Thank you for your interest in volunteering for Tauranga STEM Festival 2019.
As you may already be aware, we are small team of organisers who have dedicated well over 1000+ volunteer hours to bring this ambitious event to life.
We are looking for amazing adult volunteers to join #TeamSTEMFest and support us. We would love to hear from you if you work in or have an interest in any aspects of the STEM industry.

Volunteer Main Day – can you help?
You will be have the opportunity to be ‘ambassadors’ of STEMFest — creating the first and most lasting impression on exhibitors, officials, VIPs and the public.
We need with pack in and pack out:
- Pack in on Friday 11th October PM – 3 hours
- Pack in Saturday AM – 2 hours
- Pack out Saturday PM – 3 hours
Main day three-hour shifts:
- 09:00 to 12:00
- 11:00 to 14:00
- 14:00 to 17:00
General duties to include, meet and greet, crowd control, directions and general assistance.
Volunteer Coordinators
STEMFest is looking for a small dedicated team of volunteer co-ordinators who are motivated, friendly, and enthusiastic to help us with successfully delivering an amazing STEM Festival experience. These co-ordinators will play an important part of our organising team.
Why should I get involved?
Benefits to being a STEMFest volunteer co-ordinator include:
- the opportunity to make a contribution to your community
- an insider’s view of being part of an ambitious world-class event
- gaining useful job experience and satisfaction
- meeting likeminded people and working as a focussed team
- identifying possibilities for personal skills development
- strengthening your CV and presenting a community committed approach for potential future employers
- expenses resulting from duties will be reimbursed.
We need your help!
STEMFest is looking for 3-4 individuals who can spare a few hours a week from 1st August until 13th October 2019.
Your main duties may include:
- market and recruit for popup days and main festival day – via social media or meetings/emails with our sponsors and network
- organise and conduct briefing meetings (in collaboration with the organising team)
- be the main point(s) of contact on the main festival day for all volunteers
If you can spare a few hours or a few days during any of this time, we would love to hear from you! We can’t promise you riches, but we can promise you an exclusive STEMFest team t-shirt as well as the most amazing fulfilling experience to help bring this ambitious event to life. Be part of this amazing journey!
Thank you 🙂