Festival & Events Manager

Meitheal Mara, Cork’s community boatyard and maritime training centre, invites applications for the position of Festival & Events Manager for the annual Ocean to City – An Rás Mór and Cork Harbour Festival. The position is for the equivalent of 32 hours per week, with an annual salary of €34,212. Flexibility with be required in the annual distribution of hours, with a higher proportion worked during the periods leading up to events.

The role is based at Meitheal Mara’s offices at Crosses Green House, Cork and is offered on a contract of indefinite duration, subject to continued funding.

Cork Harbour Festival

Cork Harbour Festival is the largest annual event in Cork Harbour offering a 10-day celebration of Ireland’s maritime culture. The festival features over 100 different events, organised by 50+ cultural, community, sporting and maritime event partners across Cork City and County.

The festival is coordinated and promoted by Meitheal Mara, attracting approximately 30,000 visitors annually. Funded by Fáilte Ireland, Cork City Council, Cork County Council and the Port of Cork, the festival provides an important platform for Meitheal Mara’s wider work: celebrating Ireland’s maritime culture, connecting people with our waterways and creating opportunities to participate on the water.

Ocean to City – An Rás Mór

Ocean to City – An Rás Mór is the flagship event of Cork Harbour Festival and the largest event directly organised and delivered by Meitheal Mara. It is Ireland’s largest multi-craft rowing and paddling race, attracting 600+ participants annually – of which a third are international.

The Festival & Events Manager will have overall responsibility for the planning and delivery of the Ocean to City race, from initial planning, stakeholder engagement and participant promotion through to event delivery, evaluation and reporting.

The Festival & Events Manager

The successful candidate will coordinate all aspects of Ocean to City –An Rás Mór, working closely with Meitheal Mara staff, volunteers, participants, partners, sponsors, suppliers, agencies, funders and other stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of a safe, inclusive and well-managed event.

The role also oversees Meitheal Mara’s coordination of Cork Harbour Festival, with overall responsibility for the successful delivery of the programme. The Festival Manager will support and line-manage the Marketing, PR & Programme Coordinator, who will focus on festival programming, event partner liaison, marketing and communications.

The role will also coordinate and deliver Meitheal Mara’s Dragon Boat Challenge corporate fundraiser, held at regular times throughout the year.

The successful candidate will have strong event management experience coupled with experience in managing and coordinating a mixed team of staff and volunteers in a community setting.

For further details and a full job description please see: https://corkharbourfestival.com/recruiting-festival-events-manager/