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Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $80,000.00 - $91,000.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Dental Insurance
Health Insurance
401(k)
Paid Time Off
Vision Insurance
Life insurance
Job Description
CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, renowned for providing comprehensive solutions that improve the productivity, experience, and operational efficiency of buildings and workplaces globally. One of its key service lines, Host, focuses on enhancing individual well-being and organizational effectiveness by offering people-led, technology-enabled workplace services. Host leverages a robust technology platform combined with concierge-quality services to deliver exceptional workplace experiences that include meeting and event planning, amenities management, and community building within corporate environments.
As an integral part of the Host service line, the Meeting & Events Planner role is based in Menlo Park... Show More
As an integral part of the Host service line, the Meeting & Events Planner role is based in Menlo Park... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of 2 years relevant experience or training
- Ability to comprehend and interpret instructions and customer requests
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple complex events simultaneously
- Knowledge of event industry best practices
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, public relations, communications or related discipline from a 4-year college or university
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience in corporate or conference center management preferred
- Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) preferred
- Ability to comprehend and interpret instructions, short correspondence, and customer requests
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients, co-workers, and/or supervisor
- Ability to effectively present information to an internal department and/or large groups of employees
- Comfortable meeting and engaging with new people
- Warm and engaging demeanor
- Ability to assess circumstances, empathize and offer help
- Utilize a high level of attention to detail as well as strong interpersonal skills
- Have a positive attitude and a strong sense of urgency in resolving any issues that may arise
- Requires advanced knowledge of financial terms and principles
- Ability to calculate intermediate figures such as percentages, discounts, and commissions
- Conducts advanced financial analysis
Job Duties
- Serve as primary point of contact for high profile and/or large engagements
- Accountable to develop and communicate complex event plans to ensure flawless execution of meetings and events
- Manage complex master meeting and events calendar for medium to large sized event space
- Communicates events schedules with all required partners and service providers
- Respond to event requests through the Internal Event Tool within the designated SLA
- Responsible for pre-event planning, greeting event hosts upon arrival, introducing service delivery teams to client, answering questions, ensure understanding of details of event between host and service delivery team and post event reporting and reconciliation
- Manage each event as a project from planning through execution
- Responsible for building and maintaining work relationships with internal and external clients in a timely and professional manner
- Coordinate with internal partners as well as with outside vendors and event professionals to manage client expectations on time and with high quality
- Key contact for the event in ensuring seamless event delivery by the Meeting & Events operations team
- Capture post-event reporting and reconciliation and suggests recommendations for continuous improvement and cost/process efficiencies
- Support and provide informal guidance to junior members of the team
- May support with budget creation for events and accountable for budget adherence and related activities such as requesting and reviewing invoices in a timely manner
- Perform other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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