Job Description

• Company Summary: Located an hour east of Toronto, the thriving Southeastern Ontario community of Northumberland County has a rich history of agricultural production, world-class manufacturing, and economic viability. As the upper tier of municipal government, we weave together seven diverse yet complementary municipalities
• Location: One hour east of GTA in Cobourg
• Date Posted: 16 Aug 2022
• Closing Date: 26 Aug 2022
• How to apply: When emailing your application, please ensure your cover letter, résumé, and any other supporting documents are submitted in one file (preferably MS Word (.docx) or Adobe (.pdf)). We invite you to submit your application by 4:30pm on Friday, August 26 , 2022 to: Human Resources, County of Northumberland, 555 Courthouse Road. Cobourg, ON K9A 5J6 Email: hr@northumberland.ca Fax: 905-372-3046
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Job Category: Manager
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• Fosters strategic municipal, community, and business relationships to encourage the growth of Tourism

• Developing and implementing effective tourism marketing plans which include executing successful social media marketing campaigns and social media activities

• Spokesperson responsible for all Tourism related media inquiries.

• Cultivates and develops relationships with Provincial and Federal Ministries, Regional Tourism Organization (RTO8), stakeholders and other tourism partners

• Identifies and pursues appropriate funding to support new and existing programs.

• Creating marketing destination attraction information for tourists

• Establishes and implements appropriate tourism destination development programs such as the Northumberland Wellness Tourism Experience Initiative

• Responsible for the evaluation, selection, and monitoring of contracted consultants related to Tourism initiatives.

• Acts as key member of the Economic Development Planning Strategic Initiatives Department working within a team environment

• Compiles research on emerging trends in Tourism and uses the information when consider new policies, practices, products, and programs

• Responsible for developing, administering, and monitoring the tourism budget and related expenses using established corporate policies and procedures

• Collects, administers, and reports on key performance metrics

• Develops and manages changing priorities and timetables in response to changing human and financial resources and conditions