About BlueFire
BlueFire is a free open-air intercultural arts festival that takes place in Dublin's historic Smithfield Square. The festival is a non-profit social enterprise with a mission to promote social integration and cohesion amongst Dubliners across all cultural backgrounds.
Mission: Building cohesive communities through the creative power, vision, and action of youth changemakers.
Vision: A vibrant city embracing intercultural community.
What's Involved
Be a Changemaker!
Are you an Innovator? Entrepreneur? Ambitious? Willing to throw yourself in the deep end and really learn? Eager to collaborate radically? Passionate about integration and equality? Want to effect positive social change? Then you may be interested in becoming a BlueFire Fellow!
BlueFire Fellowship:
The BlueFire Fellowship is a social leadership, action based, learning programme for 18 – 30 year olds; providing an opportunity for young adults to unleash their leadership and changemaker ability.
Throughout this 9-month programme, participants will collaborate together to develop upon existing skills & build new ones; increase awareness of global and local challenges; explore their role as social innovators; and become meaningful changemakers.
During your time as a fellow you will be involved in delivering BlueFire’s 2018 services & programmes in the community, as part of one of 4 teams – Community Collaboration, Marketing, Dublinternational Festival, or Business Development. Learn about all 4 teams at :
BLUEFIRE FELLOWSHIP TEAMS .
To learn more about the BlueFire Fellowship, visit:
BLUEFIRE FELLOWSHIP .
Dublinternational Festival Team
The team is built of people with diverse experiences and it will be your role to bring 2018’s festival to life by managing the event planning, artist bookings, community engagement, decoration, marketing, and production. We have various opportunities available on our festival team, where you’ll get to really take ownership over the work that’s relevant for you. This is an exciting opportunity to be a key decision maker in developing this World Cultures Festival and creating a space for people from all cultures to meet, learn and celebrate diversity.
Responsibilities:
1. Overall Festival Coordination and Management.
• Developing the overall plans.
• Production oversight.
• Selecting the visual design of the festival (decor/layout/art installations etc).
• Supporting fundraising efforts.
2. Festival Activity Programming.
• Creating ambitious arts programming, while also ensuring we’re engaging artists/groups from the migrant community.
• Choosing the different zones to be present at the festival whilst ensuring cohesion between the various zones.
• Planning the style and programme of the different zones.
• Brainstorming new ideas for the festival & create collaborations between art forms and cultures.
3. Community Engagement & Partnerships
• Working alongside our community collaboration team.
• Exploring new ways to engage different communities and cultures in the festival.
• Building partnerships with community groups, artists, locals etc.
• Connect with relevant embassies and community groups.
• Coordinate our decor workshops for the festival with community groups.
4. PR & Marketing
• Work alongside our marketing team.
• Devising PR & Marketing Strategy.
• Engaging media, doing press interviews etc.
Why Participate ? :
By the end of the programme you will have built key leadership, entrepreneurial and changemaking skills, giving you the capacity to affect change in a wide array of settings, including starting your own social enterprise. You will also:
• Have run your own project, from concept to implementation, with the option to continue the project beyond the programme independently or in partnership with BlueFire.
• Be part of our lifelong community of people passionate about cultural integration, with access to our network of mentors, advisers, business leaders and social innovators.
• Unleash your full changemaker potential through the hands on experience of delivering BlueFire’s programmes, establishing & delivering your own project, participating in our workshops & training and reflecting and learning with and from your fellow participants.
• Develop intercultural competencies.
• Make a meaningful impact in the community, in the area of ethnic & cultural integration and youth empowerment.
What's required for this position
Strong motivation, leadership skills and enthusiasm is key. While specific experience is not mandatory, applicants with the following experience will be best placed in this team:
• Visual Arts.
• Arts Curator.
• Youth and Community work.
• PR & Marketing.
• Festival Director or experience on the core team of a festival.
• Integration/Interculturalism.
• Project Management.
• Event Management.
• Fundraising/Corporate Engagement experience.
- Accountancy/ Finance
- Architecture/ Design
- Arts/ Music/ Drama
- Business/ HR/ Management
- Community Development/ Social work
- Education/ Training
- Event management/ Fundraising
- Multi-lingual/ Multi-culturalism
- Other
- Personable Skills
- Phone Support/ Information Giver
- PR/ Marketing/ Market Research
- Research/ Journalism/ Media
- Youth/ Childcare
Level of English required for this role:
Intermediate English
Times and commitment required for this role
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Minimum time commitment: 1 year
Hours required: 4hrs Weekly
Other Details
Location of volunteering opportunity:
Smithfield, Dublin 7
Screening details for this role:
- Formal Interview
- Application Form
Volunteers will be provided with the following supports:
- Support/ advice/ recognition
- Supervision
- Initial induction and training
- Reimbursement of expenses
- Insurance cover
- Ongoing training opportunities
Volunteers with the following challenges will be supported in this role
- Physical Disability
- Sensory Disability
Age restrictions:
Over 18
Is this opportunity suitable for groups/teams of volunteers?
No
Benefits you will receive as a volunteer
• Training & mentorship opportunities to broaden and develop your skills
• Collaborating with a diverse team, where your ideas become reality
• Connecting & networking with people from the community & arts sector
• Certification
• Social nights out
