Events Coordinator

**Role Description**

Reporting to the Manager
- Events & Sponsorship, this role is responsible for assisting with the development, production, and delivery of our annual events and supporting the ongoing development and coordination of our sponsorship program. As part of a small but high-performing team, you will have the opportunity to be creative and innovative and make a difference for our industry members and stakeholders.

**The Skills We Are Looking For**:

- **Event Planning & Management**: Demonstrated ability to organize, coordinate, and execute events of various sizes and formats, ensuring seamless delivery from concept to completion.
- **Budgeting & Financial Management**: Experience in managing and reconciling event budgets to optimize resources and maximize ROI.
- **Event Partner Coordination**: Skilled in managing relationships with vendors, venues, and suppliers to ensure high-quality services within budget.
- **Communication**: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with stakeholders, sponsors, and attendees.
- **Technology Proficiency**: Experience using project or event management software, online registration systems, spreadsheets, and other digital tools to streamline planning and execution.
- **Project Management**: Proven track record of handling multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines, and managing time effectively.
- **Problem-Solving**: Quick thinker who can troubleshoot issues on the fly, ensuring events run smoothly even under pressure.

**The Core Competencies for This Role**:

- **Attention to Detail**: You have a meticulous eye for detail, ensuring nothing slips through the cracks during event planning and execution.
- **Adaptability & Flexibility**: Able to pivot and adapt when unexpected challenges arise, maintaining composure and professionalism.
- **Collaboration & Teamwork**: Work effectively with internal teams, partners, sponsors, and external stakeholders to achieve event goals.
- **Proactivity**: Anticipate potential issues and act quickly to prevent or resolve them, always thinking a few steps ahead.
- **Creativity &Initiative**: Bring fresh ideas to the table, from our internal processes, event themes and layouts to understanding event trends, enhancing the attendee experience and our internal systems.
- **Client & Stakeholder Engagement**: Build strong, professional relationships with sponsors, event partners, and members, providing exceptional service and communication.
- **Time Management**: Efficiently manage your time and prioritize tasks, balancing the demands of multiple events and deadlines.

**Who We Are**

The Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association (AMBA) is the collective voice of the mortgage brokerage industry in Alberta. Through advocacy, education, information, and networking, AMBA develops a standard of excellence for its members and promotes an ethical and sustainable mortgage industry for consumers and industry members. Founded in 1975, AMBA is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to highly ethical business principles and advancing the industry’s high integrity and professionalism.

**Benefits of Working at AMBA**
- Minimum of 3 weeks vacation.
- 10 paid sick days annually.
- Holiday closure (that doesn’t pull from your vacation days) from approximately December 22nd to January 3rd each year.
- Comprehensive health benefits, including life insurance, dependant life insurance, long-term disability, prescription drug coverage, vision care, dental care, and more
- Opportunities for growth, with a yearly budget dedicated to the team’s individual and collective professional development.

**A Note on Remote Work**

This position, like all positions at AMBA, is an _**in-office role.**_ Through experience, we have learned that at AMBA, we do our best creative work when we are together in person. However, we offer flexible Fridays for our team, allowing them to work from home if their schedules permit.
- Diversity & Inclusion:_ AMBA values the diversity of the people it hires and serves. Diversity at AMBA means fostering a workplace where individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s talents and strengths.

Pay: From $55,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you have an active drivers license and access to a mechanically sound vehicle for daily use?
- As part of this role, you may occasionally be required to work evenings and/or weekends. Are you comfortable with this aspect of the role?

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-11-15
Expected start date: 2025-01-06