IPA is now hiring the following positions

• Marketing Team Leader
• Program / Event Coordinator (full-time)
• Administrative Executive (full-time, Markham head office)
• Sales and Marketing/Telesales Coordinator (full-time, Markham head office)

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Marketing Team Leader

Progressive Educational Events Organization seeking a Business Development Specialist to lead the marketing team. We need your direction, expertise and fresh approach to lead the team to achieve results.

Responsibilities include

• Calling new and existing clients in order to secure new clients/registrations.
• Meet with prospective clients.
• Listening to and responding to the needs of clients to develop relationships, to then translate into business opportunities.
• Be responsible for meeting with industry to raise awareness of the training facilities we provide.
• Grow the overall client base
• Develop brand strategies, executes marketing strategies to ensure profit growth
• 80-90% of the work is on the telephone, so outgoing and friendly telephone manner is essential.
• Manage external sponsorships
• Develops market forecasts and monitors market trends
• Works closely with  other departments to plan and achieve goals

Skills/Experience Required

• Demonstrated strong leader who is customer and results orientated.
• Exceptionally strong communication skills, both oral and written, with an outstanding command of the English language.
• Energetic personality
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Proven ability to meet targets, be able to manage multiple projects
• Good project management skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills specifically Excel
• Strong team player, with a proven ability to work with management and partners.
• Superb client service skills
• Be able to adapt to a rapidly changing market

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Program / Event Coordinator (full-time)

We are currently seeking a Program Coordinator who will also perform minor event coordinating tasks.

The successful candidate must be confident, self motivated, organized and out-going yet professional and a good team player. Superb customer relations skills with the ability to develop and maintain new business and client opportunities are a must.

Role Description

• Identify, develop, manage, and administer the production of conferences, seminars, exhibitions, and programs for the life sciences industry
• Conduct research for the program in identifying topics, expert presenters and proposal development
• Coordinate program materials, marketing campaigns, schedules, files, and equipment
• Build client relations and provide excellent customer service
• Contact/interact directly with external clients, speakers, regulatory agencies, attendees, as appropriate, to ensure programs meet high standards of quality and efficiency
• Some travel to USA and abroad required for the final event

Skill Requirements

• Energetic and Outgoing
• Superb Communication Skills
• Strong Multitasking Skills
• Strong Organizational Skills
• Strong Negotiation Skills
• Excellent Oral and Written skills
• Analytical Skills
• Strong Leadership Skills
• Team Player
• Highly Proficient with PC and MS Office Applications

Performance Criteria

The performance criteria shall include factors related to the tasks set out in the role description. Work output will be measured in outcomes and positive results, not hours spent:

• Ability to identify and research “hot topics” within the industry
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with all clients
• Interpersonal relations
• Organizing/planning ability
• Ability to prioritize work and multiple projects
• Problem solving/decision making
• Initiative and thinking “outside of the box”
• Ability to execute final program by set deadline
• Travelling (setting up the event, facilitating the program, networking with event speakers/attendees, program feedback)

Education Requirements

• Program of Study in health sciences and/or marketing an asset
• Minimum College Diploma / Bachelors Degree an asset

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Administrative Executive (full-time, Markham head office)

Desired skills and qualifications include

• Excellent written/verbal English skills
• Professional phone manner and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational, time management, and multi-tasking skills
• Strong research and database management skills
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office suite
• Experience in sales administration and accounting an asset
• Post-secondary education in Business Administration an asset

This is a full-time, entry level position with room to grow

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Sales and Marketing/Telesales Coordinator (full-time, Markham head office)

Progressive Educational Events Organization seeking a Business Development Specialist.

Desired skills and qualifications include

• Calling existing and new clients in order to secure new clients/registrations.
• Set up meetings with prospective clients.
• Grow the overall client base
• 80-90% of the work is on the telephone

Skills/Experience Required

• Min 1 yr of Previous Sales or Outbound Call Center experience
• Energetic Personality
• Proven ability to meet deadlines & sales quotas.
• Must be comfortable with “Cold Calling”
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills specifically Excel
• MS Acess considered an Asset
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills
• Marketing
  • Determine and define the various target markets pertinent to the area of expertise
  • Develop marketing plans for program area and communicate to Operations/Marketing
  • Collaborate on the design of specific marketing materials
  • Prepare course descriptions and write-ups
  • Media liaison
  • Writing articles for local, provincial and national publications