Continuing Education Lead: Programs & Partnerships

Engineers and Geoscientists BC; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Engineers and Geoscientists BC in Burnaby is seeking a Continuing Education Coordinator to develop, market, and deliver the association’s Continuing Education program offerings, including seminars, webinars, and online courses.

You will administer CE operations, manage registrants, coordinate content with experts, and build partnerships with universities and technical associations to broaden offerings, including the annual conference; hybrid work is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Adult Education, or equivalent education and experience.
• 2-4 years of experience in event planning, online learning, adult education, or project management including independently managing event budgets and contract negotiations, working among technical professionals, marketing and communications and customer service.
• 2-4 years of experience in project management, budget preparation, and contract negotiation.
• Proficiency in core MS Office programs and working with databases.
• Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills and the ability to work with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently or collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Administers and organizes the day-to-day operations of the CE program within specified program areas.
• Administers programs for registrants and follows up on registrants suggestions.
• Researches technical, communications and leadership, and ethical topics and sources and contracts subject matter experts; works with subject matter experts to develop course content and curriculum suitable for registrants.
• Responsible for the development, production and delivery of a minimum of 39 continuing education offerings per year.
• Identifies sessions to be offered in-person, online, or blended delivery method.
• Contributes to developing and managing budgets for each continuing education offering, forecasting revenue, meeting projected revenue targets, negotiating fees with contractors and vendor.
• Ensures the satisfaction of attendees and speakers, maintaining the quality assurance of events, compiling evaluation forms, and performing any additional follow up required for the event.
• Develops relationships with major CE providers, such as universities, colleges, and technical associations, and seeks out opportunities for joint sponsorship of continuing education initiatives.
• Markets the CE program; establishes a communication schedule for broadcast emails, coordinates layout, design, and production of promotional materials, such as print publications, website advertisements and email campaigns.
• Supports the curation of the Knowledge Centre, including development and review of online courses and webinar recordings, work with IS and Finance teams to setup and publish recordings, provide registrant access to items, monitor quality and survey results, and support registrant inquiries.
• Participates in the organization and on-site or virtual delivery of the annual conference. Duties may include administrative support, customer service, website maintenance and content management, conference registration, coordination of sponsors and exhibitors, or other responsibilities as required.
• Travel includes day travel within the Lower Mainland (approximately 4 to 5 times per month) and a once-yearly overnight trip to Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s annual conference and AGM
• Other duties as assigned by management

Skills

Event planning

Budget management

Contract negotiations

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Adult Education, or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Engineers and Geoscientists BC in Burnaby is seeking a Continuing Education Coordinator to develop, market, and deliver the association’s Continuing Education program offerings, including seminars, webinars, and online courses.

You will administer CE operations, manage registrants, coordinate content with experts, and build partnerships with universities and technical associations to broaden offerings, including the annual conference; hybrid work is available.