Event Executive

Department: King's Park Events Management

Location: King's Park Genting Highlands Sales Gallery / Menara KH Kuala Lumpur

Employment Type: Full-time, permanent

Remuneration Type: Base pay + Performance bonus

JOB PURPOSE

Your main role is to make King's Park Events & Convention Halls operationally ready and functional for the long run. You will be involved in the pre-opening phase, carrying out the hands-on work required to get event spaces built, fitted-out, staffed, and commercially ready to open on schedule and to ASEAN MICE Venue Standards (AMVS) certification requirements. You will act as KPM's on-the-ground executor for cross-functional coordination and AMVS compliance work across construction, procurement, operations, HR, and commercial workstreams, taking direction from King's Park's leadership.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

•    Lead the master pre-opening timeline and milestones day-to-day, coordinating hands-on across construction, procurement, operations, HR, sales/marketing, and finance workstreams

•    Serve as the day-to-day liaison with architect, interior design, and construction teams, carrying out AMVS-aligned design and fit-out reviews

•    Handle procurement and venue fit-out execution, including preparing tender specifications.

•    Track and report on construction and fit-out progress against the project timeline and AMVS compliance checklist

•    Drive the AMVS certification pathway on the ground — coordinating assessments, documentation, and remediation actions — targeting a minimum 75% assessment score

•    Track the pre-opening operating budget day-to-day and flag variances early, working closely with the Procurement & Construction Manager on build/fit-out budget adherence

•    Produce pre-opening deliverables (design review input, SOP creation for the whole venue management workstream, financial model, agreement templates, recruitment support)

•    Escalate risks, delays, or budget variances to KPM leadership with clear recommendations

•    Create event brief templates for sales team to map out clients events requirements.

•    Support execution of marketing campaigns targeting event organisers, working with the sales/marketing team to help fill the events calendar

•    Track and report bookings and revenue secured through the events calendar, with a portion of remuneration tied to measurable revenue generated

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

•    At least 3 years in hospitality, venue, or MICE operations in a hands-on, execution-focused capacity; experience supporting a pre-opening or venue launch is a plus

•    Demonstrated ability to take direction from senior stakeholders and translate it into concrete, on-the-ground execution across construction, operations, and commercial workstreams

•    Familiarity with ASEAN MICE Venue Standards (AMVS) or equivalent international venue certification frameworks

•    Strong organisational and project coordination skills, with experience tracking budgets on projects of comparable scale

•    Ability to read and interpret architectural floor plans, interior design drawings, M&E layouts, and venue fit-out specifications; able to identify operational, event-flow, accessibility, safety, and compliance implications.

•    Strong attention to detail, with the ability to identify discrepancies, omissions, and potential operational issues across drawings, specifications, budgets, schedules, tender documents, and AMVS submissions.

KEY COMPETENCIES

•    Technical drawing interpretation and meticulous documentation review

•    Structured project planning and milestone tracking

•    Cross-functional coordination and stakeholder communication

•    Hands-on execution across project management and procurement processes

•    Budget tracking and commercial discipline

•    Strong accountability and clear reporting to board-level stakeholders

Interested candidates may apply by submitting their CV and cover letter to [Confidential Information].

Shortlisted candidates will go through 2 stages of selection:

(1) a psychometric and skills test

(2) anonline / physical interview