The Center for Consumer Products is looking for a proactive, resourceful Event & Operations Coordinator to support our senior leadership 15–20 hours a week. You’ll handle logistics for corporate events across Canada and occasionally the US, keep our members informed, document how we work, and use data to make each event better than the last. If you’re a self-starter with startup experience who’d rather find the answer than wait for it, this role is for you.
*** What You’ll Be Doing ***
- **MUST HAVE** - Min 1 year of experience coordinating logistics for professional corporate events (from speaking engagements to cocktail parties to golf tournaments) in either Canada, the US or Australia
- Excellent English - Oral and written
- Creating marketing and social media for events
- Following up on various projects as assigned
- Communicating to members about events and programs
- Market research
- Organizing details in documents and spreadsheets
- Weekly reporting
- Hosting and participating in committee meetings to assist with planning events
- Able to document planning process
*** What You Bring ***
- Min of 1 Year of corporate event planning experience.
- Understands to use discretion
- Ability to jump in and figure things out
- Documenting SOPs
- You have a proactive mindset and can see around corners
- Act as the right hand to senior leadership
- You may not know how to do certain things but you'll figure it out
- An analytical mindset that can look at situations and say what is working and what isn't and be able to back that up with data.
- A problem solver mentality and someone that is driven to find solutions for our clients. This isn’t a plug-and-play role.
- 5+ years of work experience across a variety of different types of businesses
- 5+ years experience working for startups
- Someone who adapts to change easily and can manage and prioritize tasks
- Loves all things OPS!
*** Additional Details About the Role ***
- $5/hr USD
- Part time - 15-20 hours a week
- Available to work - Monday - Friday - 9am to noon - ET/Toronto/NY time
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
If you are interested please include a covering letter and answer the following questions.
- Do you have experience in corporate event management?
- Have you done event management in either Canada or the USA? Give examples. (the more the better)
- What makes you a great fit for this role?
- Do you have experience marketing corporate events?
- Do you prefer an environment that has a lot of structure and where responsibilities are clearly defined or one where tasks and responsibilities are fluid? Why?