Position: Events and Sponsorship Coordinator

Location: Montréal QC H3A 2A6

Duration: 6-14 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Shift: 8.00AM-5.00PM

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company who is a provider of banking and financial services. The company operates through two divisions, Retail Banking and Services, and Corporate and Institutional Banking

Job Description:

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

• Defining and managing the events and sponsorship strategy for the client across the following areas: client events, internal events, sponsorships and corporate hospitality, as well as philanthropy initiatives.
• This role is both strategic and operational, for which the ability to work closely with Senior Management and the Front Office is critical.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategically monitor key trends in events to ensure highest quality levels in terms of ideas and delivery (virtual, in-person, and hybrid)
• Develop and monitor yearly event budget, working with the Head of Marketing & Communications and local front officers in the planning process, enforcing added value business content in addition to pure entertainment
• Develop, maintain, upgrade and ensure use by the team critical events tools (including approvals, registration, calendar planning)
• Ensure post-event quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Manage from briefing to execution: internal, industry and proprietary events;
• sort event proposals to identify which ones are relevant to address business objectives
• for industry events, execute due diligence on the previous years' events to assess efficiency potential
• for proprietary events, deep understanding of stakeholders objectives required that should translate into creative appropriate proposals
• team coordination to optimize Group branding impact and costs
• Maintaining and overseeing existing and new corporate sponsorships/partnerships including strict budgeting review and database maintenance
• Managing sponsorship contracts and activities to ensure maximum brand visibility/recognition and activation levels.
• Ensure high business & ethical standards in implementation and delivery of events
• Closely collaborate with Communications & Social Media managers and other events regional platforms: relaying event strategy and planning, exchanging best practices and ideas, etc.
• Coordinate the philanthropy initiatives (donations, volunteering events, philanthropic committee)

KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 years of experience in Event Management
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• General knowledge of the banking industry and global financial markets preferred
• Experience working in a diverse, matrix organization
• Willingness to travel, as needed
• Experience with working with Event management systems, CRM platforms not required, but a plus
• Language proficiency in English and French is required
• Passionate about events, with strong project management, data management and event budget management skills / Eye for detail - methodical approach to work and creativity

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.