Head of Planning

1 week ago

South Wharf, Victoria, Australia Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Full time
Open to internal MCEC employees only

  • Senior Management role, leading our Planning Chapter
  • Member of the Operational Services leadership team
  • 23 Month secondment position

The role:


In this role, you'll act as the Chapter Lead for Planning and ensure an exceptional customer experience through the development and maintenance of chapter guardrails, processes and procedures, servant leadership and employee development.


  • For further information about the role please view the position description by clicking on the 'Download Attachments' button. Please feel free to contact Helen Fairclough for a confidential discussion after reviewing the PD if you're interested._

Key Accountabilities:

  • Lead the Planning Chapter to build and maintain a team that will effectively cater to the needs of customers and guests of the MCEC to produce the highest standard of service
  • Contribute to Objective and Key Results (OKRs) and measure success metrics in alignment with the business 90day rhythm. Ongoing assessment of the impact of Planning on the MCEC business model
  • Provide support and guidance, and help prioritise, rather than 'command and control' to ensure outcomes in line with business plans are executed.
  • Actively support agile ways of working and business transformation across the Chapter
  • Manage the expense budget (including Planning Salaries, L&D, R&R etc.)
  • Assist the Food and Beverage & Technology Services Departments to achieve budget revenue by supporting the customer experience and operational teams through documentation
  • Ensure that Planners are constantly updating event forecasting as required
  • Assist Technology Services and Food & Beverage to achieve their revenue targets byequipping and motivating the Planning team to promote valueadds to client where appropriate

Qualifications, knowledge & experience

Essential:

  • Ability to create and promote a positive environment based on trust and psychological safety where our people are engaged, contribute their best and aspire to reach their full potential.
  • Agile mindset and behaviours, championing and influencing a culture of growth mindset, selfleadership and development
  • Prior proven experience in a senior service delivery role or similar capacity with a recognised Hospitality/Event organisation
  • A high level of verbal and written communication skills to effectively negotiate with clients
  • A successful track record in interpreting and delivering client expectations and needs.
  • Proven leadership, training, coaching and performance of reporting teams.
  • Sound conceptual and analytical skills and experience in evaluating event success and incorporating client feedback

Desirable:

  • Possession of an appropriate tertiary qualification
  • Experience with EBMS
    Acknowledgement of Country


Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Narrm, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.

We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to Elders of all First Nations communities.

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