Senior Event Planner
Reporting To: Head of Events
Position Purpose:
Plan, coordinate and communicate facilities and services necessary to deliver results in accordance with event needs/requirements, stakeholder expectations and operating policies and procedures.
Specific Responsibilities- Standards:
- Event Design: Align event team performance for success relative to event stakeholder expectations/needs/requirements by identifying desired event outcomes; researching event history and developing a detailed event operational plan
- Event Coordination: Determine/Anticipate event stakeholder needs/requirements and/or expectations relative to desired outcomes by prioritizing, scheduling and leveraging available resources (people/processes)
- Customer Relationship Management: Make event stakeholders and their needs/requirements and/or expectations the primary focus of all decisions and actions by understanding, educating and acting on same to go beyond expectation
- Talent/Team Management: Build a successful event team relative to an events and the OCEC service culture by developing direction and structure, involving event team in decision making and modeling commitment.
General Responsibilities- Standards:
- Uphold the mission and vision of OCEC
- Participate in personal development activities to enhance performance
- Play as a team member and provide support to other staff where possible
- Refrain from any actions during or after working hours that would affect the reputation of OCEC.
- The employee has to care for OCEC Assets (including the actual building). Asset misuse, loss, damage, or theft may be grounds for disciplinary action which may include termination & fires
- Other duties as directed by the Head of Events Operations and Director of Operations.
Desired Candidate Profile:
Position Requirements: Education: - Business Tourism/Hospitality Degree/Diploma or equivalent - Industry Certification: Certified meeting professional (CMP) | Certified special events professional manager (CSEP) advantageous Experience & Skills: - 3 years experience in a similar role - Minimum 3 years work experience in an event operational environment inclusive of supervisory functions - Influential Interpersonal/negotiation skills - Strong event/project management skills - Proficiency in event business management system (EBMS) Personal Qualities: - Adaptability: Maintain effectiveness relative to a dynamic event environment, by understanding change to event arrangements/challenges; approaching change positively and adjusting behavior to deal effectively with newness in event operations - Persuasiveness: Gain acceptance of facilities, services, or ideas from Event Stakeholders relative to desired event outcome by seeking information to understand, demonstrating capability and gaining commitment - Pro-activeness: Take prompt action relative to event stakeholder expectations/needs by being decisive when dealing with challenges, responding quickly and going beyond what is expected/required
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Position Purpose:
Plan, coordinate and communicate facilities and services necessary to deliver results in accordance with event needs/requirements, stakeholder expectations and operating policies and procedures.
Specific Responsibilities- Standards:
- Event Design: Align event team performance for success relative to event stakeholder expectations/needs/requirements by identifying desired event outcomes; researching event history and developing a detailed event operational plan
- Event Coordination: Determine/Anticipate event stakeholder needs/requirements and/or expectations relative to desired outcomes by prioritizing, scheduling and leveraging available resources (people/processes)
- Customer Relationship Management: Make event stakeholders and their needs/requirements and/or expectations the primary focus of all decisions and actions by understanding, educating and acting on same to go beyond expectation
- Talent/Team Management: Build a successful event team relative to an events and the OCEC service culture by developing direction and structure, involving event team in decision making and modeling commitment.
General Responsibilities- Standards:
- Uphold the mission and vision of OCEC
- Participate in personal development activities to enhance performance
- Play as a team member and provide support to other staff where possible
- Refrain from any actions during or after working hours that would affect the reputation of OCEC.
- The employee has to care for OCEC Assets (including the actual building). Asset misuse, loss, damage, or theft may be grounds for disciplinary action which may include termination & fires
- Other duties as directed by the Head of Events Operations and Director of Operations.
Desired Candidate Profile:
Position Requirements: Education: - Business Tourism/Hospitality Degree/Diploma or equivalent - Industry Certification: Certified meeting professional (CMP) | Certified special events professional manager (CSEP) advantageous Experience & Skills: - 3 years experience in a similar role - Minimum 3 years work experience in an event operational environment inclusive of supervisory functions - Influential Interpersonal/negotiation skills - Strong event/project management skills - Proficiency in event business management system (EBMS) Personal Qualities: - Adaptability: Maintain effectiveness relative to a dynamic event environment, by understanding change to event arrangements/challenges; approaching change positively and adjusting behavior to deal effectively with newness in event operations - Persuasiveness: Gain acceptance of facilities, services, or ideas from Event Stakeholders relative to desired event outcome by seeking information to understand, demonstrating capability and gaining commitment - Pro-activeness: Take prompt action relative to event stakeholder expectations/needs by being decisive when dealing with challenges, responding quickly and going beyond what is expected/required
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