Work With AFIWI
Part-Time Event Coordinator
Position Details
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Location: Toronto, Ontario
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Hours: 10 hours per week, with occasional evenings or weekends for events
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Reports to: Operations Manager
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Compensation: $22.00 per hour
About AFIWI
AFIWI Community Centre & Support Services works with community members across generations. Our programs support youth, seniors, and families through food wellbeing, digital inclusion, learning, and community participation.
Position Summary
The Event Coordinator plans and supports AFIWI’s community events, workshops, and program gatherings. Working 10 hours per week, the coordinator keeps event plans organized, communicates with participants and partners, and helps create welcoming, accessible experiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain an event calendar and work with staff to confirm each event’s purpose, budget, schedule, and staffing needs.
- Coordinate venues, supplies, refreshments, equipment, volunteers, and service providers.
- Prepare registration forms, attendance lists, schedules, and event materials.
- Share accurate event details with the Social Media Coordinator and other staff for promotion.
- Communicate with participants, speakers, partners, and volunteers before events.
- Support event setup, participant welcome, and activities on site.
- Identify accessibility needs in advance and work with staff to address them.
- Track expenses, attendance, and participant feedback.
- Complete a brief event summary and follow up on outstanding tasks.
Qualifications
- Experience organizing events, workshops, or community activities through paid work or volunteering.
- Strong organization and communication skills.
- Ability to manage details, meet deadlines, and adapt when plans change.
- Experience working respectfully with people of different ages and backgrounds.
- Comfort using email, shared calendars, online forms, and basic spreadsheets.
Additional Experience
Experience with community based events in Toronto and working with Black seniors, youth, or families is an asset.
Schedule
This position is 10 hours per week. Hours will be arranged around event preparation and delivery. Some evening or weekend work may be required, with the weekly schedule agreed upon in advance.
How to Apply
Please send a résumé and a short note describing an event you helped organize, your role, and the result to afiwiinfo [at] gmail [dot] com.