Terms: This is a permanent, full time job, which requires working days, evenings, and weekends.

Salary: will be $12.00 to $14.00 per hour for a 40 hour week.

Experience: at least five years’ experience.

Type of Experience: Special events

Number of Participants and Length of Activity: 50-99 participants

Work Experience: Community organization

Main Responsibility: Planning and management, Co-ordination

Planning and Management Skills: Promote conference and meeting services or special events, Inspect and select sites, Develop business plans, Develop marketing and communication plans, Develop media strategies and public relations activities, Prepare, present and manage budgets, Develop financial procedures, Develop sponsorship, partnership or fundraising programs, Solicit event donors, Review bids and negotiate costs, Determine requirements for hospitality services, signage, multi-media equipment, printing and other technical services, and arrange for and manage contracts for these services, Arrange and manage contracts for entertainment, activities and attractions for special events, Plan and arrange for accommodation and transportation services, Plan and arrange for trade shows and exhibits, Plan schedules, goals and objectives, Develop registration systems and information materials, Plan for required documentation and for pre- and post-distribution of documentation (itineraries, evaluations etc.), Research and design special events programs, Plan for VIP arrangements, Plan for translation and interpretation services, Plan for on-site offices, Plan for traffic and crowd control and security, Plan for social events and guest programs, Develop policies and procedures and attend to other management responsibilities, Prepare final financial and other reports, Manage Event Logistics, Plan and oversee webinars, Identify human resources requirements

Coordination Skills: Assist in budget preparation, Administer revenues and expenditures and assist in preparing financial reports, Assist in site selection and attend to related details, Confirm and co-ordinate speakers, Implement social programs, food and beverage, transportation, and other services, Set up and monitor, or arrange for the setting up and monitoring of multi-media equipment, Arrange for shipping, receiving and storage, Implement registration systems, Coordinate media services, Coordinate set-ups, staging, seating, parking, communication systems and other details for special events, Arrange for production or purchase of promotional products

Additional Skills: Develop risk management plans, Develop and monitor emergency security plans, Recruit and supervise volunteers

Business Equipment and Computer Applications: Spreadsheet software, Word processing software, Windows

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Attention to detail, Work under pressure, Tight deadlines

Transportation/Travel Information: Valid driver’s licence

Ability to Supervise: More than 20 people, Working groups, Committees

Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Writing, Oral communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Finding information, Computer use

Languages: Other than English, the applicant should speak French.

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Order Number: 4904321

Post date: 2010-03-09