Porto Lead

General Info

• Sits in the Exec cluster of Festcomm
• Included in the festcomm@fireflyartscollective.org mailing list with all of Exec cluster and all cluster leads

Porto Lead Responsibilities

• Attend biweekly Festcomm meetings January-July (can be remote)
• Oversees vendor management for sanitation for the event and work weekends
• Working with historical data and plan for the upcoming event - identify sanitation requirements for upcoming event
• Identity a sanitation vendor in the area with the capability to meet the needs of the event by soliciting quotes
• Get budgetary approval for contract, and establish written contract with vendor
• Serve as primary point of contact for the vendor throughout the planning season and event
• Maintained on-the-ground oversight during the event to coordinate real-time issue resolution with the vendor and adjacent volunteer crews

Who makes a good Porto Lead?

Location

Most of the role can be done from anywhere, mostly phone calls and remote meetings.

At least one co-lead needs to be on-site during the event to keep on top of any in the moment issues.

Schedule

Biweekly meetings throughout Planning Season (January-July).

Other responsibilities are mostly asynchronous communication that can be done whenever you want, as long as you hit deadlines.

Aligning with vendors and getting contracts in place is a major part, but it can be tricky if the outlook of the event is shifting around the time of planning. Vendors like to book these dates months in advance.

Experience

Business relationship management is a plus. Some knowledge of the event would also be a plus, but if a volunteer is coming with knowledge of a different burn that would be transferable.