Event management coordinator - Volunteer

Help us bring people together to celebrate, support, and fund our canal restoration work. As Event Management Coordinator, you’ll help plan and deliver events that raise awareness, engage the community, and generate vital funds for the Trust.

What difference will you make?

By helping to plan and deliver events, you’ll play a key role in raising our profile and generating vital funds to restore the Lichfield and Hatherton Canals.

You’ll be supporting our Communications and Marketing Trustee, who has been leading this work alongside her main role — so your help will make a real difference, allowing us to grow our reach, share our story, and bring more people into the project.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for someone who’s enthusiastic, organised, and enjoys bringing people together. You don’t need to have done it all before — but if you’ve helped plan events, coordinated teams, or solved problems under pressure, we’d love to hear from you.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Well-organised with good multitasking ability
• Confident problem-solver
  
  

Knowledge And Experience

• Creative thinking and attention to detail
• Sound decision-making
• Awareness of equality and diversity, and a commitment to fair treatment for all
  
  

Attributes

• Energy, flexibility, and enthusiasm
• A team player who works in line with the Trust’s values
  
  

You’ll be supported by fellow volunteers and trustees, with plenty of scope to shape the role around your strengths. Let me know if you’d like a version that highlights legacy or community storytelling more strongly.

What will you be doing?

We’re looking for a volunteer to help organise events that raise the profile of LHCRT and generate vital funds for our canal restoration work.

You’ll be part of a friendly team of volunteers and attend monthly marketing meetings to help shape our event calendar. The role is flexible and can include some or all of the following tasks, depending on your interests and availability

• Planning events
• Booking venues and event spaces
• Researching and selecting vendors (e.g. catering, musicians)
• Managing event operations (e.g. venue setup, ticketing)
• Coordinating volunteer rotas
• Carrying out final checks and overseeing event delivery
• Evaluating success and sharing feedback
  
  

Events take place across Lichfield and occasionally further afield. You’ll be supported throughout by fellow volunteers and trustees, with plenty of scope to shape the role around your strengths.