Event Manager

About Us

Lorandus, a One10 Company, is a boutique event management firm located in Cambridge, specializing in meetings and communication services. We provide our corporate clients with tools to help them recognize, engage, and reward their employees to inspire great results and retain their best talent.

Our team has a wealth of experience in event planning, incentive travel, and destination sourcing, and we are passionate about creating unforgettable events that exceed our clients’ expectations. We are creative, hardworking, and honest individuals that work together and help each other do our best work every day. Our culture of performance ensures that every team member gets the support they need to succeed!

Role Overview

The Event Manager will be expected to effectively plan and organize work, have strong interpersonal communication skills, collaborate well with others, and deliver consistent results. They support the day-to-day needs of the Client team in Canada, including but not limited to:

• Travel to and work in the client’s office located in Mississauga, Canada
• Ownership of all project delivery elements, utilizing standard processes and procedures to achieve client satisfaction, as directed by our client stakeholders
• Manage timelines and logistical elements per project
• Participate in internal and external team meetings/calls with key stakeholders
• Develop and distribute communications
• Manage event registration process
• Proactively escalate potential client or project issues to management and account team for timely resolution
• Provide project feedback to all client stakeholders through summary and distribution of project debrief notes
• Collaborate with supplier partners and internal support areas
• Navigate within technology platforms and data sharing tools
• Oversee appropriate reporting and accurate data
• Collect necessary proposals and vet for all outside supplier needs, as directed by the clients or team
• Create and manage budgets to support additional One10 services
• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 4-year degree or equivalent 3+ years of Event Management experience in the following categories: meetings, conferences, tradeshows, and incentives
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Proven ability in project management & financial aptitude
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to travel for client meetings, site inspections and/or onsite for assigned projects
• Bilingual English and French

This job description is intended to convey the general nature and scope of the position and not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Lorandus is proud to be an equal employment equity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.