Business Events Specialist, Tourism

Req ID: 23407
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Number of Positions: 1
Closing Date: 05/22/2023
Job Summary
Working for Tourism Mississauga means you are part of something big, something special! You will be part for a team of engaging, enthusiastic and dedicated people that are driven to collaborating with one another to deliver on our commitment to the residents, visitors and businesses of Mississauga.
Do you enjoy working in the tourism industry? Are you up to the challenge of competing globally for meetings and conferences? Are you a dynamic results oriented person looking for a position that combines your sales and prospecting skills with the challenges of competing globally for business travel? Can you learn quickly and constantly adapt to changing conditions? If you have experience in lead generation, servicing and after-care, why not join our team?
Tourism Mississauga has an opportunity to further develop your career in the field of tourism and drive new business to grow our visitor economy. Reporting to the Manager of Tourism, and as a key member of the Tourism Mississauga team, the Tourism Business Events Coordinator will provide professional expertise into the conference and business events sector
Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with developing programs that will support new business events to the City
• Lead or assist in the management and delivery of attracting new business travel opportunities and awareness of Mississauga’s tourism businesses including conference facilities and accommodation providers.
• Attend and/or participate in client meetings, training programs and other required meetings
• Plan/execute sales and promotional client outreach, tradeshows, familiarization tours and site inspections
• Provide consultation and advice to management and staff as required
• Manage budget associated with specific area/event responsibilities
• Participate in planning during annual budget/business planning cycle
• Develop, solicit, and acquire business events to achieve annual definite room night goals in new market segments
• Develop annual work plan for Meetings and Conference Sector of Tourism Industry
• Flexible evening and weekend shifts required
• Must be able to travel independently within the City and requires air travel
• Create and foster strong working relationships with team members, internal and external stakeholders
• Research alternative/emerging best practices, processes, tools and techniques, and make recommendations as it relates to meeting and conference sector
• Represent and act at local, regional, national, international industry organizations deemed appropriate for business development opportunities
• Other duties as assigned

Skills And Qualifications

• Excellent time management skills
• Graduate of a post-secondary institution or related certification in Business Administration, Marketing, Event Planning, Tourism or related field is required
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully with a broad range of stakeholders
• Minimum of two years of experience in tourism and hospitality sector is essential
• Self -motivated with strong oral, written and public presentation skills
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities along with excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
• Experience in professional sales or business development is an asset
• Excellent computer and technology skills including Customer Relationship Management (CRM) & Microsoft Office Suite
• Business travel will be required

Hourly Rate/Salary: $ 74,817.00 - $ 99,758.00
Hours of Work: 35
Work Location: Civic Centre
Department/Division/Section: CMS/Community Services Dept , CMS/Tourism Division , Tourism
Non-Union/Union: Non Union
A Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (Level 2) or Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3) will be required of the successful candidate, at their own expense, to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.
We thank all who apply, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. You can also check your application status in your candidate profile online.
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the City of Mississauga will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.