Position: Conference Program
Manager
Organization: GLOBE Series
Location: Flexible but preference is Vancouver, British Columbia
Manager
Organization: GLOBE Series
Location: Flexible but preference is Vancouver, British Columbia
Term
of Position:
Permanent Full Time
Reporting to: Nancy Wright, Chief Operating Officer
Starting Date: June 13, 2016
of Position:
Permanent Full Time
Reporting to: Nancy Wright, Chief Operating Officer
Starting Date: June 13, 2016
The
Position
Position
The
Conference Program Manager (“Program Manager”) is responsible for the overall
development and execution of the Conference Program for our new GLOBE Capital
event series (April 2017 in Toronto) and our flagship international GLOBE
Series event held every two years in Vancouver (next in 2018).
Conference Program Manager (“Program Manager”) is responsible for the overall
development and execution of the Conference Program for our new GLOBE Capital
event series (April 2017 in Toronto) and our flagship international GLOBE
Series event held every two years in Vancouver (next in 2018).
The
Program Manager is responsible for researching and identifying current global
environment, financial and business-related trends, organizations, and industry
leaders; as well as managing speaker communications and outreach, and
subsequent Conference-related onsite logistics for all GLOBE Series events.
Program Manager is responsible for researching and identifying current global
environment, financial and business-related trends, organizations, and industry
leaders; as well as managing speaker communications and outreach, and
subsequent Conference-related onsite logistics for all GLOBE Series events.
For
the past 25 years, the flagship GLOBE event Series has served as the nexus for
global networking and leadership on the business of the environment.
Established in Vancouver in 1990, the Series has grown to be the world’s
largest and most influential environmental business summit and embedded
Innovation Expo. The main GLOBE event draws nearly 2000 of the ‘best and
brightest’ international sustainable business thought leaders from more than 50
countries, making it the essential strategic sustainability event for not only
Canada but North America and the world.
the past 25 years, the flagship GLOBE event Series has served as the nexus for
global networking and leadership on the business of the environment.
Established in Vancouver in 1990, the Series has grown to be the world’s
largest and most influential environmental business summit and embedded
Innovation Expo. The main GLOBE event draws nearly 2000 of the ‘best and
brightest’ international sustainable business thought leaders from more than 50
countries, making it the essential strategic sustainability event for not only
Canada but North America and the world.
Our
new GLOBE Capital event series will be a thought-leaders’ platform for
approximately 400 senior executives and government officials to engage in
strategic conversations around creative finance, economic, policy and business
mechanisms that are required to transform to a low carbon economy. More
specifically GLOBE Capital will delve into the mechanisms, barriers and
opportunities emerging around large-scale strategic infrastructure investment
that will be required to transform our cities, construct necessary adaptation
measures, and develop large-scale low and no-carbon energy and transportation
systems.
new GLOBE Capital event series will be a thought-leaders’ platform for
approximately 400 senior executives and government officials to engage in
strategic conversations around creative finance, economic, policy and business
mechanisms that are required to transform to a low carbon economy. More
specifically GLOBE Capital will delve into the mechanisms, barriers and
opportunities emerging around large-scale strategic infrastructure investment
that will be required to transform our cities, construct necessary adaptation
measures, and develop large-scale low and no-carbon energy and transportation
systems.
The
role requires a very well-organized and detail-oriented person who is also a
strategic-thinker, and is able to work both independently and as part of a
cohesive team. The Program Manager also requires exceptional communication
skills (verbal and written), the ability to multi-task and work to deadlines,
and a polished, diplomatic nature in dealing with a wide range of senior
executives and their staff from private, public, non-profit, and academic
sector organizations from around the world.
role requires a very well-organized and detail-oriented person who is also a
strategic-thinker, and is able to work both independently and as part of a
cohesive team. The Program Manager also requires exceptional communication
skills (verbal and written), the ability to multi-task and work to deadlines,
and a polished, diplomatic nature in dealing with a wide range of senior
executives and their staff from private, public, non-profit, and academic
sector organizations from around the world.
The
Program Manager will manage a Program Coordinator and will report directly to
the COO.
Program Manager will manage a Program Coordinator and will report directly to
the COO.
Key
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Work
closely with GLOBE COO, and CEO to manage the event’s strategic direction
and all related Conference program development activities. - With
support from the Program Coordinator, lead extensive research on current
trends, issues, and key players related to GLOBE Series Conference topics
(e.g. infrastructure finance, clean energy, responsible resource
management, resilient cities, corporate sustainability, etc.); - Define
leading-edge topics to be addressed at various events and develop
compelling and innovative session titles, descriptions, and formats as
part of the program development initiatives; - Identify
potential speakers with input from GLOBE team and partners, and position
speakers into sessions; - Present
program sessions, speakers and formats to GLOBE Senior Management Team for
review, and subsequent marketing and partner engagement - Recruit
senior business executives, government officials, and thought leaders from
around the world; - Draft
speaker / keynote invitation letters and follow-up on outstanding
invitations as required (with support from the Program Coordinator); - Manage
communications with potential and confirmed speakers including
invitations, confirmations, and requirements, and serve as overall speaker
liaison – this will include communicating directly with senior executives
and their staff in corporations and governments via phone, letter, and
email on issues surrounding their participation at the events; - Report
regularly to senior management on the current state of the working program
and relevant speaker/session statistics (demographic mix of speakers,
number of invitations outstanding, speakers confirmed, etc). - Work
with COO to help facilitate speaker connections to enable session
sponsorship. - Oversee
Program Coordinator to manage: speaker tracking, bio/photo collection,
on-line session edits, updating team of new speaker confirmations, etc. - Work
closely with Marketing to ensure current program information is handed off
to populate website and for use in communications outreach. - Manage
quality control for all website and marketing materials related to the
overall conference program; - Manage
onsite operations and logistics related to conference programming,
including the onsite Speaker Services Centre during the week of the GLOBE
Conference event; and - Oversee
training for new conference program personnel (as required).
Knowledge,
Skill & Education Requirements
Skill & Education Requirements
- A
university degree in business, marketing/communication, environmental
studies (or equivalents). - At
least three years of project management or related experience. - Independent,
strategic thinker able to work well in teams and under pressure in order
to meet challenging deadlines. - Exceptional
communication skills (verbal and written) and a diplomatic nature. Written
and verbal fluency in English and solid business writing skills are
essential. - Strong
ability for research using internet-based and other sources, to
consolidate information into concise findings, and effectively communicate
results. - Detailed
oriented, can multi-task and manage a large number of moving parts. - As
event production is cyclical in nature, an ability to work long hours at
peak times in the program development cycle will likely be necessary (for
larger projects, this can realistically be 3-4 months); - Working
knowledge around a broad range of sustainability related issues (e.g.
stakeholder engagement, CSR reporting, corporate strategy development,
climate change, water, etc.) - Candidates
must possess either experience designing conference programming or at
least two years’ experience in or related to the sector with a knowledge
of sustainability-related business issues.
Valuable
Assets
Assets
- Strong
understanding of finance (particularly related to large infrastructure)
for developing our GLOBE Capital program is a definite asset; - French
and other language skills are always useful as our speakers are
multi-national.
You
and the Company
and the Company
- This
is not a travel heavy position, but minimal travel may be required. - The
event industry is cyclical in nature, therefore deadlines are hard and
hours are guaranteed to be longer in the final weeks leading up to an
event. Flexibility to accommodate this is essential. The flip side – it’s
an exciting time. Think of adrenalin as your friend. - Although
the work is fast-paced, we strive hard to maintain a working environment
that is warm, innovative, inspiring, and maximizes employee engagement. We
value your talent, and are committed to nurturing the professional and
personal growth of all staff. - GLOBE
Series offers a professional environment where people can work smart and
lead balanced lives. We want you to thrive. Although we like to keep the
team cohesive by encouraging as much face-to-face time as possible, as
long as you continue to produce stellar work, flex-time working and
work-from-home options are possible.
Because
we’re a relatively small outfit, everyone’s opinion counts. We expect our staff
to help build the best culture possible to encourage happiness and
productivity.
we’re a relatively small outfit, everyone’s opinion counts. We expect our staff
to help build the best culture possible to encourage happiness and
productivity.
If
you’re interested in working with our team, please submit a cover letter with
your resume to:
careers globeseries.com*
subject: “GLOBE 2016 Conference Program Manager Application”. Resumes
without cover letters will not be considered.
you’re interested in working with our team, please submit a cover letter with
your resume to:
careers globeseries.com*
subject: “GLOBE 2016 Conference Program Manager Application”. Resumes
without cover letters will not be considered.
