- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
Work setting
Tasks
- Inspect and select sites
- 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
- Assist in budget preparation
- Co-ordinate and monitor conference and meeting activities and attend to related details
- Confirm and co-ordinate speakers
- Implement registration systems
- Set up and monitor, or arrange for the setting up and monitoring of multi-media equipment
- 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.)
- Manage Event Logistics
Area of work experience
- Business
- Conference and meeting planning companies
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Fast-paced environment
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Team player
- Time management
- Resourcefulness
- Ability to multitask
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
