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Convention And Special Events Planner job in Edmonton, AB with Goodkey Show Services Ltd, Alberta - alis
This temporary full time Convention And Special Events Planner job from Goodkey Show Services Ltd is offering $27.54 hourly for 40 hours per week.
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Convention And Special Events Planner

Employer

Goodkey Show Services Ltd

Date Posted

May 09, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $27.54 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Temporary Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jun 24, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

Goodkey Show Services Ltd

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

Willing to relocate

Tasks

  • Develop risk management plans
  • 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 financial procedures
  • 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
  • Administer revenues and expenditures and assist in preparing financial reports
  • Arrange for production or purchase of promotional products
  • Arrange for shipping, receiving and storage
  • 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 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 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 on-site offices
  • 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
  • Prepare final financial and other reports
  • Manage Event Logistics
  • Plan and oversee Webinars
  • Identify human resources requirements
  • Develop and implement business plans

Supervision

  • Working groups
  • Staff in various areas of responsibility

Area of work experience

  • Business
  • Community service organization
  • Conference and meeting planning companies
  • Conference centres
  • Convention centre
  • Government department and/or agency
  • Hotel, motel, resort
  • Multi-purpose facilities
  • Professional association or organization
  • Resort
  • Sports and entertainment facilities
  • Tourism associations
  • Trade associations
  • University or college

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

Paramedical services coverage

Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.

Interest Codes & Abilities
The Convention And Special Events Planner is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Conference and Event Planners
DIRECTIVE

Interest in co-ordinating services such as accommodation, transportation, conference halls and other facilities, catering, signage, displays, translation, special needs requirements, audio-visual equipment, printing and security; in organizing registration of participants; in approving suppliers' invoices; in ensuring compliance with required by-laws; and in hiring, training and supervising support staff

SOCIAL

Interest in speaking with trade and professional associations and other groups to promote and discuss conference, convention and trade show services and to negotiate contracts for services; and in meeting with sponsors and organizing committees to plan scope and format of events

INNOVATIVE

Interest in planning entertainment and social gatherings for participants and in publicizing events

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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