Manager, Events and Promotion

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

Job Description

The opportunity

You will lead a team, plan and execute the agency events, local and overseas trips, conventions, on-ground activities and strategise all events-triggered initiatives/ contests for agency force

Responsibilities

Event Management

• Conceptualization, planning and execution of agency events, overseas conventions, trips and on ground activities
• Main liaison with regional offices and external organizations on all on-ground initiatives and events, locally and globally
• Prepare necessary documents to obtain quotations, internal reviews and tender approvals for vendors, including travel agencies and event organizers
• Conceptualize event-triggered campaign design, prepare necessary proposals, ROI projection, budget planning and tracking
• Conceptualize and prepare event materials and invitations, ensuring all events are effectively promoted to agency force.
• Keep track of event budget and payments
• Measures and track performances of all agency events - identify key success metrics, attendance, and prepare post-mortem reports.
• Coordinates the overall event program flow and management of event committee, event organisers, artistes and venue owners
• Responsible for events budget management, approval papers and reporting, ensuring prudent financial management and expense control.

Promotions & Procurement

• Lead events tender processes and procurement of premium items
• Oversees the event & promotion budget, approvals, documentations and payouts
• Work with cross-functional agency and marketing teams, in driving sales, recruitment, marketing and customer events
• Develops event calendar and communication plans to promote the event-triggered contest effectively and regularly, as per schedule

What motivates you

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
• You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
• You take ownership and build solu tions, focusing on what matters.
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

• Possess Degree in Business, Marketing, Mass Communication, Events Management or equivalent professional.
• At least 6-10 years of relevant experience in managing events, trips and overseas conventions, roadshows and launches
• Must have hands-on experience in event project management, organizing overseas trips / conferences and event logistics and tender processes.
• Ability to work effectively and independently within a dynamic working environment
• Must have experience managing a team
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Have creative and innovative mindset, digitally savvy.
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Results-driven with strong project management and problem-solving skills.
• A team player who enjoys meeting people

What can we offer you

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.
• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
• A focus on growing your career path with us.
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

• Values-first culture
  We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
• Boundless opportunity
  We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
• Continuous innovation
  We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
• Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
• Championing Corporate Citizenship
  We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as MFC on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under 945 in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer