Events Coordinator

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Toronto's Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law seeks an Events Coordinator to plan and manage on-site workshops, conferences, roundtables, and dining events with tight timelines.

You will be the main liaison between the Faculty and event conveners, ensuring high-quality execution from start to finish. Reporting to the Manager, Events, you will handle logistics, contracts, invoices, content for marketing, and post-event evaluations while guiding casual staff and coordinating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years of directly related experience in planning, organizing, and executing events, preferably in a university or comparable environment.
• Experience coordinating logistics such as room bookings, catering, audio/visual services, and permits for small to large-scale events.
• Experience preparing service contracts, invoices, itineraries, and floor plans for events.
• Experience developing content for marketing, promotional materials, and digital platforms, including social media.
• Experience analyzing administrative processes, post-event feedback, and recommending improvements.
• Experience collaborating with clients, vendors, and internal stakeholders to resolve issues and ensure event success.
• Experience supporting financial processes such as cost estimates, expense tracking, and processing invoices and receipts.
• Experience drafting reports, promotional content, and professional correspondence, with a strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate events by acting as the first point of contact for enquiries, developing event schedules, and overseeing logistics such as room bookings, catering, permits, and audio-visual needs.
• Execute event operations, including preparing itineraries, service contracts, invoices, and floor plans, while ensuring smooth set-up, delivery, and post-event wrap-up.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders (clients, vendors, service providers, and committees) to ensure requirements are met and issues are resolved.
• Develop and maintain communications by creating promotional content, maintaining digital platforms and social media, and liaising with communications staff to market events and services.
• Provide administrative support, including data entry, generating reports, analyzing processes, and recommending improvements for efficiency.
• Monitor event quality and outcomes through post-event evaluations, reporting, and recommendations for future improvements.
• Collaborating on financial tasks such as cost estimates, handling expenses, issuing receipts, and processing invoices.
• Provide guidance to casual staff on procedures, health and safety, and service standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization

Time management

Multitasking

Detail-oriented

Adaptability

Customer service

Problem solving

Diplomacy

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office Suite

Event management software

Digital platforms

Job description

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Description

About us:

The Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto. Today, it is one of the world's great law schools. The Faculty's rich academic programs are complemented by its many legal clinics and public interest programs. Jackman Law is housed in the elegant, state-of-the-art Jackman Law Building, alongside two historic buildings, Flavelle House and Falconer Hall, on the St. George Campus in downtown Toronto.

Your opportunity:

Working on-site, and under the supervision of the Manger, Events, the Events Coordinator develops and organizes the logistics of numerous/multi-day events within tight timelines andcompeting deadlines. The incumbent serves as a main contact between the Faculty of Law and its faculty and event conveners, ensuring the successful delivery of workshops, conferences, roundtables, business luncheons , dinners and other events with the highest level of quality.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Plan and coordinate events by acting as the first point of contact for enquiries, developing event schedules, and overseeing logistics such as room bookings, catering, permits, and audio-visual needs.
• Execute event operations, including preparing itineraries, service contracts, invoices, and floor plans, while ensuring smooth set-up, delivery, and post-event wrap-up.
• Collaborate with nternal and external stakeholders (clients, vendors, service providers, and committees) to ensure requirements are met and issues are resolved.
• Develop and maintain communications by creating promotional content, maintaining digital platforms and social media, and liaising with communications staff to market events and services.
• Provide administrative support, including data entry, generating reports, analyzing processes, and recommending improvements for efficiency.
• Monitor event quality and outcomes through post-event evaluations, reporting, and recommendations for future improvements.
• Collaborating on financial tasks such as cost estimates, handling expenses, issuing receipts, and processing invoices.
• Provide guidance to casual staff on procedures, health and safety, and service standards.

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years of directly related experience in planning, organizing, and executing events, preferably in a university or comparable environment.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating logistics such as room bookings, catering, audio/visual services, and permits for small to large-scale events.
• Experience preparing service contracts, invoices, itineraries, and floor plans for events.
• Experience developing content for marketing, promotional materials, and digital platforms, including social media.
• Experience analyzing administrative processes, post-event feedback, and recommending improvements.
• Experience collaborating with clients, vendors, and internal stakeholders to resolve issues and ensure event success.
• Experience supporting financial processes such as cost estimates, expense tracking, and processing invoices and receipts.
• Experience drafting reports, promotional content, and professional correspondence, with a strong attention to detail
• Experience providing guidance or direction to casual staff or volunteers.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple competing deadlines and priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Superior customer service and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify needs, recommend solutions, and adapt to changing requirements.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), event management software and digital platforms.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, manage urgent or unpredictable assignments, and maintain professionalism in a high-volume environment.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Familiarity with creating event layouts, floor plans, or using CAD-style software for space planning.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices for inclusive event planning.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Adaptable
• Diplomatic
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Tactful
• Team player

Closing Date: 11/26/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 10 -- $75,004 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $95,915. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Divisional HR Office Email: [e-mail]

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building aculture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectivelyaddress and serve the interests of our global community. Westrongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples,Black and racialized persons, women, persons withdisabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities.We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment toequity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverseperspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential tostrengthening our academic mission.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.
If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [e-mail].

The University of Toronto has implemented a process to substantiate Indigenous Membership/Citizenship/Enrolment for candidates who identify as Indigenous. For more information about this process, please refer to the Indigenous Substantiation Website .