**Join Our Team as an Event Planner!** Are you passionate about creating memorable events? Our Canadian Meetings and Events Team at Manulife is known for delivering top-notch event and program management, and we're excited to welcome an experienced corporate event planner to our award-winning team. **What You'll Do:** + **Craft Unforgettable Experiences:** Plan and execute high-quality meetings and events for our Canadian Segment, including both internal and external programs. You'll handle everything from pre-meeting planning and budget management to selecting venues, formats, food and beverage, décor, and more. Your goal is to ensure smooth, efficient, and consistent events. + **Organize Roadshows and Meetings:** Take charge of planning roadshows and small to medium-sized meetings, managing all aspects from start to finish. + **Collaborate and Connect:** Work closely with clients, colleagues, and vendors to build strong, effective working relationships that make every event a success. + **Gather Feedback and Improve:** After each event, collect feedback from clients to assess what worked well and where we can improve. Share your insights with your manager to enhance our practices. **Event Scope:** + **Variety of Events:** You'll plan roadshows across multiple cities and events of all sizes, from single to multi-day, focusing on business, education, and incentive/rewards. + **Diverse Formats:** Manage live, virtual, and hybrid events. + **Wide Reach:** Events host anywhere from 25 to over 500 attendees, with overnight accommodations and both national and international travel. If you're ready to bring your expertise and creativity to our dynamic team, we'd love to hear from you! **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:** **Program coordination, planning and execution** + Engage with internal partners and business stakeholders to determine complete needs analysis of program including business objectives, venue requirements and budget parameters. Make recommendations on location and venue. + Coordinate and support all aspects of program including sourcing, pre-planning, logistics, execution, and financial accountability. + Ensure all program deliverables including overall theme, creative look, locations, travel requirements, activities, entertainment, speakers, meals, mobile app, marketing materials, registration management and gifting are consistent with client expectations and business objectives. + Participate in all committee meetings required to execute events. + Support show flow development and coordination of AV requirements with internal and external partners. + Ensure budget requirements are defined, described, communicated and approved. + Solicit post event feedback from partners to improve performance/efficiencies on future projects. + Negotiate contracts with vendors to ensure best possible rates and fees are achieved on behalf of Manulife. + Onsite meeting execution and travel are required. **Physical and Mental Effort** + Travel by air, train, and car including weekends and overnight. A valid passport is required, as well as a valid driver’s license. + Ability to manage long hours onsite, as required. + Always present a business-like and professional image. + Project responsibility and onsite demands can result in high pressure situations including tight time frames, various presenters, attendee needs, long hours and responsibility for many deliverables. This position is high profile within Canadian Segment and requires working with management of all levels and diverse audiences. **Education & Experience** + Knowledge of the meeting planning industry including hospitality/hotel knowledge, travel industry standards, industry terminology, sourcing and contract negotiation. + Experience managing third party vendors including destination management companies, speakers, AV providers, entertainment, and décor. + 1-3 years of experience in corporate event planning and /or financial industry is preferred. + Experience in the service industry is an asset. + Strong project management and consultation skills. + Excellent organizational, negotiation, customer service and interpersonal skills. + Excellent written and verbal communication skills. French language/bilingualism is an asset. + Ability to problem solve and "think on your feet”. + Proven ability to handle multiple initiatives at one time. + Proven ability to be flexible, adaptable and resilient in the face of changing conditions, processes and policies. + Ability to take initiative and assume responsibility when acting on requests for service and assistance. + Ability to properly identify and communicate risk within meeting and conference projects. + Strong team player with a high commitment to quality work and service. + Highly motivated and driven, able to work with minimal supervision, ability to set challenging personal objectives and drive to achieve them, understand performance and behavioral expectations, demonstrate personal awareness to operate within an effective team environment. + Strong knowledge of Office 365 is mandatory. + Strong knowledge and experience managing virtual and hybrid events and related digital platforms – including platform design, show flows, tech checks, engagement, etc. + Experience with Cvent or similar event registration platforms, as well as managing event mobile apps, is highly valuable and is a requirement for this role. + CMP designation is an asset. **When you join our team:** + We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want. + We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words. + As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see. **Acerca de Manulife y John Hancock** Manulife Financial Corporation es un importante proveedor internacional de servicios financieros que ayuda a las personas a tomar decisiones de una manera más fácil y a vivir mejor. Para obtener más información acerca de nosotros, visite http://www.manulife.com . **Manulife es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades** En Manulife/John Hancock, valoramos nuestra diversidad. Nos esforzamos por atraer, formar y retener una fuerza laboral tan diversa como los clientes a los que prestamos servicios, y para fomentar un entorno laboral inclusivo en el que se aprovechen las fortalezas de las culturas y las personas. Estamos comprometidos con la equidad en las contrataciones, la retención de talento, el ascenso y la remuneración, y administramos todas nuestras prácticas y programas sin discriminación por motivos de raza, ascendencia, lugar de origen, color, origen étnico, ciudadanía, religión o creencias religiosas, credo, sexo (incluyendo el embarazo y las afecciones relacionadas con este), orientación sexual, características genéticas, condición de veterano, identidad de género, expresión de género, edad, estado civil, estatus familiar, discapacidad, o cualquier otro aspecto protegido por la ley vigente. Nuestra prioridad es eliminar las barreras para garantizar la igualdad de acceso al empleo. Un representante de Recursos Humanos trabajará con los solicitantes que requieran una adaptación razonable durante el proceso de solicitud. Toda la información que se haya compartido durante el proceso de solicitud de adaptación se almacenará y utilizará de manera congruente con las leyes y las políticas de Manulife/John Hancock correspondientes. Para solicitar una adaptación razonable en el proceso de solicitud, envíenos un mensaje a recruitment@manulife.com . **Referenced Salary Location** Waterloo, Ontario **Modalidades de Trabajo** Híbrido **Salary range is expected to be between** $57,675.00 CAD - $96,125.00 CAD Si se está postulando para este puesto fuera de la ubicación principal, póngase en contacto con recruitment@manulife.com para conocer el rango salarial de su ubicación. El salario real variará según las condiciones locales del mercado, la geografía y los factores relacionados con el trabajo pertinentes, como conocimiento, habilidades, calificaciones, experiencia y educación/capacitación. Los empleados también tienen la oportunidad de participar en programas de incentivos y obtener una compensación de incentivos vinculada al desempeño comercial e individual. Manulife ofrece a los empleados aptos una amplia variedad de beneficios personalizables, entre ellos, beneficios de salud, odontológicos, de salud mental, oftalmológicos, por discapacidad a corto y a largo plazo, cobertura de seguro de vida y por muerte accidental y desmembramiento, adopción/subrogación y bienestar, y planes de asistencia al empleado/familiar. También ofrecemos a los empleados admisibles varios planes de ahorro para la jubilación (incluidos planes de pensiones y un plan mundial de propiedad de acciones con contribuciones equivalentes del empleador) y recursos de asesoramiento y educación financiera. Nuestro generoso programa de tiempo libre remunerado en Canadá incluye feriados, vacaciones, días personales y días por enfermedad, y ofrecemos la gama completa de ausencia laboral reglamentaria. Si se está postulando para este puesto en los EE. UU., póngase en contacto con recruitment@manulife.com para obtener más información sobre las disposiciones relativas al tiempo libre remunerado específicas de EE. UU.