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Read the Granville Island 2040: Bridging Past & Future report by clicking on this link: granvilleisland2040. ca About the role The Assistant Events Coordinator - Outdoor Spaces position is an exceptional opportunity to become a member of the Granville Island team, where you will work with the Public Affairs
and Programming department on Granville Island to coordinate the Granville Island Busking Program and maximize public use and enjoyment of Granville Island’s outdoor public spaces.
This is a temporary position until May 2025. The schedule for this position is Sunday to Thursday. Work is also required on occasional evenings and holidays. What you’ll do: Manage outdoor spaces and coordinate their usage with buskers, community groups, schools, private functions, events and performances. Answer queries, take bookings and disseminate information to members of the public booking spaces for weddings, celebrations and school performances. Assist with programming new and enhanced public spaces
to meet specified objectives and in accordance with planned schedules and budgets.
Communicate with stakeholders (Granville Island staff, businesses, security, traffic control, visitors and outdoor space users) to ensure smooth delivery of programming in outdoor spaces. Maintain, administer and review the Busking Program regulations and update and maintain the website. Conduct ongoing evaluation of the busking program to ensure adherence to regulations and by-laws and reflection of the Granville Island mission statement and implementing improvements. Liaise with and provide back-up/relief for the Volunteer Coordinator. What you should have: Post-secondary education in Event Management, Planning, Performing Arts or related field.
Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in event organization. Strong interpersonal, communication, teamwork and organizational skills and ability to maintain strong business and community relationships. The ability to maintain composure in stressful situations and in an environment with numerous interruptions and act with diplomacy when collaborating with diverse groups. The ability to initiate and follow through on assignments with attention to detail. The ability to analyze, organize and present information alongside identifying the opportunity to streamline processes.
Proficiency in Word and Excel. The ability to work a non-standard work week. It would be great if you also: Experience working with musicians, street performers and/or other performance artists. Experience managing a busking program and knowledge of the international busking world. Technical skills to update website information. Posting closing date: Note, the competition will remain active until filled. Job Requisition ID: 9801 Annual Base Salary: 51069.34 Position Type: On site Office Location: Vancouver (BC) Other Location(s): Security Requirement: Reliability Status Travel Requirement: Travel not required To Note Your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.
Selected candidates may be required to do a presentation or backssment as part of the interview. If so, they will be advised in advance. We sincerely thank all candidates for their interest, however, please note that only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted. If selected for an interview or testing, please advise us if you require an accommodation. Candidates who do not meet all of the position requirements may be considered in an under-fill capacity, in which case the person will be hired at a lower salary range than is advertised for this position.
All applications submitted to this competition will be kept for a six (6) month period and may be considered for future related vacancies at CMHC. All regular employees must be in their current role for a minimum of one (1) year prior to applying for a new position, if not, they must receive managerial approval to apply for a new position. If applying for a temporary assignment, please ensure that your Manager approves your application prior to submission.
In all cases, regular employees must successfully complete the corporate probationary period prior to applying for a new position. Diversity CMHC is an employer that values diversity and encourages the learning and use of both Canada's official languages. CMHC is committed to employment equity and actively encourages application from women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities and visible minorities
