Senior Event Planner

Designation/Role: Senior Event Planner
Department: Operations – Events
Reporting To: Events Manager

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

-Education:

Business Tourism/Hospitality Degree/Diploma or equivalent

- Industry Certification: Certified meeting professional (CMP) | Certified special events professional manager (CSEP) advantageous

Experience & Skills:

- 3 year’s 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 behaviours 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

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 event and the OCEC service culture by developing direction and structure,

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

The deadline for the application is: 22 June 2025

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