Associate, Event Marketing

ABOUT US

SickKids Foundation, with over 50 years of philanthropic impact in 2023, is Canada's largest charitable funder of child health research, learning and care, raising over $200 million last year. As a national charity, SickKids Foundation invests in national and international initiatives to benefit children in Canada and around the world. As the fundraising partner to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), we are aligned in supporting Precision Child Health (PCH), the future of tailoring medicine to each child's unique traits so SickKids can diagnose faster, treat smarter, and predict better.

We are driven by our core values of integrity, collaboration, excellence, innovation, and inclusion, with goals of delivering an unmatched donor experience, investing in our people and culture, driving innovative and sustainable fundraising, and leading in digital charity.

SickKids Foundation is committed to an inclusive culture by embedding equity, diversity and inclusion in everything we do. We aim to build awareness and skills in this area, both internally and with our partners. Our commitment extends to creating a safe, positive work environment. For details on our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion commitment, please click here.

We’re committed to attracting and retaining passionate individuals to help create a healthier future. That’s why SickKids Foundation is looking for a new Associate, Event Marketing.

Position Status: Permanent Full-Time

Available: Immediately

Description of the Position:
The Associate, Event Marketing will support in the planning and execution of the event marketing portfolio, including but not limited to: The Million Reasons Run, Great Cycle Challenge, Extra Life, and Scrubs in the City. The Associate will report to the Associate Director, Event Marketing and will support the project management of the event marketing portfolio. They will play a key role in delivering a compelling donor journey to culminate in donor loyalty, stakeholder satisfaction and drive fundraising revenue.

You will:

- Assist with the planning and execution of the Event Marketing portfolio
- Project manage website updates including timelines, testing and approvals
- Responsible for project managing event marketing collateral
- Research and engage with vendors to receive quotes on services for the event, based on the Foundation’s procurement policy, as well as review, summarize and make recommendations on vendors based on RFPs/RFQs
- Create support documents that will be used for both internal and external presentations (e.g., PowerPoint, Excel, scaled site maps)
- Deliver rolling updates on the status of tasks during weekly team meetings
- Ideate with team on creative ways to deliver a compelling event donor journey
- Review current processes and recommend changes to existing event procedures, to ensure execution is streamlined and uniform
- Support and cultivate relationships with vendors, including managing all SOWs, scheduling regular meetings between the vendors and the event marketing team for project updates as needed
- Collaborate with vendors to source items and pricing, ensure timing and stock, and place bulk orders. Place fulfilment orders, ensuring accuracy in order details and identify cost efficiencies where possible
- Work collaboratively with various Foundation teams to build strong relationships to ensure a successful outcome of the event
- Oversee the post-event reconciliation of events, inputting expenses into event budgets, as well as crosschecking of reconciled event budgets with Foundation P&L reports
- Seek and test new products and technologies, identifying ways to optimize the user experience on our website platforms
- Participate in the post-event debrief with the Event Marketing team

**Required Skills**:
Qualifications:

- Community College Diploma or University Degree in Event Management combined with a minimum of two years of event planning and/project management/marketing experience
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Team player and relationship builder
- Creative, resourceful, cost efficient and intuitively driven
- Ability to build new relationships with event partners
- Exceptional organizational skills and ability to coordinate multiple projects within tightly prescribed timelines
- Proactive problem solver and solution oriented
- Strong time management skills
- Proficient with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Keen ability to take initiative on projects
- High energy and level of enthusiasm

Total Compensation Package:
Hiring Salary Range: $69,362.00 - $81,602.00; with the ability to progress to a maximum of $97,923.00. To ensure fair and equitable pay at SickKids Foundation, placement on the salary range will be based on your years of experience, skills, and qualifications relevant to the Associate, Event Marketing.

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