Ranch & Competition Services Manager | Full-Time, On-Site

Calgary Stampede; Calgary; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Calgary Stampede is seeking a Competition and Ranch Services Manager to lead exhibitor services, competition administration, and program support across its agriculture and western events portfolio.

This full-time, on-site role reports to the Manager, Ag Competitions & Western Events and involves coordinating registrations, prize administration, data records, budgeting support, and stakeholder communications, with occasional evenings, weekends, and travel.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary diploma or degree in Agriculture, Business Administration, Event Management, Finance, Agricultural Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in agriculture, competition administration, event operations, livestock exhibitions or a related field.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong planning, organizational and project management abilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and customer service skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to regulatory compliance, procedural integrity, and adherence to sanctioning body requirements, organizational policies, and industry standards.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with volunteers, committees, exhibitors, competitors, and industry stakeholders within a volunteer-driven environment.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends during major event periods.
• Ability to occasionally travel to the ranches or event locations for meetings and program support.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate exhibitor registrations, entry administration, eligibility verification, confirmations and communications.
• Manage prize money payout documentation and compliance requirements.
• Maintain competitor, exhibitor and event records and data integrity.
• Develop reporting, analytics and participation summaries for management and committees.
• Analyze entry platforms to identify efficiencies, cost-saving opportunities and process improvements that support a better exhibitor experience.
• Support recruitment and retention of exhibitors and competitors.
• Provide technical support for entry systems and competitor-facing platforms.
• Support event operations and show office administration during peak periods.
• Provide administrative support to Calgary Stampede Ranch and OH Ranch operations.
• Assist with records management, stakeholder communications and project coordination.
• Support educational programming, community engagement initiatives and special events.
• Assist with budget preparation, monitoring and reporting.
• Coordinate purchasing requests and vendor communications.
• Prepare operational reports, presentations and planning materials.
• Support seasonal staff and volunteer committees.
• Develop and execute special projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Analytical skills

Project management

Customer service

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Event operations

Education

Post-secondary diploma or degree in Agriculture, Business Administration, Event Management, Finance, Agricultural Business, or related field

Job description

The Calgary Stampede is seeking a Competition and Ranch Services Manager to lead exhibitor services, competition administration, and program support across its agriculture and western events portfolio.

This full-time, on-site role reports to the Manager, Ag Competitions & Western Events and involves coordinating registrations, prize administration, data records, budgeting support, and stakeholder communications, with occasional evenings, weekends, and travel.