
• Triage enquiries and liaise with potential clients/customers/hirers to plan specific event needs
• Assisting with other duties as required

Our ideal candidate will have:

There are no formal educational or professional experience requirements for this role. We’re keen to hear from you if you have:

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and can work with a variety of people and stakeholders
• A commitment to trade union values and have a passion for social and class justice
• A love of working with clients to pull together the perfect event
• Some experience in event management or in hospitality management
• Some experience in fundraising or business management
• An ability to work some evenings and weekends
• A willingness to get your hands dirty to get the job done
• Comprehension of more than one or multiple languages (preferred but not required)
• Previous union or community organising experience (preferred but not required)
• A current valid driver’s licence

If you are reading this and you’re not sure you tick every criterion but have a passion to get behind our purpose and the willingness to grow and learn, we would love to hear from you. We’re passionate about building a diverse and inclusive team and actively encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of colour, people of all genders and sexualities, and with all abilities to apply.

Additional information

This position will be full-time, paid at Level 5 ($85,500) under the classification structure as set out in the current VTHC Enterprise Agreement, depending on prior experience. Part-time considered for the ideal candidate.

Trades Hall has a collective agreement with a monthly ADO (in recognition of occasional additional hours) and 12% superannuation.

A statement of reasonable adjustments is available on request for people with a disability.

The position will be based at VTHC in Carlton with some travel expected and reports to the Secretary and Assistant Secretary.

We strongly encourage First Nations people, people from CALD backgrounds, people with a disability, women and LGBTIQA+ people to apply.

Questions/application

If you have any queries about this position, or wish to apply, please contact Tiarne at [email protected] using the subject line: Event Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.