Daffodil Day Area Coordinator
Purpose of Position
To promote and raise money for the Cancer Society in your area during Daffodil Day month.
Key Functions and Responsibilities
Coordinate a successful Daffodil Day in your local community:
- Source volunteers for your designated area and refer them to your Team Leader
- Promote Daffodil Day in your area
- Lead a team of volunteer street collectors (includes planning, rostering and maintaining communication)
- Organise collection sites and pre-sales (where applicable)
- Manage money (collection buckets/pre-sales/counter boxes/banking)
- Manage resources and merchandise (allocation and collection of promotional materials, stocktaking duties)
- Notify Cancer Society of any notable issues and accidents involving clients, members of the public and other volunteers while they are on duty
- Submit reports in a timely fashion
- Identify new opportunities for future campaigns
- Thank your team often
Key Requirements
- Ability to work comfortably with people of all social, religious and cultural backgrounds
- Understand and respect the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
- Ability to maintain boundaries and respect confidentiality
- A caring and sensitive manner
- Neat, tidy appearance
Hours required (indicative)
June/July: 20-30 hours
August: 20-40 hours (full day on Daffodil Day, last Friday of August)
Debriefing activities: 2-4 hours
Resources
- Orientation and training
- Pre-event planning and post-event evaluation sessions
- Support and guidance provided whenever required
- Reimbursement for travel expenses
- Volunteer identification to be worn whenever on duty
