EAC-MRC-13 Member Relations Coordinator
The Editors' Association of Canada seeks a Member Relations Coordinator to work in its national office in downtown Toronto beginning in July.
The position of Member Relations Coordinator, reporting to the Executive Director, is great for someone moving from post-secondary education into the arts and / or not-for-profit sectors, or someone with 3-5 years experience in project or event management. EAC offers health and dental coverage and professional development opportunities.
You enjoy working with people and have strengths in organizing projects, events and people. You're great in writing and even stronger on the phone or in person. You reliably meet deadlines and feel comfortable helping others meet theirs.
Position responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for EAC's national annual conference
- Serve as primary point of contact for EAC local groups
- Produce monthly membership statistics
- Work with Membership Coordinator to maintain the EAC membership and contacts database
- Work with Communications Manager on local group and event communications
- Event and project coordination
Shared office responsibilities:
- Handle phone and email enquiries from members and the public
- Manage members' subscriptions and access
- Maintain the website local groups area
- Provide other administrative support as needed
Requirements:
- Post-secondary education and/or 3-5 years' experience in event planning and promotion
- Strong organizational and planning skills, and the abilities to set and meet deadlines for yourself and others, to work with and stay within budgets, to negotiate with and manage suppliers
- Great interpersonal skills and a friendly manner over phone, email and in person
- Patient and efficient approach to dealing with enquiries and requests
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Able to work independently in a small, quiet office
- Strong office software skills (Word, Outlook, Excel)
- Comfortable learning to do database queries
- Basic understanding of bookkeeping activities (we use Simply Accounting)
Should also have at least 2 of the following skills:
- Graphic design / Photoshop skills
- French communications / bilingual fluency
- Strong marketing / writing skills in either English or French
- HTML mark-up or use of a CMS to update webpages
- Extensive social media experience, and use of syndication tools
Salary range: Contingent on experience. The position is fulltime, and the package includes health and dental coverage and 3 weeks' vacation annually and travel.
How to apply:
Apply by email to Carolyn L Burke, Executive Director, Editors' Association of Canada to careers@editors.ca. Please use the subject line "Application: MEMBER RELATIONS COORDINATOR" and include your resume as a MS Word or PDF attachment.
Application deadline: July 31, 2013.
Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. Short-listed candidates will be asked to complete a skills test. We thank all applicants for their interest.
For more information about the Editors' Association of Canada, please visit us online: www.editors.ca.