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Special Events Assistant

  • Waterloo, ON
  • On-site
  • Posted Sep 21, 2026
  • 1 position

$47,211–$59,014 / year

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Employment type
Full-time, Temporary
Experience level
Mid-level · 2+ years
Minimum education
Bachelor’s degree
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

The Events Assistant supports the planning, coordination, and execution of large-scale campus events and initiatives. This role involves supervising part-time staff, managing logistics, and ensuring health and safety compliance during event delivery.

Job details

The Events Assistant supports the planning, coordination, and execution of large-scale campus events and initiatives. This role involves supervising part-time staff, managing logistics, and ensuring health and safety compliance during event delivery. Candidates must have a degree or diploma in Event Management, Recreation, Communications, or equivalent experience, along with 2 years of relevant experience. Strong organizational skills and a valid CPR & First Aid certificate are required.

What you’ll do

The Events Assistant supports the planning, coordination, and execution of large-scale campus events and initiatives. This role involves supervising part-time staff, managing logistics, and ensuring health and safety compliance during event delivery.

Requirements

Candidates must have a degree or diploma in Event Management, Recreation, Communications, or equivalent experience, along with 2 years of relevant experience. Strong organizational skills and a valid CPR & First Aid certificate are required.

Listed skills

  • Time management · Preferred
  • First Aid · Preferred
  • Problem solving · Preferred
  • CPR · Preferred
  • Administrative Support · Preferred
  • Microsoft Office · Preferred
  • interpersonal communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

  • Event coordination
  • Logistics management
  • Staff supervision
  • Budget tracking
  • Vendor management
  • Risk assessment
  • Emergency action planning
  • Time management
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Problem-solving
  • Microsoft Office
  • First Aid
  • CPR
  • Administrative support

Job areas

  • Administrative
  • Education
  • Customer Service & Support
  • Management & Leadership

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