Event Specialist
Job Type: Permanent
Reference code: 127511
Primary Location: Toronto, ON
All Available Locations: Toronto, ON
Our Purpose
At Deloitte, we are driven to inspire and help our people, organization, communities, and country to thrive. Our Purpose is to build a better future by accelerating and expanding access to knowledge. Purpose defines who we are and gives us reason to exist as an organization.
By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.
- Have many careers in one Firm.
- Enjoy flexible, proactive, and practical benefits that foster a culture of well-being and connectedness.
- Be expected to share your ideas and to make them a reality.
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What will your typical day look like?
- Independently plan and manage end to end in-person, virtual, and hybrid conferences/meetings/special events, with a focus on the Toronto Conference Centre, but also supporting the Montreal and Vancouver Conference Centres
- Liaise directly with partners and key stakeholders on all event aspects
- Co-ordinate all logistical aspects of meetings such as:
- venue selection for offsite event components
- technology selection and support for virtual events
- review and approval of vendor contracts
- cost projection and budget analysis for each event
- online registration/event management
- rooming lists
- meeting room set-ups
- IT and audio visual requirements
- catering arrangements/menu selection
- on-site registration
- co-ordination of on-site simultaneous interpretation
- ground transportation arrangements
- supplier and vendor management
- Collaborate with clients and share industry best practices
- Ownership of process improvement projects, providing status updates and ensuring completion and implementation
- Identify areas of improvement or opportunities for efficiencies in current processes and support operationalduties for experience and operations as required
About the team
Deloitte seeks an Event and Hospitality Specialist with experience in and knowledge of corporate meetings, events, and conference centre operations.
Enough about us, let's talk about you
- Minimum of 5-7 years' experience in event planning, with experience in virtual events an asset
- Advanced computer skills in MS Word, Excel & Outlook
- Experience with web-based event management/registration tool
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and client service skills
- Ability to work under time pressure and deal effectively with stress
- Ability to multi task
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Flexibility to work overtime and travel to attend on-site meetings when required
Total Rewards
The salary range for this position is $58,000 - $96,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.
Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. Some representative examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, 38+ days off (including 10 firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days"), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.
Our promise to our people: Deloitte is where potential comes to life.
Be yourself, and more.
We are a group of talented people who want to learn, gain experience, and develop skills. Wherever you are in your career, we want you to advance.
You shape how we make impact.
Diverse perspectives and life experiences make us better. Whoever you are and wherever you're from, we want you to feel like you belong here. We provide flexible working options to support you and how you can contribute. Be the leader you want to be.
Be the leader you want to be
Some guide teams, some change culture, some build essential expertise. We offer opportunities and experiences that support your continuing growth as a leader.
Have as many careers as you want.
We are uniquely able to offer you new challenges and roles - and prepare you for them. We bring together people with unique experiences and talents, and we are the place to develop a lasting network of friends, peers, and mentors. Our TVP is about relationships - between leaders and their people, the firm and its people, peers, and within in our communities.
The next step is yours
At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively - that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and candidates from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to our AccessAbility Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and the BlackNorth Initiative.
We encourage you to connect with us at accessiblecareers@deloitte.ca if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations) or indigenouscareers@deloitte.ca for any questions relating to careers for Indigenous peoples at Deloitte (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).
By applying to this job you will be assessed against the Deloitte Global Talent Standards. We've designed these standards to provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte experience globally.
Deloitte Canada has 30 offices with representation across most of the country. We acknowledge our offices reside on traditional, treaty and unceded territories as part of Turtle Island and is still home to many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. We are all Treaty people.