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About the Role
Lead research, planning, development, and execution for CPA Ontario’s Professional Development Conference Portfolio, ensuring programs remain relevant and engaging. This role is for a content professional who thrives at the intersection of research, relationship-building, and program design, translating insights into meaningful learning experiences.
Responsibilities
- Own the development of the annual conference content plan and content pipeline.
- Lead ongoing market research and stakeholder engagement to identify content, speaker, and product opportunities.
- Own CPA Ontario’s speaker and subject matter expert development strategy.
- Build and maintain a strategic database of speakers and industry contacts.
- Develop conference themes, agendas, session formats, learning objectives, and content frameworks.
- Lead the conference development process from concept through execution.
- Partner with Marketing, Events, Operations, Sponsorship and Product teams to launch and deliver conference programs.
- Lead conference planning meetings and maintain planning documentation.
- Contribute to marketing messaging and promotional content.
- Serve as the primary content lead throughout the conference development lifecycle.
Requirements
- An undergraduate degree in Business, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Education or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in content development, content strategy, market research, conference programming, professional education, media, publishing or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to research emerging trends and identify market opportunities.
- Ability to translate insights into engaging content and learning experiences.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to establish credibility and maintain relationships with subject matter experts, industry leaders and senior professionals.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in interviewing, networking, facilitation and presentation skills.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage timelines, dependencies and competing priorities across multiple concurrent conferences and initiatives.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Ability to synthesize research, feedback and market data into actionable recommendations.
- Self-motivated and proactive approach.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams.
Skills
- Content development
- Content strategy
- Market research
- Conference programming
- Professional education
- Media
- Publishing
- Stakeholder engagement
- Relationship-building
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Interviewing
- Networking
- Facilitation
- Presentation
- Project management
- Organizational skills
- Analytical skills
- Critical thinking
- Collaboration
Location
- On-site (hybrid)
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years of experience
Education Level
- Undergraduate degree in Business, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Education or a related field
Salary/Compensations
- 66,300 - $82,900 per annum
Benefits
- Industry-leading benefits
- Mental health resources
- Savings programs
- Home office bonus
- Learning and professional development opportunities
- Stretch projects
- Secondments
- Genuine paths for career progression
About the Company
- CPA Ontario operates at the intersection of regulator and membership body, responsible for upholding the integrity of the CPA designation while supporting over 105,000 members and 19,000 students.
- The work sits between business and the public interest, between the evolving demands of industry and the standards that make trust possible.
- Careers built here are different because the work itself is different, shaping a profession that touches nearly every sector of the economy.
Equal Opportunity
- CPA Ontario is an inclusive employer.
- Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
- If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please email accessibility@cpaontario.ca with “Accommodation Required” in the subject line.