Neighbourhood Events Liaison Summer Student - Canada Summer Jobs Job Listing at City of Edmonton in United States of America (Job ID 51423)

Description

1 temporary full-time position for 4 months intended for students currently enrolled in an education, community development, recreation, or related post-secondary degree program, commencing in May 2025

Reporting to the Parkland Usage and Events Committee of Neighbourhood Services Section in Community Standards and Neighbourhoods Branch, this position will provide support for the section with respect to special events including: Block Parties, Play Streets and events that utilize neighbourhood park spaces. This exciting work supports community connections and place making at the neighbourhood level, and will provide opportunities for connecting with community event organizers. The position will ensure that City of Edmonton policies and procedures are communicated to external groups that are organizing and staging these high impact neighbourhood events. 

Responsibilities Include:

• Receive and review event applications
• Coordinate Block Party and Play Street event material pick up and drop offs for event organisers 
• Attend meetings with event organizers
• Communicate requirements, procedures and policies to groups
• Complete necessary administrative functions to provide licenses for Neighbourhood Resource Coordinator to review
• Create communications to internal business units that may be affected by events
• Liaise with multiple Neighbourhood Resource Coordinators that work in the communities that the events are hosted in
• Act as the general liaison between the City and Community
• Attend special events/festivals on certain evenings or weekends and monitor, record and report on event outcomes
• Travel between multiple office and event sites 
• Capture community-based animation stories at events 
• End of season report including community highlights
• Other related duties as required