The Institute of Instrumentation, Control and Automation Australia (IICA), a non-for-profit organisation with a proud 81-year history is looking for a new Branch Coordinator for its Queensland branch, based in Brisbane.
About the Role
The IICA has created the role, with flexible hours (except during scheduled events) to assist with the operational side of the IICA. The local Branch Coordinator’s role is to work with the local committees (comprising volunteer industry technical leaders) and deliver outstanding events and experiences to our members. You will be working from home, with travel required for a monthly meeting and events. Apart from working with your local committee, you will be supported by a team in similar roles in other states, reporting to our Operations Manager.
The role is a combination of:
- Administration
- Marketing
- Business Development
- Management of Events
Some of the tasks include:
- Building the local database
- Promoting the IICA
- Assist in obtaining and retaining members. (Individual & Corporate)
- Increasing the attendance at all our events through marketing and connections (Visitors & Exhibitors)
- Prepare agenda, book venue, attend meeting & take minutes for committee meetings, ideally 1 per month
- Liaise with committee, book venue, prepare & circulate advertising email & reminders for regular Members nights (Technical Presentations, Site Visits or Social Events), ideally one per month
- Book venues for Technology Expos, prepare & circulate advertising flyers & reminders, manage social media, invite new and previous attendees to our Technology Expo and liaise with visitors and exhibitors on the day – approx. 10.00 am to 7.00 pm on the day of the expo, usually 3 Expos in Queensland per calendar year, in Brisbane, Gladstone and one other regional city.
- If required organise seminars, training courses, assist with and attend partner events, assist with finance matters
- Assist in the preparation of budgets
- Assist Operations Manager and other branch teams where necessary
Hours of work
Remuneration is based on an hourly rate, submission of time records and paid on a monthly basis. The changing workload means that the hours will vary from week to week, but it is expected to be around of 15 - 20 hours per week. Extra hours will be required at the time of Technology Expos and less hours will likely be required in December and January.
About you
If you are an enthusiastic, organised person who loves a role where every day is different and would like to work in a small national team who are supportive of each other, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Our ideal candidate is:
- Self-starting, self-motivated and results oriented.
- A problem solver with great attention to detail
- A real people – person, with strong listening skills, a great relationship builder
- An excellent communicator who can manage multiple priorities
- Experienced using Microsoft Office, Mailchimp, Canva, LinkedIn – any experience using the iMIS member platform will be greatly valued
If you would like more information on the IICA please visit www.iica.org.au
Apply via Seek here.