Logistics Coordinator – Global Investigative Journalism Network

The Logistics Coordinator will support Arena on a number of logistical tasks across the organisation, but the key area is event organisation. Arena hosts two annual conferences: the Dataharvest conference in Mechelen, Belgium, a gathering for investigative journalists from across Europe, and Climate Arena, a location-rotating conference for climate journalists.

Arena is a young organisation and as our portfolio of activities grows, we need to strengthen our procedures. Our conferences have grown organically out of the community of European investigative journalists, and it’s important to respect their origins and the unique and much-appreciated atmosphere the conferences are known for, while making our systems more efficient.

The job is a part-time position (0.5 FTE), and the role includes:

Conference logistics:

• Organise travel and accommodation for speakers and team;
• Coordinate venue and catering;
• Help find and liaise with local event support person(s);
• Support volunteer management;
• Coordinate logistics for conference-related events, such as receptions, funders’ events, and Board meetings;
• Identify opportunities to improve participants’ experience, to reduce the carbon footprint of the conferences, and to develop partnerships.

See vacancy.