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Convention and special events planner

Connex Telecommunications Inc.

Richmond Hill, ON

Posted 20 days ago

Job Details:

$36.00 / hour
Full-time
Entry Level

Overview
  • Job Duration: Permanent
  • Language of Work: English
  • Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Experience:
  • Education
  • College/CEGEP
  • or equivalent experience
  • Tasks
  • Assist in preparing financial reports
  • Promote conference and meeting services or special events
  • Develop and monitor emergency security plans
  • Inspect and select sites
  • Develop marketing and communication plans
  • Develop media strategies and public relations activities
  • Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
  • Prepare, present and manage budgets
  • Develop sponsorship, partnership or fundraising programs
  • Solicit event donors
  • Determine requirements for hospitality services, signage, multi-media equipment, printing and other technical services, and arrange for and manage contracts for these services
  • Arrange for production or purchase of promotional products
  • Assist in budget preparation
  • Assist in site selection and attend to related details
  • Co-ordinate and monitor conference and meeting activities and attend to related details
  • Co-ordinate set-ups, staging, seating, parking, communication systems and other details for special events
  • 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 traffic and crowd control and security
  • Plan for social events and guest programs
  • Develop policies and procedures and attend to other management responsibilities
  • Manage Event Logistics
  • Supervision
  • Working groups
  • Staff in various areas of responsibility
  • Computer and technology knowledge
  • Google Docs
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • MS Access
  • MS Excel
  • MS Office
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Word
  • MS Windows
  • Tablet computer
  • MAC
  • Area of work experience
  • Business
  • Area of specialization
  • Telecommunications
  • 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
  • Experience
  • 2 years to less than 3 years
  • Workplace information
  • On the road job
  • Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Does not require Canadian work experience
  • Support for youths
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
  • Support for Indigenous people
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

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