We are looking for a full-time event coordinator with a knack for facilitating, to fill a fixed-term position. Join our team and offer with us events and services supporting career development!

In this role, you will lead the c

You will work within Espoo’s Business development Unit, under the supervision of the senior advisor and closely with colleagues responsible for event, business, community and career development services coordination.

Your main tasks will be to:
• lead the coordination and execution of two Career Bootcamp events and collaborate with the team on coordinating and executing both small and large-scale events (10 to 300+ participants).
• Co-facilitate sessions in our career development programs, following established curricula, and serve as the primary host for a range of events.

The person we are looking for:
• Is organized, detail-oriented and systematic.
• Is a people’s person, whose attitude is focused on customer service and participants engagement.
• Performs well in a proactive team and is comfortable working on different events concepts at once, in a project environment.
• Is able to navigate between behind-the-scenes coordination tasks and participants-facing ones.

We require:
- A higher education degree in a relevant field of study.
- At least 2 years' experience in events coordination.
- Experience in training or facilitating and hosting.
- Enough Finnish to communicate with service providers, vendors and other partners, especially when it comes to the logistical aspects of your tasks.
- Excellent writing and speaking English skills.

We value your:
- Knowledge or experience in Talent attraction and retention, integration in Finland, Career Development or recruitment.
- Ability to contribute to growing our networks of partners, guests and speakers.
- Familiarity with our services and organization.
- Willingness to contribute to a language fluid and intercultural environment.

In addition to English, the most spoken languages in Espoo are Russian, Estonian, Arabic, Somali and Mandarin Chinese. Knowledge of these languages is an advantage.

Our recruitment process is anonymous. We promote diversity in our work environment and encourage people with various backgrounds to apply for the position. The applicant's name, contact information and other personal information will remain hidden until the interview.
Please include in your application competences and experiences relevant to the position. In your application we hope to read about your concrete experience in event coordination and training, facilitating or hosting. We hope your application to convey your concrete and practical understanding of these tasks. We are also interested in hearing about your training style.

Our recruiting process will go as follow:
Invitation to one-way video interviews sent on 15.10.2024.
Interviews online (Teams): 22-24.10.2024.
Interviews in person on 31.10.2024 between 9 and 13.
Final decision on 1.11.2024.

City of Espoo wants to be a language-aware employer and also support on-the-job learning of Finnish language. Our internal meetings are mainly held in Finnish but participating in the conversation in English is also acceptable. Additionally we have practices in place with which we tackle challenges that come up in daily work due to language related issues and we also constantly develop these practices. The application form in Kuntarekry is in Finnish but you can also fill it in English or Swedish.

The local government trials on employment, the upcoming TE-services reform as well as the goals the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has set for the roadmap for education and labor based immigration are national level developments that affect our work. The unit's goals are derived from the City's strategy and the activities at Espoo Talent Hub play a significant role in reaching these goals. Our work supports the development of Finnish working life to become more inclusive and diverse, therefore together with us you can have a real impact. The work relies heavily on stakeholder collaboration thus providing an excellent opportunity to expand your professional network within the unique innovation community in Otaniemi. Our working environment is warm, we take care of each other and provide support: your work is our work.

Working place and address: Espoo Talent Hub, Tekniikantie 4 C, 02150 Espoo
Working hours: 38,25h/week
This contract is fixed-term 11.11.2024-10-10-2025, starting date 11.11.2024.
Salary: €3169,29 month

This workplace is accessible.

You can also anonymously enquire about the working conditions at the workplace (eg. special needs). Send your question to keha.rekrytointi@espoo.fi. We will figure it out for you without revealing your identity to the hiring manager.

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