MICE Project Manager

About Kuoni Tumlare:

At Kuoni Tumlare, we deliver truly inspiring and innovative solutions and experiences that create value both for our Partners and Society at large. Our wide portfolio of products and solutions is built on 100+ years of destination management experience. Our solutions include series tours, technical visits, educational tours, Japanspecialist travel consulting, as well as meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions. Our product portfolio includes MyBus excursions at destinations as well as guaranteed departure tours devised and delivered by our Seat-in-Coach specialists, Europamundo (EMV) and MyBus Landcruise. We cater to a wide range of customer needs in close collaboration with our trusted suppliers and powered by our team of destinations experts - enabling us to make a real difference to the world.

About the Business / Function:

Our dedicated Meetings & Events experts across Europe have been delivering seamless and inspiring services to our global partners for more than 85 years. Knowing that no two events are the same, we are proud to provide both tailored end-to-end event management solutions and single services upon request.

The Role

Project Manager MICE for Czech Republic, Slovakia & Hungary

We are currently recruiting in KUONI TUMLARE a Project Manager with previous experience within MICE industry to join our passionate team. This position will be based in PRAGUE or BUDAPEST

Candidate should ideally be coming from an event agency or a DMC and have previously worked with a wide range of clients. End to end event/project management is key and candidates must be able to manage the full scope of their own events, from answering the client request/brief with the best tailored proposal to financial reconciliation. We’re always looking for talented, creative people who share our passion for events. In exchange for commitment, our organization offers a great working environment and the chance to take the lead on some exciting, high profile events.

Responsibilities include

• Project management end to end – create, plan and deliver large-scale events for a variety of clients across the year

• Proposal creating and pitch, when required

• Full logistic incl. accommodation bookings and land arrangements throughout full domestic territory

• Comply with company standards and use all in-house IT tools effectively

• Onsite management of the events

• Suppliers management prior, during and after the event

• Quotation and optimization to maximize value creation

• Client and account management to ensure repeated business

• Join and lead Inspections & Client meetings

• Participate in program development for MICE clients and others with focus on educational programs, technical visits, sustainability and social responsibility

Job requirements

Required skills:

• Previous experience/working knowledge in MICE Industry for at least 3 years

• Excellent Knowledge of the destination – Czech republic, Slovakia and Hungary

• Fluent in English, written and verbal language skills are essential

• Fluent in Czech/Slovak or Hungarian language advantageous

To succeed in role you should have:

• Excellent communication skills, confident and polite attitude

• Creativity, out-of-the-box thinking ability, proactive approach

• Highly detail orientated, able to keep deadlines and work under pressure

• The ability to identify problems and take initiative to resolve them

• The ability to prioritize and multi-task in a complex environment

• The ability to run number of different projects in parallel

• Good presentation skills

• Knowledge of MS Office Programs (Excels, PowerPoint, Outlook mainly)