Event Management & Campfire Support Intern

About Us:

Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting is the world’s only movement for every girl and any girl because we believe that each of them deserves to be the best they can be. Free to make what they want from the Movement, girls learn by doing, make friends and have fun. In safe, local spaces, girls develop the skills and attitudes to change themselves, their communities and our world. Over ten million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts are active in 153 countries. The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) keeps the global movement thriving, united and growing.

Job Purpose

To support the Shared Learning and Connection Programme of the Learning and Leadership Development Team by assisting in the development of an event management framework for WAGGGS events and user support materials for Campfire (WAGGGS’ online learning and community platform), including writing instructional guides, templates and checklists. 

Key Responsibilities:

WAGGGS Event Management

1. Event Management Framework: support the design, development and documentation of systems, processes and tools that ensure effective and consistent management of WAGGGS events, including in person, online and hybrid events.

2. Event Management Capacity Building: Design and develop tools and resources to support the adoption of the Event Management Framework and to build the capability of the Global Team to manage and deliver high quality events.

3. Event Management Framework implementation: Assist in rolling out the Event Management Framework and the associated systems, tools and resources across all WAGGGS events.

4. Digital Technologies: Explore, research and test platforms, tools and technologies, that can be used to enhance the management and delivery of events.

5. Campfire: Learn to use Campfire and work with the Shared Learning and Connection team to decide how to best use the platform to support the management and delivery of events.

Campfire Support

6. Campfire User Support: create user support materials and resources including instructional guides and demonstration videos.

7. Campfire Platform Development: explore and test new and existing features of Campfire to determine how best to leverage them in enhancing the user experience of the platform.

8. Content Creation: Support the creation of content for projects on Campfire.

9. Support our STEM programme in ensuring learning resources are adapted to an asynchronous online learning environment, engaging and easily accessible on Campfire.  

10. Campfire Administration: Contribute to the daily administration of Campfire as needed.

Learning and Development Opportunities

These are areas where the successful candidate can choose to focus some of their time according to their interests and personal development goals.

1. Event volunteer management: Designing systems for effectively utilising event volunteers.

2. Learning programme design: Develop skills and knowledge in the design of effective learning programmes in relation to event management, Campfire and/or digital technologies.

3. Digital technology innovation: enhance systems and processes through the innovative use of digital technologies.

4. User Experience: facilitate user experience research to assist in further developing Campfire.