Are you passionate about planning impactful events and engaging with diverse communities? Do you excel at logistics, coordination, and fostering community partnerships?

We’re looking for an Events Coordinator to join YFS—a dynamic role supporting YFS’s mission by coordinating community and organisational events that align with our strategic goals. Working closely with the Marketing and Communications team, you’ll play a vital role in planning, facilitating, and ensuring the success of events that build community connections and elevate YFS’s brand presence across Logan and beyond.

This is a part-time, three-day-a-week opportunity, but we’re open to flexibility for the right applicant. The role would be required to work outside of standard business hours at times, should events require it.

About the job

• Role location: Slacks Creek
• Role type: Permanent, Part Time position
• Pay range: $97,689 to $102,114 a year (pro rata for part time hours) based on experience, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available.

We’re seeking a proactive and skilled Events Coordinator to manage event logistics, collaborate with internal and external partners, and drive audience engagement. This role is essential to delivering events that foster community support for our mission and showcase YFS’s commitment to creating a unified, safe, and inclusive community

In this role you will:

• Event Planning and Management: Plan, coordinate, and manage YFS events, overseeing logistics, risk management, vendor coordination, and location sourcing to ensure seamless execution.
• Community Engagement: Actively participate in community events, building awareness and fostering meaningful interactions that reflect YFS’s mission.
• Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams to identify event opportunities and promote YFS’s involvement in community and sector-wide initiatives.
• Administration and Reporting: Maintain accurate event records, including budgets and schedules, and report on outcomes to inform strategic planning.
• Brand Management: Ensure branded merchandise aligns with YFS’s goals for community outreach and engagement.

About you

Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from our careers page, ideally, you’ll bring:

• Project Management Skills: Proven experience in planning and executing events, including resource and logistics management.
• Community Engagement Focus: Strong relationship-building skills, ensuring positive and inclusive interactions with community stakeholders.
• Effective Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to produce reports, presentations, and promotional content.
• Organisational Excellence: Ability to manage competing demands, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Flexibility: Willingness to work outside standard hours for event coordination as needed.

About us

At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.

We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.

In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.

We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.

Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.

We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.

To find out more about working with us, head to yfs.org.au/work-for-us.

Interested?

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To submit your application, click Apply Now.

Contact Kat Rowe on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community, are encouraged to apply.