Event Management Specialist/Senior Specialist

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in a wide range of meetings and events, including but not limited to: high profile offsites; employee engagement initiatives, dealer meetings and incentive travel events and new online / hybrid formats that have evolved over the past year,
• Exceptional customer care skills combined with a “can do” mindset,
• Previous experience with supplier management, negotiating and contracts management,
• Experience in budget management, invoicing and data/finance reporting,
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills,
• High flexibility, ability to adapt to work in a fast-paced environment and under dead-lines,
• Highly creative mindset, passionate about unique and unforgettable experiences,
• Willingness to travel,
• Fluent in English (written and verbal),
• For male candidates completion of military service or minimum 2 years of postponed,

Job Description

• Exceptional all-round global scale events and communications skills, written and verbal, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels,
• Communicating and negotiating with suppliers in terms of rates, conditions and contracts, budget management etc.,
• Organize, facilitate, and manage all event’s details such as decor, catering, entertainment, transportation, location, invitee list, special guests, equipment, promotional material, etc.,
• Coordinating the travel arrangements for MICE movements including Itinerary planning, costing, ticketing and implementation of the travel arrangements,
• Strong planning and organizational skills,
• Able to work collaboratively and build strong relationships with key stakeholders,
• Can work well under pressure, with conflicting priorities and changing deadlines,
• Uses fresh thinking and creative ideas to turn complex information into an engaging, relevant event for our audiences.

Established with the aim of offering the best service and price to its guests in 1991, Etstur provides domestic and international package tours and hotel accommodation services as the pioneering representative of the tourism sector. Following a rapid growth after its establishment, the brand leads the way in travel industry thanks to its visionary structure.

The leading travel and tourism company in Turkey, Etstur is engaged in sales and marketing of thousands of domestic hotels. Offering hundreds of tour packages, 60 destinations in Turkey and about 40 abroad, Etstur also hosts many brands under its roof. Etstur provides services to the consumers in fields of tourism and travel with Didimtur; a travel agency serving for large masses, Ucuzabilet; a website selling flight tickets with affordable prices, Otelpuan.com; a website featuring objective reviews of guests about the properties, Odamax.com; an online accommodation platform and Lets Go; a journal featuring travel trends.