Event Planner

• 2 Contract positions available (12-14 months)
• (South Wharf CBD location) with flexible work options available 
• Employer of Choice winner four years in a row

Join our team!

Our iconic venue offers stunning views of the Yarra River and Melbourne cityscape. As industry leaders, we host Australia's most significant events year-round. Join our 500-plus- team crafting unforgettable experiences from conferences, exhibitions, and meetings to galas and beyond. 

For four years in a row (2016 to 2020), we are proud to have been named an Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice.

About the role

Are you an organised problem solver who can confidently interact with a wide range of customers? Are you looking for a diverse and impactful role where no one day is the same? If this sounds like you, our Event Planner role could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.

Along with our team of Event Planners, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the planning of events are of the highest standards. You’ll be the key point of contact for our customers, providing an exceptional experience and adopting a solutions-based approach in the planning of their events. This is an autonomous role with variety and involves lots of interaction with other departments across MCEC.

What you’re here to do

• Partner with customers through the seamless, coordinated, timely communication of event information and venue requirements.
• Respond promptly to customer requests and feedback.
• Conduct site inspections, pre-conference meetings and event debriefs.
• Prepare event orders, floor plans and other written information in detail as required for each allocated event.
• Brief the allocated Delivery Managers for each event.
• Provide customers with an experience that meets or exceeds their expectations. 

What you will need

• The ability to effectively and collaboratively engage with stakeholders to ensure everyone is on the same page, understands the customer's requirements and knows the role they will play in delivering a great event.
• Demonstrated experience in planning multi-faceted events including exhibitions, shows and conferences, across varying sizes and scope and venues.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate the planning of multiple events concurrently.
• An ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Someone who is confident, well-presented, approachable, and able to represent MCEC in a professional manner.

What's for you?

• Remote work: Up to 4 days/fortnight.
• Flexible hours: Tailor to your needs and schedule.
• Compressed workweeks: Change the way you work and have more free time.
• Exclusive discounts: Parking, food, fitness, healthcare.
• Parental leave: 14 paid weeks.
• Special leave: Pet, volunteer, study options.
• Breakfast & Lunch is covered: Enjoy M Lounge meals on us!
• Keep cup deal: Coffee savings at Goldfields Cafe.

Your wellbeing

We care about you beyond your job satisfaction. Our health and wellbeing initiatives are continuing to expand to help encourage your personal and professional growth. 

• Our Employee Assistance Program offers confidential counselling and Healthy Day leave. 
• Our Fitness Passport provides discounted access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across Melbourne. 
• Financial wellbeing support through confidential and independent Money Assist specialist coaching. 

Our community

Find endless opportunities to join community initiatives. We proudly partner with top Australian charities that share our values of sustainability, inclusivity, and innovation. Through our community program, we provide almost $2 million in support each year to help them make a difference.

Discover more about MCEC!

https://www.mcec.com.au

• Learn more about who we are. 
• We're all about making events matter - see how we create impact for our people, visitors, and community.
• Learn about our sustainability goals. 
• View our pyrotechnics/sensitive events info.

Why choose us? 

At MCEC, we're not your typical event venue. We're a dynamic team passionate about bringing event ideas to life. With over 1,000 bespoke events yearly, we pioneer new possibilities in event excellence. Our people are not just the best at what they do, they're the best at doing things no one else has done before.

Built on the banks of the Birrarung (Yarra River), Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) Acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Narrm, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to Elders of all First Nations communities that visit MCEC. We recognise the ongoing significance of the Birrarung to Traditional Owners as a life source and a meeting place for millennia and seek to honour this long-standing tradition of building community and exchanging ideas on these lands.