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About the Role
The Events and Experiences Co-op will work closely with the Event Producing and Strategy and Operations teams in the Events and Experiences department at Sun Life. The candidate would work a combination of remote days and have support in-person for onsite events in our key venues and local offsite events. Incumbent will gain valuable hands-on corporate event planning experience in a variety projects. The role will include aspects of logistics, reporting, presentation preparation, vendor coordination, sourcing and general support of activities related to the internal, employee and client facing events that are on-site/off-site/virtual. The Co-op will be a valuable member of the E&EX team and will collaborate closely with all steams within E&EX in the seamless delivery of business partners events. This opportunity is available to students with a May 2026 or later graduation date.
Responsibilities
- Research and recommendations for venues, gifting, entertainment, and guest speaker options that meet the needs of specific events
- Support registration
- Assist with Cvent reporting, data, and analytics to measure the ROI of event
- Support the hotel contract database for Toronto, Waterloo, and Montreal
- Support the creation floor plans, name badges, welcome packages, special gifts etc.
- Research new vendors and services to offer as recommended partners.
- Detailing business partner meeting minutes for assigned events
- Attendee coordination support
Requirements
- Interest, exposure, education in Events Management
- Strong communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PPT)
- Ability to build strong business relationships to develop and execute creative and innovative events
- Knowledge of meeting and event planning and virtual event and meeting management
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Self-motivated with ability to work in a team environment
- Experience with Event Management Tools
- Previous work experience working in events is an asset
Skills
- Events Management
- Communication skills
- Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PPT)
- Meeting and event planning
- Virtual event and meeting management
- Interpersonal skills
- Leadership skills
- Event Management Tools
Location
- Toronto
- Waterloo
- Montreal
Work Type
- Remote
- Hybrid
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Student
- New Graduate
Education Level
- May 2026 or later graduation date
Benefits
- Professional development workshops
- Student awards
- Socials
About the Company
- At Sun Life, we’re driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.
- Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.
- We are honored to be recognized as Canada’s Best Employers for Recent Graduates and Canada's Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work in 2025.
- We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you.
Equal Opportunity
- Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
- Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.