Career Opportunity
Executive Coordinator
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra & Francis Winspear Centre for Music
Do you thrive in a lively work environment?
Are you known for your superb organizational skills and attention to detail?
Would you like to work in the heart of the Downtown Arts District?
The Francis Winspear Centre for Music is recognized as one of North America’s finest acoustic concert facilities. It is home to the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, an orchestral ensemble with adventurous programming that reflects the diversity of the communities it serves. The ESO and the Winspear Centre are two distinct arts organizations with a shared Board of Directors and administration that support community engagement through live music.
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra & Francis Winspear Centre for Music is hiring an Executive Coordinator to provide strategic support to the Executive Director, as well as the Music Director and Board of Directors. This position provides administrative and operational support to the executive team and is responsible for providing expert schedule management by coordinating multiple calendars and organizing meetings. Additionally, the Executive Coordinator is accountable for records management and contracts administration, drafting executive communications, and timely and effective project follow-up.
This role requires someone who is resourceful, independent, calm under pressure, and can interact confidently with others. Your skill for adapting with good humour to shifting priorities and schedule disruptions is important, as well as a proven ability to handle confidential matters with diplomacy and professionalism. As a representative of the executive team, your impeccable interpersonal skills and proficiency with the written word are essential.
Your qualifications include a post-secondary degree and experience with office administration. You are an excellent writer who is efficient, organized, and diligent with details. Experience with external communications or board governance administration is beneficial. A love of music and your appreciation of the value arts and culture bring to the community as a whole are essential to success in this role.
If you enjoy the challenge of a job that is never the same from one day to the next, submit your application to start a career with one of Edmonton’s finest arts organizations. Email your cover letter and résumé as a single attachment PDF to Meghan Unterschultz at munterschultz@winspearcentre.com. Subject line: Executive Coordinator Position. Closing date for this competition is extended to Friday, November 29 at 4:00 pm.
We thank all candidates for their interest. Qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please no phone calls.
