Project Manager / Administrator

Word Travels is looking for a skilled Project Manager / Administrator to help us plan and deliver our creative projects.

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 organisation. We create and organise literary and literacy programs with companies, schools, libraries, and cultural organisations 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

Learn more about the role and what we do at our website. 

HOW TO APPLY 

For a full position description send an email to Natasha Younger at info@wordtravels.org.au letting 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.

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

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