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ProjECT MANAGER / ADMINISTRATOR

Are you passionate about writing and performance with a keen interest in community and culture? Are you collaborative, organised, and a great communicator? Do you have meticulous administration skills?

If you said, “Yup, that’s me,” Word Travels needs you.

YOUR ROLE

Word Travels is looking for a skilled Project Manager / Administrator to help us plan and deliver creative projects, generate income and develop new initiatives.
As a key member of the Word Travels team you will use your skills and knowledge in event logistics, reporting, data / task management, fundraising strategies and high-level communications.

ABOUT WORD TRAVELS 

Word Travels is a not-for-profit arts organisation with DGR status. We organise and create literary and literacy programs with companies, schools, libraries, and cultural institutions around Australia and the Asia Pacific. Our major programs include Australian Poetry Slam and Story Week.

Our mission is to inspire and empower diverse people to share their stories in creative ways.

We also run the following programs each year:
APS Youth: young performing writers education program
Multilingual Slam: 15 languages performed in one night
Story Week: International performing writers’ celebration
BLiP: Bespoke Literary Projects

Our programs focus on a wide range of participants including:

  • First Nations

  • Youth

  • Culturally and linguistically diverse people

  • Regional and remote areas

  • Gender and sexual diversity

  • Economic diversity

  • Neurodiversity

  • Disability

HOW TO APPLY 

For a full position description send an email to Natasha Younger at info@wordtravels.org.au and let us know how you heard about the role.

To apply email info@wordtravels.org.au with:

  • your current CV 

  • your cover letter addressing why you would like to work at Word Travels and your response to the position description. Please feel welcome to include links to examples of your work.

The closing date for applications is end of day Monday 10 March. 

As applications will be reviewed as received ahead of the closing date we encourage early applications.