Job Reference: 22409
Job Duration:
Start date: ASAP
Description:
Are you an experienced German-speaking MICE project manager seeking the nextstep on your career path? If you have a UK DMC MICE project management background and are a fluent German speaker then we wantto hear from you immediately!
We seek an experienced German Speaking Project Manager to join an imaginative and hard-workingteam who deliver outstanding service, creative ideas and exceptionally professional meetings, incentives, conferences and events!
You will handle corporate and incentive groups coming into England and Scotland from Europe, South Africa, USA, South EastAsia, Latin and South America.
Job Summary:
*As a Project Manager you will act as the "middle-man" in terms of liaising with both the client as well as suppliers/venues to book services such as accommodation, restaurant dinners, tours, excursions, concerts, transport and hotels.
*The role will include taking full ownership of some large-scale events and will involve a lotof detailed logistics and admin (as well as account management) and a considerable amount of on-site event management.
*Other responsibilities will include taking briefs, assisting with pitches and client presentations, venue & ground services research, event management & complex transportation/coach transfer logistics (to/from multiple hotel locations), budget coordination, administration (reporting, filing, contract preparation, obtaining quotes, raising invoicing, client reports and proposals), site inspections, attending client meetings, post event reconciliation and account handling.
Desired Skills and Experience:
*You are an experienced Project Manager with strong account management, project management as well as complex event logisticsskills. You'll need to have a minimum of 3 years' relevant industry experience and must already have planned and organised social events, excursions and transportation for large groups.
*You should be very organised and quick thinking trouble shooters with strong commercial acumen and extremely good London and UK knowledge in terms of venues, special event options (excursions, tours, sight-seeing), and transport and travel distances.
*From a personality and work ethic point of view you'll need tohave a detailed, meticulous and proactive approach, bags of initiative and should be knowledgeable and confident enough to handle large scale events single-handedly with minimal support and supervision.
*And finally …. you MUST be fluent in bothEnglish and German (written and spoken), any additional languages would be a benefit. Experience in Sales and Marketing would bebeneficial.
The Package:
*Salary offered : 25 - 35K per year - Depending on relevant experience
*25 days of annual leave and possibility to accumulate up to 5 additional days of holidays + 8 Bank Holidays
*Office hours: Monday - Friday, 09h00 - 17h30 with 1-hour lunch break or 09h30 - 17h30 with 30 minutes lunch break
Are you interested?
If you meet the job requirements and would like to be considered for this excellent opportunity, please submit your details online to this advert and follow the instructions. alternatively please call Michael at Travel Trade Recruitment.
Industry: Travel and Tourism
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Salary dependent on experience
Salary Benefits: Salary dependent on experience
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Job Skills: MICE, events, project manager, German
Contact Name: Michael Ruggiero
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