Assistant, Events

The Oakville Hospital Foundation’s mission is connecting generosity to world-class community healthcare at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, a site of Halton Healthcare. Our vision is that by sparking the passion to give, we will transform the healthcare experience.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Events and Donor Experiences the Events Assistant will be responsible for supporting the foundations Events and Stewardship teams. The Events Assistant will actively participate in the planning, coordination, and execution of Oakville Hospital Foundation events and provide support to community event organizers.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills, attention to detail, problem-solving skills as they are critical to the role, as is a passion for event planning. They will have a professional manner and the ability to shift task focus.

This is a contract position running from July -August 2024.

Responsibilities:

• Assist Events and Stewardship Teams with the planning, coordination and execution of foundation fundraising and donor impact events
• Assist community event organizers with execution of third party fundraising initiatives
• Assist with timeline management, logistics and administrative duties, as they apply to each event
• Assist with the development of event marketing materials and resources
• Assist with the integration of sponsors into all event activities
• Other duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous experience in an event planning role
• Excellent customer service orientation and interpersonal skills, strong oral and written communication skills required
• Experience working with committees considered an asset
• Demonstrated relationship management skills
• Post-secondary education, or comparable combination of skills and experience
• Experience in Raisers’ Edge (RE) fundraising software and Canva Design considered an asset
• Excellent computer literacy including Internet & Microsoft Office
• Results oriented
• Ability to work both remotely and on site
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a fast-paced team environment
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence

We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous experience in an event planning role
• Excellent customer service orientation and interpersonal skills, strong oral and written communication skills required
• Experience working with committees considered an asset
• Demonstrated relationship management skills
• Post-secondary education, or comparable combination of skills and experience
• Experience in Raisers’ Edge (RE) fundraising software and Canva Design considered an asset
• Excellent computer literacy including Internet & Microsoft Office
• Results oriented
• Ability to work both remotely and on site
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a fast-paced team environment
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence

Date Posted: June 25, 2024

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We thank all those who apply but only those individuals selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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