Event Coordinator

Employment Information

  • Post ID: 905075033
  • Open Date: September 9, 2025
  • Close Date: November 17, 2025 (open for 68 days)
  • Organization: ACFA régionale de Calgary
  • Sector: Hospitality & Tourism
  • Business Location:1880 1st street S.W. suite Maison Rouleau, Calgary, Alberta T2S 3J3
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  • Ad Active Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
  • Last Updated: 5 hours ago
  • Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/alberta/calgary/905075033/event-coordinator/
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Job Details

  • Experience: 1 year - 2 years
  • Job Vacancies: 1
  • Compensation: $40,040 annually / 35 hours per week
  • Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
  • Apply by: email to [email protected]
  • Education: College certificate or diploma more than 2 years

Job Description

Tasks

  • Administer revenues and expenditures
  • Develop risk management plans
  • Promote conference and meeting services or special events
  • Develop and monitor emergency security plans
  • Develop marketing and communication plans
  • Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
  • Develop sponsorship, partnership or fundraising programs
  • Solicit event donors
  • Review bids and negotiate costs
  • 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 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 media services
  • Co-ordinate set-ups, staging, seating, parking, communication systems and other details for special events
  • Confirm and co-ordinate speakers
  • Implement registration systems
  • Implement social programs, food and beverage, transportation, and other services
  • Set up and monitor, or arrange for the setting up and monitoring of multi-media equipment
  • Plan and arrange for trade shows and exhibits
  • Plan schedules, goals and objectives
  • Develop registration systems and information materials
  • Plan for required documentation and for pre- and post-distribution of documentation (itineraries, evaluations etc.)
  • Research and design special events programs
  • Plan for VIP arrangements
  • Plan for translation and interpretation services
  • Plan for traffic and crowd control and security
  • Plan for social events and guest programs
  • Prepare final financial and other reports
  • Manage Event Logistics
  • Identify human resources requirements
  • Supervise office and volunteer staff
  • Supervise professional and support staff and students
  • Provide staff training
  • Prepare research papers, educational texts or articles
  • Perform administrative tasks
  • Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
  • Counsel individuals on daily-life issues
  • Conduct research
  • Monitor and evaluate
  • Develop social programs
  • Assess social developments
  • Analyze data

Supervision

  • 1 to 2 people
  • 3-4 people
  • 5-10 people
  • 11-15 people
  • 16-20 people
  • More than 20 people
  • Working groups
  • Committees
  • Contractors
  • Staff in various areas of responsibility

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Google Docs
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • MS Office
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Word
  • MS Windows
  • MailChimp
  • WordPress

Area of work experience

  • Community service organization
  • Conference and meeting planning companies
  • Conference centres
  • Hotel, motel, resort
  • University or college

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Driver’s validity licence check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines

Own tools/equipment

  • Cellular phone

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Time management
  • Ability to multitask
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Dependability
  • Judgement
  • Values and ethics
  • Reliability

Benefits

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

  • Parking available