About the role
Our Events & Catering Team is currently seeking a highly organized and dynamic Events & Catering Specialist to join our team! The Events & Catering Specialist will be responsible for planning, coordinating and executing events in our Conference Centre while ensuring seamless operations and exceptional client satisfaction.
Reporting to the Director, Events and Catering the Events & Catering Specialist is responsible for supporting a variety of events including liaising with various business units to maximize efficiencies within the business and providing a seamless, consistent approach to events. The role manages logistical coordination of events, responsibility for the successful project management, and coordination of events with minimal direction, while always leading with warm hospitality.
Now, if you were to come on board as our Events & Catering Specialist we’d ask you to do the following for us:
- Event coordination – Ensure delivery of events and conferences to a wide range of business and technical platforms. Includes problem identification to measuring the effectiveness of implemented solutions. Manage hybrid and live events which includes booking space, coordinating stakeholder requirements for room set up, staging & audio visual, food and beverage. Ensure clear understanding of requirements and make recommendations. Manage budgets and financial reconciliation.
- Develop detailed event plans, including timelines, layouts and logistics
- Coordinate with our internal teams (Catering, AV, Facilities, Operations)
- Relationship building – Build relationships and coordinate with internal teams (Catering, AV, Facilities, operations), clients and external vendors to ensure all events are delivered with consistency and in a timely, effective and cost-efficient manner.
Think you have what it takes to be our Events & Catering Specialist ? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you are the best fit:
- Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related field
- Minimum 3-5 years of event experience
- Strong communication and analytical skills, well developed interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Well developed organization skills, ability to adapt to changing circumstances with ease
- Proficiency in event Management Software, EMS is a bonus
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
About Compass Group Canada
Compass Group Canada is Canada’s leading foodservice and facilities management company.
From offices, schools and universities, hospitals and senior living communities, sports and cultural venues, to remote mining camps and offshore drilling platforms, Compass Group Canada provides exceptional foodservice to millions of customers every day.
Our clients also look to us to provide a consolidated range of support services in addition to our foodservices. With experts in place to deliver specialized services such as cleaning, building maintenance, reception and security service, the Compass Group Canada team has the skills clients need when outsourcing their non-core activities.
As part of a global network of companies and with almost 40 years of experience in Canada, our innovation and experience mean we have the right offer for our customers all the time.
For more information on Compass Group Canada visit our website at www.compass-canada.com.
Or follow us on Twitter @CompassGroupCan
About the role
Our Events & Catering Team is currently seeking a highly organized and dynamic Events & Catering Specialist to join our team! The Events & Catering Specialist will be responsible for planning, coordinating and executing events in our Conference Centre while ensuring seamless operations and exceptional client satisfaction.
Reporting to the Director, Events and Catering the Events & Catering Specialist is responsible for supporting a variety of events including liaising with various business units to maximize efficiencies within the business and providing a seamless, consistent approach to events. The role manages logistical coordination of events, responsibility for the successful project management, and coordination of events with minimal direction, while always leading with warm hospitality.
Now, if you were to come on board as our Events & Catering Specialist we’d ask you to do the following for us:
- Event coordination – Ensure delivery of events and conferences to a wide range of business and technical platforms. Includes problem identification to measuring the effectiveness of implemented solutions. Manage hybrid and live events which includes booking space, coordinating stakeholder requirements for room set up, staging & audio visual, food and beverage. Ensure clear understanding of requirements and make recommendations. Manage budgets and financial reconciliation.
- Develop detailed event plans, including timelines, layouts and logistics
- Coordinate with our internal teams (Catering, AV, Facilities, Operations)
- Relationship building – Build relationships and coordinate with internal teams (Catering, AV, Facilities, operations), clients and external vendors to ensure all events are delivered with consistency and in a timely, effective and cost-efficient manner.
Think you have what it takes to be our Events & Catering Specialist ? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you are the best fit:
- Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related field
- Minimum 3-5 years of event experience
- Strong communication and analytical skills, well developed interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Well developed organization skills, ability to adapt to changing circumstances with ease
- Proficiency in event Management Software, EMS is a bonus
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
About Compass Group Canada
Compass Group Canada is Canada’s leading foodservice and facilities management company.
From offices, schools and universities, hospitals and senior living communities, sports and cultural venues, to remote mining camps and offshore drilling platforms, Compass Group Canada provides exceptional foodservice to millions of customers every day.
Our clients also look to us to provide a consolidated range of support services in addition to our foodservices. With experts in place to deliver specialized services such as cleaning, building maintenance, reception and security service, the Compass Group Canada team has the skills clients need when outsourcing their non-core activities.
As part of a global network of companies and with almost 40 years of experience in Canada, our innovation and experience mean we have the right offer for our customers all the time.
For more information on Compass Group Canada visit our website at www.compass-canada.com.
Or follow us on Twitter @CompassGroupCan