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Special Events Coordinator

University of Toronto Toronto Full-time

Job description

The university’s second largest division, U of T Mississauga has 17 academic departments and offers 156 programs in 92 areas of study. Home to approximately 15,000 students and over 1,000 faculty and staff, the campus houses the Mississauga Academy of Medicine, Centre for Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Management and Innovation. With its distinctive interdisciplinary programs such as forensic sciences and biomedical communications, U of T Mississauga offers a broad array of continuing education programs and professional masters programs. Established in 1967, the campus features award-winning architecture, robust community partnerships and a dynamic student environment set amongst 225 acres along the Credit River in Mississauga.Your opportunity:The Hospitality & Ancillary Services Department is committed to providing value to the University of Toronto Mississauga community through the provision of dining, event planning, retail and postal services. We strive for excellence in the delivery of these services. Our goal is to contribute to the success of each University of Toronto Mississauga community member.Under the general supervision of the Manager, Conference and Special Events, the Special Events Coordinator develops and executes all aspects of events and and conferences from initial planning, contracts, floor plans, set ups, bedroom, meeting room, classroom bookings, food services, and closing. The Coordinator plans event details for a variety of key internal and external events and is responsible for preparing service contracts and invoices, and handling post-event follow-up.

Responsibilities & skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.

Experience

Minimum three years related experience in event planning and execution, including hands on planning, organizing, executing and follow up.Experience providing expertise and recommendations to departments/clients, as well as experience working with internal and external service providers.

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University of Toronto

Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T) is very much like the Toronto region itself: a large, multicultural community, organized around neighbourhoods, with a huge number of opportunities and resources.Work where the world comes to think, discover and learn and check out the current opportunities at the University of Toronto.For more information, visit www.uoftcareers.utoronto.ca, follow 'University of Toronto' on LinkedIn and @workingatuoft on Twitter. 
University of Toronto 27 King's College Circle Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1 Canadahttps://www.utoronto.ca/
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