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Listen to Our Newest Podcast Episodes! Podcasts Events Manager Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Full-Time | Hybrid min. 3 days in office | Office in Surrey, BC Events are held across Metro Vancouver Salary Range $60,000 - $70,000 plus benefits Start date: Immediate Do you thrive in the energy of event day, love creating memorable experiences from the ground up, and want to work with a highperforming team thats shaping the future of homebuilding in Metro Vancouver? HAVAN (Homebuilders Association Vancouver) is an association representing 1,100 member companies from innovative community developers to flooring suppliers building over 65% of the homes in our region. As a notforprofit association, we connect, educate, and advocate for one of BCs most important industries. Events are at the heart of how we bring our community together. We are looking for a midlevel Events Manager to lead a diverse portfolio of B2B and B2C programs. This is a working manager role, balancing execution with planning and continuous improvement. It suits someone with at least three years of corporate, association, or clientfacing event experience who is ready to take the next step and manage a fastpaced event calendar with confidence. If you live for the logistics, love a good runofshow, and want your work to matter, read on. What Youll Do: Reporting to the Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications, youll be the key driver behind planning and executing events ranging from small leadership meetings to largescale industry programs. Youll work closely with internal team members, vendors, and liaise with a range of stakeholders from elected officials to member volunteers. This is a handson role, from preparing materials to leading largescale event execution with vendors and AV teams. No two days look the same, and thats just how you like it. Key Responsibilities - Event Program Management: Oversee and contribute to strategy, planning, sponsorships, and execution for events, managing a calendar of 20+ programs. - Act as lead point of contact for events, ensuring all deliverables are met and that critical deadlines are upheld. - Ensure that service quality standards and HAVANs values are maintained and consistently delivered in all areas of responsibility. - Logistics & Vendor Management: Coordinate registration, speaker management, tech support, dcor, communications, transportation of materials, and onsite execution. - Seek quotations and hire or work with reliable subcontractors for events such as hotels, caterers, technicians etc., building rapport with vendors. - Work with the Digital Specialist on our CRMbased registration system (GrowthZone) and eventrelated website updates. - Work with program leads on managing contracts, vendors, budgets. - Provide general customer service and support. - Ensure seamless dayof execution, such as rehearsals and overseeing audio/visual or virtual elements of event programming. - Stakeholder & Sponsor Coordination: Liaise with sponsors, speakers, volunteers, government contacts, and members. - Budget & Reporting: Manage event budgets, track expenses, and complete postevent reporting and performance metrics. You Are: - An experienced events enthusiast You genuinely love the work and have at least 3 years of handson experience in corporate, association, or clientfacing events, managing events end to end. - Detailobsessed but bigpicture smart You can manage the nittygritty (budgets, timelines, run sheets) and keep your eye on how it all ladder up to bigger goals. - A rollupyoursleeves contributor As the events lead, you are the first to jump in to get things done. - A confident leader and collaborator Whether its working with the onsite hotel banquet team or working crossfunctionally, you bring maturity, calm under pressure, and strong communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, concise, and respectful direction to team members or contractors to the table. Proactive and able to manage multiple functions and projects while meeting deadlines. Able to manage competing priorities with diplomacy and professionalism. - A problemsolver at heart You take initiative, anticipate challenges and find solutions before they become issues. - Communitydriven Comfortable working in a memberdriven, relationshipfocused environment. You understand the power of relationships and love being the connector between people, purpose, and great experiences. As a volunteerdriven association, HAVAN works alongside members to produce events from sponsors, onsite ambassadors, and attendees. You know how to bring everyone together and motivate the team to get the work done. Other Requirements - Occasional work on evenings and weekends due to events. - As this role requires travel across Metro Vancouver for events, you must have access to a reliable vehicle. What Success Looks Like - Events delivered on time and on budget - Strong sponsor and member satisfaction - Growth in attendance and engagement - Smooth execution with minimal dayof issues Why Join HAVAN? - Real impact Your work directly supports professionals building the homes and communities in our region. - Growth mindset This isnt a steppingstone job its a role for someone ready to grow and contribute to a bigger vision. - Tightknit team Were a small but mighty group who believe in working hard to build toptier industry programs, supporting each other, and having fun along the way. - Balance and flexibility We know event life is fastpaced, so we do what we can to support your time and energy. - As a nonprofit, we offer meaningful work, a collaborative culture, and lots of opportunity to grow and lead. Sound like a great fit? Wed love to hear how youd bring your spark to HAVAN events. Apply with your resume and a cover letter about why you love event management and what youre looking for next in your career. Send to [email protected] with 'Event Manager' in the Subject. Candidate interviews will occur during the application period, which will remain open until final candidates are identified. Additional Info City : Surrey, BC #J-18808-Ljbffr