kood/Sisu is a private, work-life orientated coding school based in Kuopio. We are founded by a group of Finnish companies, and together we are on a mission to bring our innovative studying concept to the market that builds the bridge between businesses and future tech talents. Our vision is to educate hundreds of software and programming specialists who will enter the job market with our help. kood/Sisu was launched in March 2024 when the very first student batch started their studies at kood/Sisu. Our standards and strategic targets are set, and we need more awesome team players to join us!

Event and Community Coordinator (Part-Time)

kood/Sisu is seeking an enthusiastic and organized Event and Community Coordinator to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for executing our events according to our annual event calendar. You will also plan and organize trips to our partner school kood/Johvi. Furthermore, you will be supporting the core activities of the coding school such as organizing Selection Sprints, partnership collaborations and other gatherings that takes place either onsite or online. Kood/Sisu community consists of +100 students, +15 partner companies, tens of stakeholders and local supporters. You will be mastering the community by taking good care of every detail of our gatherings.

Your responsibilities will include:
- Organizing events and gatherings for both students and partner companies
 - Taking care of the event set up onsite or/and online including technical matters
- Coordinating and managing catering and other necessary orders within the given budget independently
- Communicating with participants before the events through Discord or/and email, and creating feedback surveys afterwards
- Planning and organizing the trips of kood/Sisu team including trips to Estonian partner school and trips to different kinds of fairs in Finland.
- Assisting with student Selection Sprints alongside technical coordinators
- Other assisting tasks

We expect from you:
- Great organizing and time management skills. You are not afraid of making phone calls to fix things independently in fast-paced environment.
- Willingness to bring joy, happiness, and laughter to people. You want to take excellent care of clients and create genuinely engaging and successful events.
- Good social skills. You treat everyone as individuals, and you're willing to listen and empower the community, especially our students.
- English and Finnish language skills. You articulate your thoughts and ideas clearly and confidently both in writing and verbally.
- Capability to handle basic technical matters independently.
- Willingness to be an active and fair team member.

Why choose us?
- We offer you the opportunity to be a part of the change in technical education and support kood/Sisu community.
- You will become a part of our innovative, creative, encouraging and goal-oriented team.
- We support your professional development and career growth.
- Possibility to work flexibly.
- Employee benefit for lunch, sport, culture and wellbeing
- Modern working environment and facilities

This is a permanent part-time position at 60% of full-time, with a monthly salary of 2200 euros. In the future, there may be an opportunity for full-time employment. We offer you the opportunity for hybrid work but you will mostly work onsite at kood/Sisu premises in Kuopio Savilahti where our events take place. The employment will commence flexibly on October-November, but no later than 1st of November 2024.

Joining our team means being part of a vibrant and innovative community. We are looking for a great team-fit and cultural match. We have a small team that feels extremely passionate about kood/Sisu and wants to create the best outcome possible. The startup atmosphere means your ideas matter, and your impact will be felt across the organization. Welcome to join us in making a difference at the forefront of technical education!

How to apply?

Send us your CV and a brief cover letter in English to laura.nykanen@koodisisu.fi. Act fast - we're eager to bring in someone who shares our passion right away. Apply no later than 22.9.2024. If you have any questions according to this position or the kood/Sisu organization, please contact Laura at following time frames: 9.9. at 9am-10am, 12.9. at 9am-10am, 13.9. at 1pm-2pm by phone +358 40 822 2685.

Event and Community Coordinator will work in the "Koodi/Sisu - A private Coding School for Northern Savo" project. The South Savo Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment co-funds the project through the European Social Fund (ESF+). Kood/Sisu is run by the non-profit association Koodi / Sisu ry established in 2022 by the group of following companies: OP Group, Ponsse, Normet, Kpy Novapolis, Kuopio Chamber of Commerce, Ylä-Savo Municipal Federation of Education, Istekki and Osuma Henkilöstöpalvelut.

Come and get to know the employer in the TE-live broadcast on Thursday 12 September at 2 pm. You can find the live broadcast and recording at https://te-live.fi/lahetykset/sk7C2j_QO