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Event Coordinator

Employer

Bright Lights for Africa Foundation

Date Posted

April 24, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $15.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 35 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date May 24, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Bright Lights for Africa Foundation

Languages

English

Education

College/CEGEP

Work setting

Cultural events

Tasks

  • Promote conference and meeting services or special events
  • Solicit event donors
  • Manage Event Logistics
  • Provide customer service
  • Manage events
  • Schedule events, programs and activities

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Google Docs
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • MS Office

Area of work experience

Special events

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Tight deadlines
  • Fast-paced environment

Own tools/equipment

  • Cellular phone
  • Computer
  • Internet access

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Time management
  • Resourcefulness
  • Ability to multitask

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the necessary equipment for remote work (i.e. internet, home office, etc.)?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?
  • What is your current field of study?

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Workplace information

Hybrid

Other benefits

Team building opportunities

Support for youths

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Supports for visible minorities

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Event Coordinator 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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