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Bealtaine 2014 Bealtaine is the national festival celebrating creativity in older age during the month of May. Over 118,000 people took part in Bealtaine in 2013, with 647 partners involved in 3,371 events, making it one of Ireland’s biggest arts festivals. From dance to cinema, painting to theatre, Bealtaine showcases the talents and skills of both established and first-time older artists and performers. It is a chance to make new and challenging work, a chance to communicate traditions between the generations, a chance to delve a little deeper into a new area of understanding. Bealtaine creates the space to discover talents until now unseen 2014 is Bealtaine’s 19th year and the festival has had a profound and highly visible impact on arts practice in Ireland at local, regional and national level over this period. Bealtaine is now Ireland’s largest co-operative Arts festival and a global cultural first, increasingly recognised as a major innovator in the area of creativity and older people. The festival is a model of how collaboration and partnership across sectors and art forms can work in mutually beneficial ways. Bealtaine aims to create greater access to all art forms by brokering a sophisticated network of partnerships and in doing so works to develop new and existing audiences for the arts in Ireland. Co-ordinated by Age & Opportunity, the Bealtaine festival encourages greater participation in the Arts by older people as artists, performers, event organisers and audience. The festival embraces all art forms including theatre, film, music, dance, painting, storytelling amongst many others. The Bealtaine Festival 2014 is now looking for a number of interns who will play crucial roles in supporting the festival and liaising with the public. The office is based in Dublin and may involve some travel around the city. We are keen to support the professional development of our interns; an internship with Bealtaine will provide unique opportunities to be involved in a successful festival and learn/develop skills. Reporting Duties Reporting to the Arts & Culture Programme Manager or Reporting to the Curator of Performing Arts and Literature or the Curator of Visual Arts as appropriate General Responsibilities To assist and support the Programme Manager and the Curatorial Team in the development and delivery of the Bealtaine Festival To provide administrative support to the Bealtaine programme To provide general support to the Bealtaine programme Role 1 PUBLIC LIAISON To act as a point of contact for members of the public and people taking part in the festival. To have responsibility for liaising with people and groups who have been invited to participate in the festival and contacting them when necessary To respond to enquiries from the public and directing people to local and national Bealtaine events To respond to requests for information from the public and to maintain a record of all such calls, keeping sufficiently up to date with the work programme in order to be an informed first point of contact for the public. Role 2 PR, MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA ASSISTANT Liaising with local and regional groups on their plans for Bealtaine and synthesising it for a PR consultant. Organising radio adverts, assisting with writing press releases To assist with the monitoring and updating of the Bealtaine data base of contacts on an ongoing basis. Assisting with keeping the Bealtaine website and Facebook updated Assisting with the development of other social networking media as appropriate Role 3 FESTIVAL ASSISTANT Assisting with the Festival launch General Admin re invites and distribution of festival programme To assist with the planning and undertaking of mail shots and the distribution of printed materials in the most efficient and cost effective manner. To take responsibility for archiving and storage of administrative records, printed materials and publications. General requirements To follow the procedures outlined in Age & Opportunity’s Procedures manual To take part in reviews of performance To work in an organised way and ensure clear communication of work completed and work in progress at all times To undertake any other tasks as may from time to time be requested SKILLS REQUIRED FOR ALL VOLUNTEER ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT POSTS 1. Computers/IT, General Education, Office Administration Thorough knowledge of relevant computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets and databases skills to enable self -servicing on a administrative level Ability to utilise information technology Relevant educational qualifications Office administrative skills Superior attention to detail Methodical & organised Willingness to share information 2. Standards of work expected Planning and organisational skills and ability to efficiently manage the details of the work Personally focused to ensure delivery of high standards of work Ability to work in an organised manner, to research, file and catalogue in a manner that is transparent and retrievable Ability to plan, prepare and complete projects to meet deadlines. Ability to handle responsibility and work under pressure 3. Communication & Interpersonal Skills Verbal, written and oral communication skills Excellent interpersonal skills 4. Ethos, Working Methods, Teamwork Ability to understand concepts relative to ageing Ability to work as part of a team Willingness to adapt to the agency’s ethos and working methods Willingness to share information Liaison Ability to create and maintain good working relationships 5. Time Commitment We need interns to be available for a minimum of two days a week. All roles are needed from March 2014 to the first week in June. All interns will be based in Dublin. What can we offer? Out of pocket expenses Free entry to performances/events Please send your CV with a covering letter to Ciarán McKinney Arts & Culture Programme Manager Age & Opportunity Marino Institute of Education Griffith Avenue Dublin 9.