Deliver Memorable Experiences to Our Parks and Outdoor Recreation Facility Customers

About Our Community:

Boasting a high quality of life and standard of living, Prince George has all the amenities of a large city mixed with the friendliness and appeal of a smaller community. It is a regional centre for close to 326,000 people for shopping, education, health care, the arts, and sports. Prince George's central location in the province offers work/life balance with unparalleled access to four-season outdoor recreation activities that are complemented by a full range of urban amenities and a comprehensive transportation infrastructure that connects residents, businesses, resources, and agricultural products to markets around the world. And it is only a short drive to almost anywhere in Prince George - spend less time commuting and more time doing what matters most to you! Discover all these opportunities and more!

About Our Organization:

The City of Prince George is committed to ensuring a positive, well-balanced work environment for its employees. With opportunities for employee training, wellness programs and professional development the City of Prince George offers a safe and supportive workplace in which to serve our community.

About The Opportunity:

In this dynamic role, you will coordinate event bookings at Prince George parks, sport fields and outdoor recreation facilities to ensure the best possible customer experience. You will manage all customer requests for facility bookings, liaise with various suppliers, vendors, and stakeholders and maintain professional relationships with local organizations to generate future event and sport tourism opportunities. With the goal of maximizing the use of space and ensuring customer satisfaction, you will be responsible for maintaining the facility scheduling system, preparing contract agreements, and ensuring user compliance as well as assisting with budget preparation and administrative tasks related to facility rentals.

About Your Background:

Along with completing Grade 12 you have a two-year diploma in hospitality, tourism, marketing management or a related field and a minimum of two years of experience in event coordination, outdoor recreation programming and/or leisure and sport program administration. You have considerable knowledge of organized community recreation principles and practices and the proven ability to work with program budgets and operating schedules. You have a strong customer service focus, are flexible and adaptable and can work independently with sound judgement. Your well-developed organizational and problem solving skills will assist you in providing quality service to our clientele. A valid, full privilege Class 5 driver's license is required along with a Police Information Check for offences related to the position.

Why You Will Love Working for our Parks & Solid Waste team at the City of Prince George:

• Play an integral role in meeting and exceeding the needs of clients.
• Enjoy a competitive starting wage of $36.04 per hour (under review) plus an excellent benefits and pension plan.
  

Please refer to the job description for more details about this exciting career!

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply by April 12, 2023 to:

http://princegeorgejobs.prevueaps.ca/jobs/

For more information about living and working in Prince George, please visit:

Move Up Prince George / City of Prince George

The City of Prince George thanks all those who apply, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.