Development Specialist

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WHO WE ARE Tourism Richmond is at the heart of Richmond, BC's visitor economy—a must experience destination and a place where people want to visit, live, work, and explore. As Richmond’s partner-driven, non-profit Destination Management Organization, we work alongside local businesses, tourism leaders, community organizations, and the City to share Richmond's story with travellers, meeting planners, and media around the world while strengthening the experiences, places, and partnerships that make our destination thrive.

Guided by our EPIC values-Excellence, Passion, Integrity, and Collaboration,we are not simply promoting tourism; we are helping shape its future. From advancing accessible and regenerative tourism to supporting innovative visitor experiences and a strong destination brand, we are committed to creating meaningful benefits for visitors, local businesses, residents, and our community.

We believe tourism can be a powerful force for positive change, and we are here to lead that change with purpose, creativity, and collaboration.

WHO YOU ARE We are looking for a Destination Development Specialist who is passionate about making a meaningful difference in the community and helping Richmond's visitor economy thrive. You will bring people and ideas together, turn plans into action, and help create memorable experiences that benefit visitors, local businesses, and residents alike.

If you are relationship-focused, energized by project management, and motivated to see great work through from idea to impact, this could be the role for you.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING As our Destination Development Specialist, you will help bring to life the experiences that make Richmond a vibrant and compelling destination. Working with the leadership team to shape project direction, and bringing together tourism businesses, community organizations, government partners, consultants, and internal teams, you will turn approved ideas into well-executed projects and programs. From planning and budgets to logistics, communications, and reporting, you will keep initiatives moving forward and help deliver meaningful results for visitors, partners, and the community.

• Lead assigned destination and experience development projects and programs identified through the Tourism Richmond's various plans - from initiation and detailed planning through implementation, monitoring, and close-out.
• Contribute to a dynamic portfolio of projects, including Tourism Richmond's signature culinary programs - such as the Dumpling Trail and the Steveston Spot Prawn and Seafood Celebration - along with regenerative tourism initiatives and other experience and destination development projects.

• Maintain awareness of relevant travel and tourism trends and share practical insights that may affect assigned projects and programs.
• Work with internal teams and project partners to track, compile, and report on established KPIs, outputs, and outcomes for assigned projects.

• Build and maintain productive working relationships with tourism partners, community organizations, government representatives, and other project partners.
• Coordinate partner outreach, meetings, working groups, consultations, and collaborative activities.
• Represent Tourism Richmond at meetings, workshops, community events, and industry.

• Maintain project files, contact records, agreements, decisions, timelines, and activity records, while proactively managing project risks, dependencies, delays, budget pressures, and implementation issues within the…