Based in Parnell - with car park

Come and join our dynamic Tourism Australia marketing team.  As Partnership Manager NZ, you will be responsible for the development, management and implementation of effective distribution and partnership strategies. This position champions two key areas of our business; Distribution partnerships to extend our consumer marketing strategy and plans, and the Business Events (BE) sector growing consideration and conversion of meetings and incentive business to Australia.

You will thrive at developing strong business relationships. Key responsibilities include:

• Develop, implement and maintain strategic relationships with marketing and distribution partners that have measurable  outcomes.

• Manage relationships and engagement through a key stakeholder call plan with; NZ travel distribution. State and Territory Offices (STO’s), marketing partners and Business Events planners.

• Grow consideration and conversion of meetings and incentive business to Australia.

• Manage partner agreements

• Monitor and report on relevant industry and Business Event trends

• Management of a budget and reporting as requirement.

To be successful in this role, you will be a tenacious individual who thrives on developing strong and valuable partnerships and confident in negotiating. You will also have exceptional presentation and communication skills, the ability to develop and maintain business relationships and strong networking. You will benefit from experience and knowledge of the NZ tourism distribution network and will be tertiary qualified in Tourism/marketing or related field.

For more information or to apply please send your resume and a covering letter detailing your relevant experience by Friday 31 May 2013 to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Globally sought after business-business engagement agency
• Company of choice for passionate, creative and talented people
• Opportunity for career progression both within New Zealand or overseas

Do you have a passion for challenge and achievement, a thirst for knowledge, and a desire to build your career in the dynamic world of events?

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Due to our continued growth we are looking for an Event Manager who has the right attitude, experience and wants to join a company who will invest in them and will offer them a career progression.

At cievents, we have worked hard to earn our position as a leading Event Management company.  As an organisation, we are experiencing phenomenal growth globally and offer rewarding long-term career opportunities for all team members across our Global offices.

Our wide portfolio of clients includes global brand names, blue-chip corporate and medium size businesses. As a member of the cievents team, you can be a key part of this ongoing success story and join our path of continuing growth and exciting opportunities.

UP TO THE CHALLENGE? We need a dynamic Event Manager with a passion for creative events and the desire to be continually innovative to work across our cievents and cicreate service offerings.

ROLE
Reporting to the Business Leader, the Event Manager will hold significant responsibility for the consistency and quality of the company’s overall events’ execution both pre-production and on-site.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage the delivery of a wide range of events in New Zealand and overseas
• Maintain accurate files, budgets & critical paths in order to adhere to deadlines across all events under your leadership
• Maintain effective communication pre and post event with all stakeholders
• Utilize leadership skills to develop and mentor Event Co-ordinators within the team
• Assist with pitches and proposals and account manage various client portfolios
• Supplier negotiation

CANDIDATE

You will need to have a strong agency background and a proven track record of delivering both the event logistics and creative production elements of medium and large scale conferences and incentives in New Zealand and overseas.

Key requirements are:

• Excellent overall event knowledge & experience in incentives, conferences and special events
• Outstanding pre-production and on-site management
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organisational skills – highly methodical, accurate and deadline driven
• Commercially astute with good budget management experience
• Good supplier & contractor management
• Effective written and verbal communication and customer service skills at a senior level
• High expectations of quality
• Highly creative and can think “out of the box”
• Experience in using Events Pro or similar event management software and airline reservation systems is desirable
• A knowledge of all major suppliers and relevant MICE product / destinations
• A current full driving licence

You will also need to be genuinely enthusiastic, passionate and a proactive team player comfortable working in a fast paced events environment.

COMPANY BENEFITS

• Unbeatable company culture
• Discounted travel benefits. With our own in-house travel agents we’ll keep you up to date with our specials!
• Free and confidential access to qualified health and financial advisors
• cievents is experiencing phenomenal growth and offers rewarding long-term career opportunities.  As a member of the cievents team, you can be a key part of this ongoing success story and join our path of continuing growth and exciting opportunities.
• In addition to this, you will have the opportunity to earn bonuses, and attend company incentives trips and overseas conferences….that are, quite simply, the stuff of legends.
• Here’s just a snippet of the legend.  Every year the company invites 3000 top achievers from around the world to celebrate for days on end in exclusive corners of the world.  Vegas, Dublin, Barcelona, Paris, Hawaii… this year it’s Cancun!!

This role will suit a motivated individual who is a team player, enjoys a challenge, takes ownership, and who always seeks to be innovative.

Email your CV to: Julie McWatt,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it stating Event Manger job vacancy in subject title.