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Plan Community events, weddings, parties , sports and cultural programs.
Previous Experience in same role , and post secondary education , excellent communication , organizational and financial skills.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Additional Skills
- Recruit and supervise volunteers
- Hire, train and supervise support staff
- Ensure compliance with required by-laws
- Develop risk management plans
- Develop and monitor emergency security plans
Type Of Experience
- Special events
- Conferences / meetings
Work Experience
- University or college
- Tourism associations
- Hotel
- Convention centres
- Conference centres
- Community organization
- Business
Planning and Management Skills
- Prepare final financial and other reports
- Plan for on-site offices
- Plan for social events and guest programs
- Plan schedules, goals and objectives
- Plan and arrange for accommodation and transportation services
- Plan and arrange for trade shows and exhibits
- Inspect and select sites
- Establish committees
- Develop marketing and communication plans
- Develop business plans
- Develop financial procedures
- Design evaluation criteria or strategies
- Arrange and manage contracts for entertainment, activities and attractions for special events
Main Responsibility
- Planning and management
Number of Participants and Length of Activity
- 100-199 participants
- 2-4 days
Coordination Skills
- Administer revenues and expenditures and assist in preparing financial reports
- Implement social programs, food and beverage, transportation, and other services
- Coordinate set-ups, staging, seating, parking, communication systems and other details for special events
- Coordinate and monitor conference and meeting activities and attend to related details
- Assist in site selection and attend to related details
- Arrange for translation and interpretation services
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Word processing software
- Spreadsheet software
- Meeting management software
- Computer terminal