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Volunteers Coordinator

Midsumma Festival, Australia’s premier LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural celebration, is looking for an organised, people-focused and passionate Volunteers Coordinator to lead our 2025 festival volunteer program.

What you’ll do

This is a hands-on role where you’ll recruit, brief, schedule and support up to 500 volunteers for Melbourne’s most vibrant celebration of queer arts and culture. You’ll work closely with our production, marketing and program teams to ensure volunteers are empowered, informed and inspired — whether they’re helping at a parade, ushering a performance, or lending a hand behind the scenes.

You will:

• Recruit, train and support volunteers for festival events
• Coordinate rosters and manage onsite volunteer engagement
• Host volunteer briefings and social events
• Maintain volunteer records and provide evaluation reporting
• Collaborate across teams to ensure smooth volunteer integration
• Create a welcoming, inclusive, and well-supported environment for all volunteers

What you’ll bring

• Experience coordinating volunteers or working in festival/event environments
• Strong people and communication skills
• Organisational smarts and a calm approach under pressure
• Confidence using rostering tools (like Deputy) and Microsoft Office
• Passion for inclusive community engagement — especially LGBTQIA+ communities
• Flexibility to work some evenings and weekends during the festival

Why Midsumma?

We’re a small, collaborative team making a big impact. You’ll help bring queer stories and celebrations to life, while building an unforgettable volunteer experience that’s full of community spirit, creativity and pride.

Festival Dates: Sunday 18 January to Sunday 8 February 2026.

Ready to apply?

Submit your application by 5pm Monday 16 June 2025.

Please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience, addressing the position’s key criteria, and why you’re excited about this role to: [email protected].

For more details, download the full Volunteers Coordinator PD

With a small core team working from the Midsumma Office in Melbourne's CBD all year round, we increase our team size with seasonal staff, summer placements, and volunteers from September to February each year. Head to About Midsumma to learn more about Midsumma Festival, our values, and the work we do.

Midsumma is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity in the workplace. As such we encourage and support applications from people from diverse backgrounds for any jobs that might currently be available.

If you are interested in talking to us about employment or volunteer opportunities, please send a CV and cover letter outlining your interest to [email protected].

For information about volunteering opportunities, please see our Volunteer With Us page.