Event Co-Ordinator (Coordinator)
Requirements:Funded in whole or part through the Canada-PEI Labour Market Development Agreement and/or the Labour Market Agreement.This position is being offered by Skills PEI under Work Experience PEI. To be eligible for this position you must be unemployed and meet one of the following criteria; Be an individual who has established a claim for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits; OR Be an individual whose EI benefit period ended within the last three (3) years; OR Be an individual who established and was paid a claim for EI maternity or parental benefits within the past five (5) years and is re-entering the labour force after having left it to care for newborn or newly adopted children.
Terms of Employment: Temporary, Full Time, Weekend, Day
Salary: $468.00 Weekly for 35 hours per week
Location: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (1 vacancy)
Skill Requirements:
Education: Some college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Special events co-ordinator/manager certification
Experience: Experience an asset
Type of Experience: Special events
Number of Participants and Length of Activity: Up to 10 participants
Work Experience: Community organization
Main Responsibility: Planning and management, Co-ordination
Planning and Management Skills: Develop business plans, Develop marketing and communication plans, Arrange and manage contracts for entertainment, activities and attractions for special events, Plan and arrange for accommodation and transportation services, Plan for required documentation and for pre- and post-distribution of documentation (itineraries, evaluations etc.), Manage Event Logistics
Coordination Skills: Assist in site selection and attend to related details, Implement social programs, food and beverage, transportation, and other services
Additional Skills: Recruit and supervise volunteers
Business Equipment and Computer Applications: Word processing software, Windows
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Work under pressure
Transportation/Travel Information: Valid driver's licence, Own vehicle, Own transportation
Ability to Supervise: 10 people or less
Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Writing, Communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Job task planning and organizing, Computer use, Continuous learning
Languages: French
Employer: Fédération Culturelle de l'ÎLe-du-Prince-Édouard
Advertised until: 2014/10/25

By E-mail: fcipe@ssta.org