Congress Planner
BCD Meetings & Events is a leading provider of global meetings management. BCD Meetings & Events is an independently managed operating company of BCD Group and a sister organization of BCD Travel, the world’s third-largest travel management company. BCD Meetings & Events energizes and streamlines the business of meetings and incentives by offering event-level and enterprise-level solutions. We are looking for people who share our passion for producing top notch meetings and events around the world. Come be a part of a global company employing over 700 professionals in more than 40 countries.
Do you want to learn everything there is to know about organizing congresses in the Pharmaceutical industry and do you have some planning experience? As a Congress Planner at BCD Meetings & Events you will support the Congress Operation Team for one of the biggest Pharmaceutical companies in the world.
CONGRESS PLANNER
Full time
Utrecht
The Congress Planner is responsible for supporting the Congress Operation Team with the execution of successful congresses. This position will primarily be responsible for providing administrative support to the Congress Operation Team. Additionally the Congress Planner will oversee attendee management. The perfect candidate will have some congress planning experience, and considerable meetings management technology experience.
Your responsibilities:
- Working closely with Senior Congress Managers and learning everything there is to know about organizing congresses in the pharmaceutical industry;
- Building registration websites;
- Oversee the registration and uploading of event attendees to the client’s meetings management system;
- Assist the Senior Project Planners when needed;
- Responsible for Quality Control of meeting data.
Your profile:
- Pharmaceutical experience preferred;
- Previous meeting planning experience preferred;
- Strong organizational skills and excellent customer service skills;
- Effective time management skills, with a strong ability to manage multiple projects and timetables;
- Ability to work well under pressure and adapt to ever-changing scenarios;
- Strong attention to detail;
- Capability of problem solving - anticipating, initiating and resolving issues.
About the department:
The dedicated Congress team is a team of professional Congress planners that work together to deliver the highest quality Congresses and ancillary meetings to our global pharmaceutical client at congresses throughout the world. The North American team consists out of 23 team members, and we are now hiring for teams in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. In addition we are hiring Senior Congress Managers with Pharmaceutical experience to expand our current team in Europe.
What we offer you:
In this role you will work for a global account for one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. This is an exciting job within an international work environment. Our company culture is incredibly supportive and takes employee welfare seriously with a strong emphasis on ethics and corporate social responsibility. You’ll be working with a great international team of colleagues. Next to this, we offer you a competitive salary, training, career development and a dynamic work environment.
Your work location:
This role as Congress Planner is based at our BCD Meetings & Events office in Utrecht.
How to apply:
If you have any questions regarding this job please contact Suzanne Miechels, Junior Recruitment Specialist at jobsEMEA@bcdtravel.nl or 0205621799. Please apply by creating a profile and upload resume and cover letter via the website, not via e-mail – thank you.