Manager, Event & Experiences (Indoor Attractions)

Mandai Wildlife Group is the steward of Mandai Wildlife Reserve, a unique wildlife and nature destination in Singapore that is home to world-renown wildlife parks which connect visitors to the fascinating world of wildlife. The Group is driving an exciting rejuvenation plan at Mandai Wildlife Reserve, adjacent to Singapore’s Central Catchment Nature Reserve, that will integrate five wildlife parks with distinctive nature-based experiences, green public spaces and an eco-friendly resort.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Ability to finesse and deliver partnership strategy and approach, which entails identifying and pitching to marquee or leading consumer brand partners in the travel, lifestyle, and technology sectors, to build seasonal events and/or travelling exhibitions.
• Manage all phases of event development, including creative planning, development, budget, management, production, execution and post- event evaluation
• Serve as main communications point for all key stakeholders on event-related details. Coordinate with cross-functional teams, clients, vendors, and partners to ensure seamless and effective collaboration throughout the event lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain effective external relationships with vendors and other essential partners.
• Understand consumer insights research and gather information needed to make informed decisions throughout all phases and recommend future improvements.
• Monitor event success metrics, gather attendee feedback, and conduct post-event analysis to assess campaign effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, emerging technologies and leverage that knowledge to innovate events.
  
  

Job Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Hospitality, Business administration, Marketing or related disciplines with work experience in the field of Event Management.
• Minimum 5 years demonstrable experience managing partnerships with brands and partners. Possess experience in managing a broad range of events in the special events and MICE sector.
• Experience in successfully managing complex events and multi-million dollar budgets.
• Highly adaptable to changing B2B events trends and key players and contacts.
• Strong research and analytical skills to conduct market analysis
• Strong negotiation skills, interpersonal skills and comfortable with client facing role.
• Able to manage tight deadlines with strong project management skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Thorough and meticulous in approach, ensuring no detail is overlooked
• Experience in business development, to be able to drive B2B, and/or worked in MICE venues, tradeshows and/or B2B events such as conferences, summits, masterclasses would be a bonus.