Events Specialist - Toronto, Canada - Casey House (Parent)

Description

Fantastic opportunity to expand your career while making a difference in your community:

• 
  Join a friendly, dynamic, welcoming, and inclusive team of caring professionals:

-
Be rewarded with a competitive salary of $60,000-$70,000

About Casey House:

Casey House Foundation raises funds exclusively for Casey House, a sub-acute HIV specialty hospital with inpatient and outpatient care_. _Casey House believes clients deserve dignity and judgement-free health care.

Through their innovative and comprehensive approach, an extensive inter-disciplinary team provides holistic care within the context of people's lives, choices, communities and circumstances.

Casey House is much more than a place for clients to get better. It's a place where clients receive compassion. Where they can feel empowered. Where they can feel respected. Where they can feel included.

To support us in this work, we are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live and serve, including 2SLGBTQ+, Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities, as well as those living with HIV.

Every Casey House staff member, peer, and volunteer acts and delivers care to clients in accordance with our purpose, values, and philosophy of care.

If you share our values, we would love to have you in our team

For more information about Casey House,
please visit our website.


About the Opportunity:

We currently have an opportunity for an
Events Specialist to join our team in
Toronto, ON, on a
full-time, permanent basis.

Hours:37.5 hours/week, Monday to Friday (with periodic work on evenings and weekends at events and committee meetings)

Reporting to the Manager, Special Events, the
Events Specialist **plays a fundamental role in supporting various aspects of fundraising events and outreach activities, specifically related to the planning, execution and growth of Casey House Foundation's signature events, stewardship events and community events.

In addition to supporting the planning and execution of special event initiatives and campaigns consistent with the goals and objectives outlined by Casey House Foundation, your responsibilities in this role will entail, but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with the Manager of Special Events to support the development, growth and execution of the hospital's three signature events.
• Own and oversee the organization's community events portfolio with a focus on growing thirdparty fundraising opportunities during Pride Month.
• Lead the preparation, logistics and execution of event day fundraising activities (i.e., raffles, silent auctions, pledgedrives).
• Support donor tours and receptions in collaboration with development officers to showcase the great work of the hospital and the impact of donor giving.
• Work closely with the hospital's communications team, leveraging their expertise to develop event communications and collateral.
• Maintain and steward positive relationships with event participants, sponsors, donors, volunteers, and vendors.
• Prepare meeting presentations and notes.
• Manage data entry and maintain accurate event information in the database.

About You:

In order to qualify for this role, you will need a minimum
3 years of progressive experience in events management, preferably in the hospital, non-profit or arts and culture sector, and be able to demonstrate your experience in the
design and execution of fundraising, cultivation and stewardship events.

The following qualifications will ensure your success in this role:

• Experience building positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including major gift donors, senior volunteers, clients, vendors and artists.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, with a focus on organizing information and data in spreadsheets and preparing presentations.
• Experience writing compelling copy for events in a fundraising environment.
• Be a motivated selfstarter who takes initiative, solves problems and enjoys working as part of a team.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proven capacity to work in a dynamic and shifting environment with a track record of meeting deadlines.
• A College diploma or bachelor's degree is an asset, however experience and a good attitude are much more important

About the Benefits:

For your hard work, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary of
$60,000 - $70,000 based on experience and skills, as well as the following excellent benefits:

• Generous vacation and personal-time entitlement plan
• Participation in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan ("HOOPP")
• Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Most importantly, you will join us with an open mind, and a compassionate and empathetic desire to make a positive difference in your community.

Please note that screening for this position will include a psychometric assessment.

**Please be aware that Casey House has adopted a mandatory