Senior Event Consultant

Jobtailor; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Toronto, Canada, seeks an experienced events professional to plan, manage, and execute in-house meetings, conferences, and assigned events. You will lead a meeting support team and ensure budget accuracy with thorough reconciliation and post-event follow-up.

The role also involves researching and adopting new technologies for conference planning, collaborating with clients, and helping define SLAs and KPIs to measure success. Emphasis on efficiency and cost-reduction.

Qualifications

• 4-year bachelor’s degree (Preferred)
• 3 or more years of experience (Preferred)
• Ability to plan, manage, and implement in-house meetings, conferences, and events
• Ability to maintain accurate and complete budget reports, reconciliation, and post-event follow-up
• Experience reviewing and analyzing event outcomes
• Ability to research and develop technologies for conference planning and meeting support
• Ability to assist with project management activities
• Ability to document processes and procedures
• Ability to create and meet SLAs and KPIs
• Ability to prepare, manage, and reconcile budgets and review billing for accuracy
• Ability to work with internal and external clients to coordinate event logistics

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and implement all aspects of in-house meetings, conferences, and assigned events
• Lead a meeting support/conference planning team when required
• Maintain accurate and complete budget reports, reconciliation, and post-event follow-up
• Review and analyze event outcomes to determine effectiveness
• Research, recommend, and develop technologies to enhance conference planning and meeting support
• Assist with project management activities on capital conference space renovations
• Document processes and procedures for special events and high-profile meetings
• Assist in creating SLAs and KPIs and ensure they are met
• Prepare, manage, and reconcile budgets and review billing for accuracy
• Work with internal and external clients to plan and coordinate event and meeting logistics
• Review internal processes and recommend cost-reduction and efficiency strategies

Skills

Event Planning

Budget Management

Project Management

SLA and KPI Development

Event Outcome Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Reservation Technology

Communication Technology

Job description

• Plan, manage, and implement all aspects of in-house meetings, conferences, and assigned events
• Lead a meeting support/conference planning team when required
• Maintain accurate and complete budget reports, reconciliation, and post-event follow-up
• Review and analyze event outcomes to determine effectiveness
• Research, recommend, and develop technologies to enhance conference planning and meeting support, including reservation and communication technology
• Assist with project management activities on capital conference space renovations
• Document processes and procedures for special events and high-profile meetings
• Assist in creating SLAs and KPIs and ensure they are met
• Prepare, manage, and reconcile budgets and review billing for accuracy
• Work with internal and external clients to plan and coordinate event and meeting logistics
• Review internal processes and recommend cost-reduction and efficiency strategies

Requirements

• 4-year bachelor's degree (Preferred)
• 3 or more years of experience (Preferred)
• Ability to plan, manage, and implement in-house meetings, conferences, and events
• Ability to maintain accurate and complete budget reports, reconciliation, and post-event follow-up
• Experience reviewing and analyzing event outcomes
• Ability to research and develop technologies for conference planning and meeting support
• Ability to assist with project management activities
• Ability to document processes and procedures
• Ability to create and meet SLAs and KPIs
• Ability to prepare, manage, and reconcile budgets and review billing for accuracy
• Ability to work with internal and external clients to coordinate event logistics

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in planning, managing, and implementing in-house meetings and conferences, with a strong focus on budget management, event analysis, and technology enhancement for meeting support. Proven ability to collaborate with clients and document processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in event logistics.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Event Planning
• Budget Management
• Project Management
• SLA and KPI Development
• Event Outcome Analysis

Hard Skills

• Budget Reconciliation
• Event Logistics Coordination
• Process Documentation
• Technology Development for Events
• Meeting Support Management

Soft Skills

• Team Leadership
• Client Collaboration
• Analytical Thinking

Industry Keywords

• Conference Planning
• In-House Meetings
• Cost-Reduction Strategies
• Efficiency Strategies

Tools & Technologies

• Reservation Technology
• Communication Technology