Contract | Goa | September to December 2026

Culture Careers | India's specialist recruiter for the arts and cultural sector

ABOUT THE ROLE

Culture Careers manages volunteer programmes for cultural clients across India. We are recruiting experienced coordinators for a client project in Goa, running across two phases: remote volunteer screening from late September to November, and full on-ground coordination across a two-week deployment..

This is a senior on-ground role. You will be the person volunteers turn to when something goes wrong, across multiple venues, over consecutive days.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Remote phase, late September to November
Conduct structured screening calls with volunteer applicants and assess them against role-specific criteria Manage shortlists, documentation and volunteer communication Coordinate with the Culture Careers lead on pipeline progress On-ground phase, December, Goa
Deploy and supervise volunteers across multiple venues Run daily briefings and shift handovers Manage attendance,



rotation and real-time problem solving on site Act as first point of contact for volunteers throughout the deployment Report daily to the Culture Careers lead WHAT YOU MUST HAVE
Direct experience managing volunteers, promoters or on-ground teams at a festival, cultural event, exhibition or large-scale public programme Comfortable running structured phone or video screening calls Strong working knowledge of Goa: geography, venues and local networks Full availability in Goa across the December deployment. Exact dates confirmed at shortlisting. This is non-negotiable Availability remotely from late September for screening calls Strong communication in English and Hindi. Konkani or Marathi is an advantage Calm under pressure and comfortable in a rapid-moving, multi-venue environment WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN A COORDINATOR

Communication. Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills.

Composure. Calm, patient and solution-oriented when plans change.

Initiative. A

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