Event Services Project Lead Job Edmonton area,Alberta Canada,Business

Role Responsibilities

Can you bring structure and momentum to event planning that involves multiple stakeholders, changing priorities, and tight timelines? Are you skilled at coordinating events, navigating briefings, and managing logistics while keeping the client experience front and centre?

If so, we want you on our team.

Arts, Culture and Status of Women, alongside the Public Service Commission have opportunities for you to shape the public service and the province of Alberta through effective event management.

The Event Services Project Lead is a key enabler for events within and across the province of Alberta. In this role, you will:

Lead events from start to finish: Develop workplans, coordinate timelines and plan resources to ensure a reliable line of sight across event initiatives.

Bring people and plans together: Work with APS leaders, ministry representatives, corporate service teams and vendors to keep events moving from planning through delivery.

Deliver seamless experiences: Oversee event setup and onsite operations, coordinate service providers, and troubleshoot issues to ensure events run smoothly.

Navigate governance: Coordinate materials, logistics, and decisions through established approval processes, including matters involving senior leaders.

Manage risks and changing priorities: Anticipate emerging issues, adjust plans, develop practical solutions, and escalate high-risk or sensitive matters when needed.

Improve how events are delivered: Gather feedback, document lessons learned, and implement improvements to tools, processes, and service standards.

To be successful in this role, you need to:

Be an exceptional organizer: You can manage interconnected timelines, approvals, logistics, and deliverables without losing sight of the details.

Take ownership: You work independently, anticipate what is needed, and keep projects moving while knowing when to seek direction.

Build strong working relationships: You can bring together people with different roles, priorities, and perspectives to achieve a shared outcome.

Communicate strategically: You provide clear updates, ask the right questions, and adapt your approach for senior leaders, partners, vendors, and colleagues.

Stay composed when plans change: You can assess emerging issues, identify workable options, and adapt quickly without losing sight of what matters.

Focus on service excellence: You care about the experience of participants and stakeholders and consistently deliver work that is timely, professional, and dependable

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