event coordinator

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Tasks:

• Promote conference and meeting services or special events.
• Develop marketing and communication plans.
• Develop media strategies and public relations activities.
• Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers.
• Develop sponsorship, partnership or fundraising programs.
• 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 site selection and attend to related details.
• Co-ordinate and monitor conference and meeting activities and attend to related details.
• Co-ordinate media services.
• Co-ordinate set-ups, staging, seating, parking, communication systems and other details for special events.
• Implement registration systems.
• Plan schedules, goals and objectives.
• Research and design special events programs.
• Plan for social events and guest programs.
• Develop policies and procedures and attend to other management responsibilities.
• Manage Event Logistics.

Personal suitability:

• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility.
• Organized.
• Time management.
• Resourcefulness.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Employment terms options:

• Flexible hours.
• Night.
• Weekend.

Other benefits:

• Free parking available.
• Team building opportunities.