| Employee Group: | Non-Union |
| Classification: | Non-Management |
| Start Date (End Date, if applicable): | ASAP- September 30, 2025 |
| Department/Service/Program: | Eden Foundation |
| FTE/Hours of Work: | 0.6 FTE |
| Closing Date: | April 29, 2025 |
| Job Posting Number: | EF-195-0415 |
| Starting Wage: | $30/hour |
What is the job?
We are looking for an enthusiastic, organized and experienced event planner to bring Eden Foundation’s fundraising events to life, raising money that directly funds Eden’s mental health services in Winkler, Steinbach, and Winnipeg. Reporting to the Director of Development at the Eden Foundation, your work includes developing, planning, and executing a number of events throughout the year in all our locations, working collaboratively with volunteers, participants, businesses, and the community to ensure event success. You will be creative, organized, and resourceful, helping to grow established events and imagine and create new ones. If you’re ready for a challenge and want to play a crucial role in an organization that is changing lives and bringing hope through leading-edge mental health services, apply now.
What is Eden?
Eden Mental Health provides a range of integrated mental health services for people facing mental health challenges and illness. We offer therapeutic counselling, employment services, supportive housing, and psychiatric care in Winkler, Winnipeg, and Steinbach. See the impact we are making at Our Impact – Eden Health Care Services.
Education & Experience:
- Minimum of Grade 12 Diploma required
- Event Planning training an asset
- Minimum two (2) years’ experience in event planning required
- A combination of education and experience will be considered
- Valid class 5 driver’s license is required for this role
Knowledge, Skills and Ability:
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills
- Ability to develop detailed event plans and budgets, track event expenses, seek approval for variances as required
- Ability to recruit and train volunteers
- Excellent computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office applications. Blackbaud experience an asset.
- Ability to work with and relate to a wide variety of people, including staff, public, business owners, donors, and volunteers
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Desire to learn and grow through coaching and professional development
- Ability to manage multiple projects independently
- Ability to exhibit a strong sense of ownership for events
- Demonstrated understanding of the need for professional discretion and confidentiality
- Familiarity with Winkler, Steinbach, and surrounding areas preferred
- Ability to communicate in Low German an asset
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists Director or Development in planning and evaluation of fundraising and other events
- Creates detailed plans and carries out fundraising events, under the direction of the Director of Development. This includes but is not limited to:
- Scheduling
- Advertising
- Venues
- Food
- Sound, lighting, staging
- Prizes, clothing, signage, swag
- Volunteer recruitment and leadership
- Maintains an accurate and up-to-date record of each event. This includes duties, tasks, phone numbers and contact information; as well as progress notes to refer to when planning future events
- In conjunction with communications staff, coordinates event advertising – posters, newspapers, radio, social media, email/mail, Eden web site, other media and community websites, etc.
- Provides all applicable parties with timely information to successfully complete their tasks
- Ensures accuracy in processing and coding donations via Blackbaud as needed
- Ensures adherence to event budget and notifies Director of Development of potential variances
- Other duties as assigned
Other Requirements and Conditions of Employment:
- Will be required to work at events on evenings or weekends.
*See full job description here.
Submit Cover Letter & Resume to:
Human Resources – edenhr@edenhealth.mb.ca