Manager, Events - Toronto, Canada - MCI Group

MCI Group

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

7 May 2024
Manager, Events & Customer Relations:

We are a global engagement and marketing agency that creates human-centric touchpoints that unleash the power of people to deliver innovation and growth.

Firm believers in the power of building community since 1987, we are helping brands, associations and not-for-profit organisations solve their key people challenges through our core expertise: Live & virtual events, Strategic & digital communications and Consulting & community solutions.

We are an independently owned agency, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with a global presence of 60 offices in 31 countries.

JOB OBJECTIVE

Primary responsibilities include training and mentoring the Operations team, comprised of Senior Account Managers, Accounts Manager, and Account Coordinators that plan and execute business events, conferences, meetings, experiential marketing events, incentive programs, among other types of corporate events.

This role supports the Operations team to help provide exceptional service to clients and nurture and grow client relationships with MCI.

The Manager has a proven track record of providing exceptional customer service, great results and delivering fun and memorable events and marketing experiences.

They must be a proactive leader who has a passion for teamwork.

They will be responsible for cultivating a face paced environment, collaboration, embrace new technologies, provide creative solutions, and fiscal responsibility.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership & Project Management

Supervise the Operations Team to ensure clients receive exceptional service and meaningful, relevant content.
Lead, mentor and oversee the Operations Team and develop the team's competencies and skills
Mange staffing levels and assign projects and/or duties, maintain and monitor talent productivity
Conduct performance appraisals and review performance on a regular basis. Monitor goal achievement to determine areas needing improvement or education opportunities
Assist with hiring and training of new employees
Comply with statutory and legal requirements to ensure that all members of the team are aware of and working in accordance with MCI requirements
Manage good communication internally and externally within the team
Actively promote and contribute to the positive development of MCI's organizational culture, vision, systems, procedures and policies
Manage and ensure standard operating procedures are implemented
Provide structure for efficient operations, recommend and implement improvements
Effectively manage project/events (design, plan, organize, deliver and measure) when required by effectively creating and executing against project timelines based on priorities, resource availability, and other project requirements (i.e., budgets)
Primary client contact, provide regular communication to Director, Corporate Division
Ensure customer satisfaction, encourage repeat business with current and new clients
Handle pressure and make decisions that positively impact clients
Build and manage effective project teams, based on team members' availability, strengths, weaknesses and cultural profiles
Coordinate workflow and volume of others
Capacity to build a highlevel client credibility, trust and integrity.
Lead by example and delegate responsibility and empower others where necessary and appropriate
Maintain standards of honesty and integrity, embody corporate values and exhibit ethical behaviour in one's actions, daily and visibly
Recognize staff potential and guide staff in developing skills by recommending relevant training
Maintaining uptodate documentation and user manuals, while working with colleagues on developing new templates
Build and maintain relationships with all stakeholders (internal: team, external: clients & vendors)
Communication: ability to listen and send clear, convincing, and welltuned messages internally and externally.
Conflict management & resolution: Deescalate disagreements and orchestrate resolutions.

**Quality Control
**Monitor talent's work and the corporate division services to evaluate quality of performance

Facilitate talent(s) workload to ensure high standard of services is consistently provided for smooth running of programs
Maintain customer satisfaction as per contractual agreement
Ensure service issues are satisfactorily addressed

Financial Management

Determine how company resources will be spent to get the work/job done, and account for these expenditures
Ensure that each project's financial targets (GM) are met with regards to revenue generation, cost controls; profit and debt management
Review and approve event budgets to ensure they are in line with forecasted revenues and monthly business list updates to Director, Corporate Division
Oversee the appropriate use of equipment and materials needed to do company work
Accurately calculate amounts to be invoiced and paid
Create accura