Our client,
a midsized company is seeking to recruit a suitable candidate as their head of conferencing.
Key Duties
and Responsibilities:
- Required to work in
consultation and collaboration with the relevant clients and organizers.
- Required to supervise all the
staff members under the department.
- Provide advice on protocol
matters.
- Develop internal guidelines and
procedures to promote awareness within the organization of conference
practices and procedures.
- Review procedures and processes
as well as propose ways to improve and modernize them in line with best
international practice.
- Manage complex logistical arrangements
for major events including negotiation with travel agents, hotels and
other service providers to ensure the most attractive and cost effective
terms.
- Ability to develop policies,
strategies, guidelines and procedures relating to the management of conferencing.
- Able to prepare and manage
accounts for conferences based on given budgets and ensuring compliance
with the organizations rules and regulations.
- Plan, evaluate, organize, and
direct the activities of the Conference and events planning, Audio Visual
setups and Administrative Assistant, and oversee the activities of
Conference Services Operation through the individuals mentioned above.
- Ensure that department
personnel are following all procedures, policies, and guidelines, as
established by the organization.
- Have responsibility for
anticipating needs, forecasting results, analyzing and arranging work
processes for personnel in the department.
Education and Experience
- Relevant Degree or Diploma.
- At least 5 years experience in
conference management experience with overall responsibility for events at
a senior level.
- The ability to deal confidently
and effectively at the highest level clients and with international
organizations.
- Excellent communication,
organizational, analytic and problem solving skills.
- Ability to lead a team.
- and project planning, coaching
and developing individual and team resources;
- Computer proficiency.
- Ability to work under pressure
and multi task.
Qualifying candidates should send
their application letter together with detailed Curriculum Vitae to
recruitment@odumont.com before COB 20th June 2013.