Head of Events

5 days ago

Mount Maunganui, New Zealand BayVenues Full time

Bay Venues. Haven’t heard of us? Not to worry; I bet you have heard of some of the venues we own or operate - the iconic Mount Hot Pools, Baywave, or Mercury Baypark to name a few. As the kaitiaki of 24 facilities in Tauranga Moana, we proudly offer a range of activities and experiences intended to put a smile on the dial of our community.

Here at Bay Venues, we are all about ensuring we create memorable moments - and we do so intentionally through connection and fun with each other and our community. Our values of Manaakitanga (Service), Whakawhanaungatanga (Relationships), Kaitiakitanga (Caring) and He Toi Tangata (Excellence) are lived on the daily as we strive to enhance the wellbeing of the people we serve. It’s no small feat, but we know that when we facilitate connections and collaborate with others, great things will happen
- Is events management in your blood?
- Are you a leader with a proven track record of developing people?
- Are you experienced at working across a range of event genres?
- Do you have what it takes to hunt for iconic and varied events?

And to ensure the team consistently provides first-class service to all our guests?

If this sounds like you, we are looking for an outstanding and energetic event professional to Head up our Events team based at Mercury Baypark. Whether it’s a concert, conference, meeting, exhibition, sport, or recreational activity, we do it all at Mercury Baypark. Our Head of Events will have overall responsibility for the attraction and delivery of Events, directly leading the Sales, Event Planning and Event Delivery teams.

The Head of Events is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving the vision and execution of high-quality events at Bay Venues. The primary purpose of this role is to:

- Attract, manage, promote and host events across the Bay Venues network.
- Ensure exceptional customer experiences while maximizing venue utilization and profitability.
- Provide outstanding leadership to ensure teams are providing exceptional delivery each and every event which drives referrals, repeat business and puts Bay Venues on the map as a high-quality event destination.

Critical skills for this role include:

- Strong leadership with the ability to lead your direct teams (Sales, Event Planning and Event Delivery), as well as play a guiding role across other areas of venue delivery.
- Ability to drive customer and stakeholder relationships, develop partnerships through outstanding customer service and strong knowledge of the events industry.Sales and contracting - Lead the sales team to proactively promote and sell Mercury Baypark (and other venues as required).

Other skills include an understanding of venue delivery, strong business acumen and the ability to understand the key drivers of event profitability.

We have put together a bunch of perks to support our culture of connection and fun. Ones that reinforce that we are part of the awesome leisure and events industry, and all the magic that comes along with that. Our benefits include:

- a gym membership to our ClubFit Gyms,
- access to our five aquatic facilities including BayWave and Mount Hot Pools,
- subsidised speedway passes and generous discounts on our programmes, services and merchandise,
- heavily subsidised coffee at our on-site cafes,access to a range of development opportunities through our Learning & Development programme

So why not join us? We have the right purpose to fuel meaningful careers, the right attitude to support work life balance, and the right leadership to foster an amazing culture. No matter your age and stage you may be, we are an inclusive bunch all driven by our vision of creating The Best Venues for the Bay. Come on - take the punt; you won’t regret it

Applications close 25 November 2024

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