Project Manager at Kloverharris Limited

Location: Ikeja, Lagos

Job Summary

• The candidates will be a charge toensureevents are successfully taken from the planning stage to completion, driving the process to develop a field strategy for ensuring hitch-free event project execution and maintenance of client relationship on a long term basis.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and plan an event work with a dedicated team
• Select a venue for a client and hire vendors
• Negotiate costs with clients and vendors
• Ensure vendors deliver on their services as agreed
• Scrutinize bills before seeking approval payments
• Help with logistic – transportation, catering, entertainment, decoration, car park, etc.
• Ensure strict adherence to budget as agreed with the client
• Work closely with the client so as to iron out grey areas
• Set and deliver service based on the timeline agreed with the client
• Develop and maintain client relationship
• Provide direction, motivation, leadership, and support for his/her team
• Ensure excellent customer service
• Handle operational and administrative functions to ensure projects are delivered efficiently
• Give suggestions on how to enhance an event
• Ensure that every event is successfully held without hitches.
• Coordinate all operations on the day of the event
• Supervise staff and vendors
• Analyze the success of an event and prepare after-event reports
• Ensure prompt steps are taken to resolve any issue that may jeopardize the success of an event
• Ensure guests are well treated during and after an event.
• Hire security guards to help ensure order on the day of an event
• Ensure there is a thorough clean up after an event
• Ensure compliance with health and safety rules
• Comply with international best practices in project management.

Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably Business Administration, Project management any other fields in social sciences
• Professional Qualification (PMP) is an added advantage.
• Minimum 3+ years experience as a Project Managerin the hospitality industry
• Excellent project management skills and outstanding event planning skills
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication Skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Sound financial analytical skills, including use of Microsoft Excel
• Strong commercial awareness.