• Job Description

  Req#: 516500WD

  Line of Service

  Internal Firm Services

  Industry/Sector

  Not Applicable

  Specialism

  Managed Services

  Management Level

  Senior Associate

  Job Description & Summary

  A career in Administration and Secretarial Services, within Internal Firm Services, will give you with the opportunity to provide administrative support to PwC employees. You’ll focus on using business software applications to prepare reports, receiving and directing incoming calls or emails to the appropriate parties, arranging business travel, tracking expenses, and coordinating meeting arrangements.

  To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

  As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

  • Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
  • Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
  • Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
  • Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
  • Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
  • Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
  • Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
  • Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
  • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

  Description:

  The Meeting & Events team (MES ) , a group within Procurement, is seeking a Junior Event Specialist to support their team. This Event Specialist will spend 50% of their time providing service delivery in booking and planning meetings and events at PwC. This role will have a focus on creating Cvent registration sites along with maintaining the Cvent event forms. In addition, the job will entail working with the onshore team supporting ongoing event projects. The position reports to the Director/ Manager, Meeting & Event Services.

  The role of Junior Event Specialist will best suit an individual who is: professional in approach, high-energy, disciplined, exhibits exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail. The individual must possess strong communication skills and an openness to learn new event software skills.

  Responsibilities

  Event Planning

  • Assist in creating and maintaining Cvent registration sites for many Canadian meeting and events;

  • Support the team that provides a concierge planning service for PwC events

  • provide MES services to many hybrid/virtual meetings within the PwC Canada environments

  • sources required services and vendors both internally and externally best execute events;

  • Coordinate and review logistics;

  • works in a collaborative team atmosphere to provide event support, ideas and solutions.

  Administrative Functions

  • manage the Cvent registration as required

  • Creation of support materials for events (i.e. namebadge templates)

  • other duties as assigned.

  Capabilities

  Specific qualifications for the position include:

  • Strong verbal and written communications skills.

  • A community college diploma, or bachelor's degree.

  • An enthusiastic team player who embraces a diverse workload.

  Additional Requirements

  • Any previous experience with the Cvent software is ideal

  Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

  Degrees/Field of Study required:

  Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

  Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

  Required Skills

  Optional Skills

  Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

  Travel Requirements

  Not Specified

  Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

  No

  Government Clearance Required?

  No

  Job Posting End Date

  June 22, 2024

• About the company

  PricewaterhouseCoopers is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand.

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