ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

CHBA National is seeking a dynamic individual organize and manage our conference and events. Our annual events attendees include industry leaders from coast to coast, government officials, top speakers, and more. Our typical annual calendar of events includes Home Building Week (national committee and council meetings and conference – held in locations across Canada with approximately 500 attendees), fall meetings (Ottawa), Day on the Hill (Ottawa), the International Builders’ Show (IBS) CHBA Reception (Las Vegas) and the Executive Officer’s Council Professional Development Forum (locations across Canada). We also have a variety of other smaller events. Come join our dynamic team in this exciting position to support our industry in serving our members and being an integral part of addressing housing affordability across Canada.

ABOUT YOU, THE CANDIDATE

CHBA National is looking for a dynamic self-started and team player with the following skills and attributes:

EXPERIENCE

• 5 years experience or more in events planning, implementation and coordination
• Preferred: Association/not-for-profit experience

EDUCATION

• Events planner or management certification, with related post-secondary education
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of the opportunities and challenge with in-person members’ events in the post-Covid era
• Knowledge of trends and innovations in the pan-Canadian events planning industry

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to develop strong working relationships that encourage cooperation
• Ability to multi-task, advancing multiple projects and activities simultaneously and under pressure
• Strong negotiation skills
• Project management and organizational skills
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Developing, tracking and reconciling budgets, approves invoices, ensures timely payments to third parties