Conference and event

The Luskin Conference Center (LCC) is a 300,000-square-foot, 7-story property on the UCLA campus. Incumbent's primary responsibility is supporting the UCLA community by providing professional meeting and planning guidance and the execution of events, conferences, and catering at the Luskin Conference Center. The Conference and Events Manager (CEM) collaborates with other Housing & Hospitality (H & H) units to support revenue generation at the Luskin Conference Center, other UCLA Hospitality properties, and UCLA and UC departments. Qualifications • 5+ years Professional hospitality experience in hotel group or catering sales, convention services or collegiate conference and events industry (Required) • Thorough knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles and practices of event planning and public relations, including event design, organization and production (Required) • Demonstrated organizational and project management skills to work successfully with clients to produce high-quality events that meet client needs and appropriately represent the campus (Required) • Experience maintaining a high standard of productivity within a broad scope of responsibility despite frequent interruptions. Ability to complete a large volume of diverse tasks efficiently, meeting established deadlines (Required) • Highly developed interpersonal communication skills including political acumen and social perceptiveness (Required) • Ability to give clear directives and use independent, rational judgment when making decisions and managing events (Required) • Proficient skill using standard business software (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite) and hospitality sales software (e.g. Delphi) (Required) • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with diverse populations with competing priorities (Required) • Skill in writing grammatically correct business English, such as conference proposals, memos, and other routine correspondence (Required) • Sufficient knowledge of University accounting forms and procedures to accomplish standard departmental accounting transactions (Preferred) • Working knowledge of the policies and procedures of Housing & Hospitality operational units, such as the Food & Beverage department (Preferred)