Volunteer

Description

Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF) is a major cultural organisation which presents one of Europe's leading international arts festivals in Galway each July.

By welcoming our audiences, stewarding at street spectacle performances, helping with the smooth running of the Heineken Big Top concerts, ushering at venues, invigilating at art galleries, supporting the Festival’s sustainability efforts as green ambassadors, providing key information to the public as Festival Ambassadors, promoting the Irish language as Irish language ambassadors and helping gather important data as survey collectors, our volunteers are a vital part of the team

Is training provided?:Yes

Tasks that the volunteer(s) will be expected to undertake:

Volunteers roles include:

Stewarding at street spectacles

Stewarding at Heineken Big Top concerts

Ushering at theatres

Invigilating art galleries

Promoting the programme as Festival Ambassador

Supporting GIAF sustainability as Green Ambassador

Various ad hoc roles

Volunteers may pick roles and shifts according to availability

Benefits of Volunteering:

By volunteering with GIAF, one gets to experience the behind the scenes of events, meet new people, make new friendships, learn new skills and experience the buzz of an arts festival.

GIAF volunteers receive volunteer t-shirts, and a volunteer kit!
Throughout the duration of GIAF they avail of discounts in local businesses, participate in social activities, get together in the welcoming volunteer hub and get invited to the GIAF wrap party.

Details of time commitment needed for role:
Volunteers may pick roles and shifts according to availability

Minimum time commitment per week:
Flexible/Varies

Additional screening required for this role::
All applicants will be required to complete the GIAF application form which will be emailed to them on 5 May

Sustainable Development Goal:

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ATU - GALWAY, UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY