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Events Coordinator

BusPlanner

Fully Remote
πŸ“ Remote - Worldwide
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πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at BusPlanner is open to applicants from South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa β€” whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

BusPlanner is hiring an Events Coordinator to support our Events team with the logistics, planning, and marketing behind our presence at conferences, trade shows, webinars, and user events across North America. This is a fully remote role based in Pakistan, ideal for someone who is exceptionally organized, an excellent communicator, and energized by keeping many moving parts on track at once.

You'll work closely with our Events Team Lead as the operational backbone of our event calendar, owning timelines, coordinating vendors and registrations, and helping promote each event before, during, and after it happens. When our events run flawlessly, it's because someone like you made sure every detail was handled.

This role is based in Pakistan but works Eastern Time (EST) business hours to stay closely aligned with our North American Events team. You should be comfortable working a North American schedule, which falls during the evening and overnight in Pakistan. No travel is required; this is a behind-the-scenes role that keeps our events running from anywhere.

Why BusPlanner?

BusPlanner is a leading North American tech company that provides all-in-one transportation management software to K-12 school districts. Across our customer base, we enable hundreds of transportation directors to save thousands of dollars every year by running all facets of their operations through our intuitive, easy-to-use platform.

BusPlanner's product suite is trusted by school districts across North America and is rapidly expanding in the US market, having won contracts with some of the largest school districts in the country including Miami-Dade (Florida), Gwinnett County (Georgia), and Guilford (North Carolina), among many others. BusPlanner has a long history of serving the education market and is well positioned to further penetrate the US market in the coming years.

BusPlanner's leadership team consists of seasoned entrepreneurs with significant experience building and growing successful software businesses, including (i) FieldEdge, a leading provider of software for the field services market, which the team grew more than 5x and sold to a mega-cap private equity fund, and (ii) AutoLeap, a leader in the auto repair software market that has raised more than $50 million from some of the most reputable VC firms in Silicon Valley.

As a successful Events Coordinator, you will:
* Coordinate the logistics for conferences, trade shows, VIP dinners, webinars, and user events, including venues, hotels, catering, travel, shipping, and on-site materials.
* Own the event calendar and project timelines, building run-of-show schedules, task lists, and deadlines, and keeping every workstream on track.
* Manage attendee workflows, including invitations, registrations, RSVPs, and guest lists, keeping all data clean and current.
* Liaise with vendors, venues, and partners across time zones, gathering quotes, tracking deliverables, and confirming details.
* Coordinate booth materials, signage, giveaways, and shipping so nothing is missing on event day.
* Support event marketing by drafting and scheduling email invitations, helping build registration and landing pages, promoting on social channels, and managing post-event follow-up.
* Track budgets, process invoices, and reconcile event expenses.
* Capture and report event metrics such as attendance and leads, and ensure leads flow into our CRM.
* Provide responsive remote support before and during live events, anticipating needs before they become problems.
You Should Apply If:
* You are exceptionally organized: you keep many events, deadlines, and details on track at once without ever dropping a ball. This is the single most important quality we are hiring for.
* You are a strong communicator: your written and verbal English is clear, professional, and proactive.
* You move with urgency: you prioritize quickly and keep work progressing under deadline pressure.
* You take ownership: you follow up proactively and close loops without being chased.
* You are tech-savvy: you are confident in Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint, Excel, and Word) and comfortable using AI tools like Claude to work faster and produce better results.
You Should Not Apply If:
* You prefer a slow pace or rigid, step-by-step processes with little variety from day to day.
* You are uncomfortable juggling multiple events and competing deadlines at the same time.
* You struggle to communicate clearly in writing with colleagues across time zones.
* You are not comfortable taking ownership, following up proactively, or working with some ambiguity.
* You are not interested in learning about a new industry like K-12 student transportation.
* You are unable to work Eastern Time (EST) hours from Pakistan, which means an evening and overnight schedule.
* 2+ years in events coordination, marketing coordination, project coordination, or a comparable role.
* A high degree of organization and meticulous attention to detail, with

Tips for South African Applicants

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Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

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Application Tips

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About BusPlanner

BusPlanner is a company in the coordinator industry that hires remote workers from South Africa.