Tree Canada ,Event Coordinator Jobs in Canada

ofit charitable organization established to
encourage Canadians to plant and care for trees in urban and rural
environments. To date, nearly 80 million trees have been planted, over
550 schoolyards have been greened, and Tree Canada has helped organize
eleven national urban forest conferences.Tree Canada helps coordinate
approximately 300 events on an annual basis.

JOB SUMMARY

The Event Coordinator will support the Director of Communications and
Program Development and the Communications Officer by assisting with
the event coordination efforts for Tree Canada, provide research and
analysis, and provide assistance with media relations website
maintenance.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
• Coordinate, plan and develop Tree Canada program events as per
direction of the Director of Communications and Program Development.
(75%)
• Assist with media relations activities such as research, preparation
and editing of speaking notes and other communications. (5%)
• Assist with coordinating press conference and other media events in
collaboration with other members of the team. Also assisting with the
editing of Tree Canada’s print and electronic promotional and
educational material, presentations, Annual Report, official
correspondence, etc. (5%)
• Participates in Tree Canada’s planning and promotional activities. (5%)
• Performing other related duties as required. (5%)
• Assist with media tasks such as website calendar updates, “bragbook”
updates, tweet events, e-newsletter content. (5%)

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
• Post-secondary education in a related field such as events
coordination, communications, journalism, public relations, business
development, or a combination of related education and experience.

DECISION MAKING & ACCOUNTABILITY
• Works under general supervision and receives guidance as required.
• Makes decisions and exercises independent judgement within generally
established procedures and practices.
• Seeks guidance and consults with others as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication and public
relation skills.
• Strong computer skills including proficiency with MS Office and
other related software such as web based tools as well as various
social media platforms
• Detail oriented and organized with a demonstrated client-focused mindset.
• Energetic and creative with a passion for communications.
• Ability to work both independently and with a team in a fast paced
environment.
• Respect for the values and differences that all members of a small
team bring to an office environment; adaptable to different approaches
and flexible to move in new directions.
• Bilingualism; proficiency in English and French required. Third
language an asset.

Compensation

$16/hour plus 4% vacation pay.

Term

This position is a contract term employment, for a total of 28 weeks
starting March 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015 and again August 15, 2015 to
October 31, 2015.

If you are looking for a challenge and an opportunity to shape a
unique and creative environmental organization, please indicate your
interest by forwarding a résumé and covering letter addressing how
your qualifications and experience meet the requirements for the
position to:
employment@treecanada.ca
under the subject “Event Coordinator” by February 16, 2015.