Vacancy: Corporate events & group travel project manager (Full-time)
Did you study at BUAS, TIO or have a similar degree within Tourism, Hospitality or Event Management? Are you driven and do you have a love for organizing and do you like nothing better than to make people happy? Are you eager to learn and do you have the ambition to become an experienced project manager within a successful agency? Then we are looking for you!
Are you a travel-loving, curious, positive, creative and communicative team player? Then you just might be the new colleague to join the goMICE team!
Who is goMICE?
goMICE is a business group travel and events agency operating under the wings of the international business travel agency, Uniglobe Alliance Travel. With our team of enthusiastic professionals we realize meetings, incentives, concepts and events. Both online and offline and at home and abroad. goMICE is located in Rotterdam at the 38e floor of the Maastoren, at the foot of the Erasmus Bridge. A unique and cool hotspot in the middle of Rotterdam.
The person behind goMICE
Our clients choose goMICE because they know that the requests are picked up with passion and enthusiasm by the goMICE team and the team members are willing and able to make the difference every day. The goMICE Project Managers go the extra mile and think with the client to get even more out of their LIVE moment.
Who are you?
Have you gained experience as a Project Manager within meetings, events or group travel? Do you quickly understand the wishes and needs of clients and do you want to give participants of your LIVE moment a unique and unforgettable experience? Then we are looking for you!
You maintain contact with clients, are creative in filling programs and know how to negotiate with suppliers. You will work in a dedicated team and recognize yourself in the profile below:
- Proactive: You pick up work quickly and you dare to try. You are not afraid to make mistakes; after all, you learn from them.
- Multitasker: You are working on multiple assignments at once and collaborate with the team. You always keep an overview and can make quick adjustments when necessary.
- Creative: You don't go for the "usual suspects" but instead get excited about thinking outside the box, exploring and surprising your clients and your colleagues.
- Social: You can interact with different people; you enjoy making new contacts and you know how to have a conversation both in a businesslike and low-key manner.
- Ambitious: You want to achieve your ambitions; it gives you satisfaction when you achieve just a little more than is actually expected of you.
- Dedicated and flexible: We are an ambitious and growing agency and there is always something to do. Basically you work from 09.00 - 17.30 but you are willing to work longer if necessary because you have to go on inspection or attend an event. Many trips and events take place at the weekend, so you will regularly work outside office hours. Of course we grant you enough time off and fun extras, just like you grant your team members.
What do you have in the house?
For starters, a positive mindset and solid work ethic. Your enthusiasm gets colleagues and clients on board. You always work service-oriented and communicate clearly. You are creative in devising programs for different LIVE moments. And do things unexpectedly go wrong? Then you and your colleagues will work together to solve it.
But that's not all, you also have:
- Minimum of 2 years experience as a Project Manager within meetings, events or group travel;
- Amadeus knowledge is a plus;
- HBO working and thinking level;
- Very good command of the Dutch and English languages;
- Working experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Canva.
This is what we offer you:
- Competitive salary appropriate to your knowledge and experience;
- 31.5 days off per year based on full-time (25 vacation days + 6.5 ADV days);
- Very good working conditions;
- A pleasant and informal working atmosphere;
- Personal Development;
- A workplace with a fantastic view of Rotterdam;
- Attractive agency rates for private travel;
- Fun outings and trips with colleagues;
- Work-at-home opportunities;
- Education & Training;
- Rating;
- Advancement opportunities.
Will you go for it?
Is this job as a business events & group travel project manager just the right, next step for your career?
Then email your response and resume to recruitment@uniglobealliancetravel.nl Attn: Karen van den Berg (Operational Manager goMICE)
How to proceed after your application?
- You will receive a response within 14 days.
- You will meet, if selected for an interview, with goMICE's management team.
- You will experience our way of working through a case and get to know your future colleagues.
- You will receive a proposal to join our team, if there is a click from both sides.
A background check and a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) are part of our application process.
