Arts & Culture Coordinator – Sector Support

Job Description

Why work for the Town of Canmore? For starters, you can take great pride in our collaborative organization, its positive work culture and our amazing group of talented people who genuinely care about our community and accomplish outstanding work each and every day for its citizens. You will have the opportunity to join a team that is professional, fun, dedicated and passionate about the work, our community, and the endless opportunities for adventure in our magnificent Rocky Mountain environment. As a community leader in arts and culture, you will have the opportunity to promote community cultural development by bringing together in celebration the many diverse individuals who make Canmore a wonderful and unique place to live.

Position Overview: The Arts and Culture Coordinator, Sector Support is responsible for the provision of support to external community events applicants and film production groups, with an eye to building capacity within groups and fostering growth and sustainability of Canmore’s creative and cultural sectors. This position will work with Town departments and interest holders to ensure event requirements are met, and event applications are complete. The coordinator conducts site walk-throughs, organizes debriefing sessions to improve event capabilities and supports the capacity building of the creative and cultural sectors through granting, outreach, education, and partnerships. This role is actively involved in supporting Town of Canmore event planning and delivery. You will work closely with a variety of teams across the organization to provide seamless and exceptional experiences to all residents and interest-holders, with the goal to enhance citizens’ quality of life and create a healthy, sustainable, and inclusive community.

Core Accountabilities:

Is generally knowledgeable about all Town of Canmore services.
Supports the full cycle of event permitting, including inquiries, bookings, contract development, debriefing and invoicing
Conduct a detailed review of all community event applications and permitting to ensure that application requirements are met, providing client support and feedback
Liaise with Town departments, government agencies, volunteers, public utilities, consultants, and contractors with the goal of coordinating the operational details of bookings to finalize town permitting of applications
Send out calls for event applications, collate submissions and organize them for presentation to and evaluation by the Community Event Committee
Review and update the Events Permitting application process, including working with communications team to improve the website for better user experience and efficiency
Anticipates sensitive issues and plans an appropriate strategy
Maintain confidentiality of all client information
Contribute to the planning and delivery of department programs and events
Oversee the successful operation of the Mountain Market and participate in the evaluation and selection of market vendors during selection processes