Senior Events, Training & Partnerships, Coordinator
Ottawa, ON
TERM: Full time
REPORTS TO: Sr. Manager of Member Engagement Services
LOCATION: Winnipeg, Hybrid
TRAVEL: Travel as required in support of offsite CME events
POSITION SUMMARY: Do you thrive on combining your corporate sponsorship skills with producing and managing events? As our Events & Partnerships Coordinator, you will be responsible for executing virtual and in-person CME Ontario events, training and activities with members, partners, and governments to further the mission and objectives of the association. In addition, you will service CME's existing corporate sponsors and secure new sponsorship opportunities for the association.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLIITIES
- Connect Members and non members to CME services and activities.
- Drive events and activities that drive CME revenue and membership
- Develop member leads and drive CME membership and revenue.
- Collaborate with CME leaders to provide member care and event best practice and templates.
- Event coordination, from preparing budgets, agendas, invitations, and invitee lists, sourcing speakers, and coordinating all logistics leading up to and on event day to post-event wrap-up. These events will be both in person and webinars, receptions, forums and conferences;
- Coordinate training events, working with trainers and facilitators to fill programs within CME training Services across the Prairies.
- Responsible for generating sponsorship, training and event invoices and collections;
- Work collaboratively with finance to ensure training revenue tracking is accurate to actual operations.
- Enter all event and partner details into CRM database (Zoho)
- Liaise directly with sponsors, manufacturers, government offices and other stakeholders on behalf of the organization;
- Track and report on training and event statistics.
- Maintain an event and training calendar for the Prairies.
- Continually improve processes while continually identifying opportunities to automate administrative processes.
- Other duties as assigned
COMPETENCIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Post-secondary education in a related field or equivalent experience;
- Proven track record securing sponsorship revenue and executing events
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Passionate about providing superior customer service;
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite; including MS Project, PowerPoint and Excel;
- Strong attention to detail skills;
- Knowledge of and previous experience dealing with industry associations and the non-profit industry;
- A strong ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines;
- Ability to build rapport and work collaboratively with inter-departmental teams and external stakeholders;
- Holds a strong desire to uphold CME’s standard for continuous improvement, ethics and integrity within the CME team and with all outside vendors, clients and customers;
- Self-starter with an ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Please send resume to: resume@cme-mec.ca
Deadline: March 27, 2026
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
From the first industrial boom in Canada, CME has advocated for and represented member interests. 150 years strong, CME has earned an extensive and effective track record of working for thousands of leading companies nationwide. More than 85 per cent of CME’s members are SMEs and collectively account for an estimated 82 per cent of total manufacturing production and 90 per cent of Canada’s exports.
Our success comes from integrating the association with industry, being run by manufacturers for manufacturers. Led by a national board of directors made up of senior leaders from a diverse group of Canadian manufacturers of all sizes, we have our finger on the pulse of the sector. With member-driven programs and services, we partner with you to strengthen your competitive advantage by building your knowledge and capacity in key areas, like LEAN and productivity; trade and export; energy and environment; leadership development; safety and more.
As your advocate, CME has the ear of all levels of government in Canada and in key markets around the world. We actively work to influence and recommend policies that will allow manufacturers to compete at home and abroad.



