Event Coordinator

1 month ago

Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

**Date Posted**:05/11/2023
**Req ID**: 31202
**Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Pharmacy
**Department**: Faculty of Pharmacy
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
**Position Number**: 00054406

**Description**:
**About us**:
With nearly 1,000 undergraduate and over 140 graduate students walking the halls of our iconic building, the university of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy is a recognized global leader in the fields of pharmacy education and research. Together, we are moving science and health through a focus on excellence and innovation.

With over 180 faculty members including researchers, clinician scientists, clinical educators and community, hospital and affiliated experts, we are the top faculty of pharmacy in Canada and ranked among the top globally. We are committed to offering leading-edge pharmacy education programs and driving innovation and discovery in the pharmaceutical sciences. Our scientists are catalysts for the discovery of novel therapeutic targets, new drugs, medical devices, diagnostic tests and new solutions to provide the safest, most effective and affordable therapies for patients and methodologies to foster pharmacy practice excellence.

**Your opportunity**:
Acting as the first point of contact, the Event Coordinator is responsible for conceptualizing, organizing and executing event activities adhering to Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy policies and procedures; coordinating the schedule for program and event calendars and determining logístical details and activities for events and/or programming,. The position will be responsible for resolving issues that may occur during events and escalating problems as required. Conducting post-event evaluation, analysis and recommendations for changes. Coordinating the preparation and distribution of promotional/outreach materials. Maintaining information on digital platforms and in databases as well as generating reports.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance
- Conceptualizing, organizing and executing event activities
- Overseeing the implementation of event plans and activities
- Developing content for marketing and/or promotional materials
- Providing some care to prevent physical or emotional injury or harm
- Collaborating on cost estimates
- Directing the activities of casual staff

**Essential Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
- Minimum three years related experience with event planning and all aspects of event production, including creating schedules, cost estimates and briefing documents
- Experience motivating and guiding volunteers as well as soliciting and building relationships with vendors
- Experience disseminating information via social media and maintaining and updating information on digital platforms
- Excellent computer skills, including strong proficiency in MS Office, databases, and website and content management systems, design and presentation software
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills
- Excellent demonstrated interpersonal skills, judgment, tact
- Superior organizational and problem solving skills
- Strong public relations skills, relationship building and maintaining
- Ability to conceptualize and deliver events that meet strategic goals
- Ability to manage a variable and changing workload involving multiple tasks and priorities
- Demonstrated initiative and reliability
- Ability to collaborate on cost estimates with regards to event budgets
- Ability to work a flexible schedule which allows for after hours events and meetings is a must

**Assets (Nonessential)**:

- Familiarity with the the University of Toronto, as well as general knowledge of post-secondary education system

**To be successful in this role you will be**:

- Communicator
- Cooperative
- Organized
- Possess a positive attitude
- Problem solver
- Resourceful

**Closing Date**: 05/19/2023, 11:59PM ET
**Employee Group**: USW
**Appointment Type**: Budget - Continuing
**Schedule**: Full-Time
**Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone**:
**Job Category**: Administrative / Managerial
**Recruiter**: Blythe Campbell

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