Intermediate Events Specialist to assist in the creation and execution of meaningful client events and engagement experiences.
Job Type: Contract
Positions to fill: 1
Start Date: Sep 29, 2023
Job End Date: Mar 31, 2024
Pay Rate: Hourly: Negotiable
Job ID: 132547
Location: Victoria
Our large financial client is seeking an Intermediate Events Specialist to assist in the creation and execution of meaningful client events and engagement experiences.
This is a backfill with the current contract ending December 2023, 2 possible 6 month extensions. Must be ON-SITE in Victoria 5 days a week with week some hybrid capacity at managers discretion.
Must Have Skills:
- Two to five years of experience in corporate event planning that encompasses:
- event project planning
- budgets and financial reporting
- stakeholder, staffing and volunteer management
- meeting and event design (program development, speaker management, coordination of Food & Beverage, AV, registration systems, etc.)
- site management (selection, layout, logistics, transportation, onsite communications)
- event marketing (planning, development of materials, contribution to PR activities)
- event feedback and participant surveys
- risk management
- Previous experience liaising with internal and external stakeholders
Nice to Have:
- Strong preference will be given to candidates with project management certifications such as the PMP or CAPM and completion of the CFA Institute Investment Foundations® Program or Canadian Securities Course