Event Manager (Maternity Leave Coverage)

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Job Description For Event Manager (Maternity Leave Coverage)

Description

At Hyatt, we believe our guests select Hyatt because of our caring and attentive colleagues who are focused on providing efficient service and meaningful experiences. Our colleagues select us because we provide amazing opportunities, growth and development, a caring and inclusive culture, and fantastic benefits like:

• Discounted lodging accommodations at Hyatt worldwide

• Discounts on food and beverage

• Discounted transit passes

• Wellbeing programs

• Recognition programs

• Tuition reimbursement

• Excellent training and professional development

Hyatt Regency Vancouver is seeking a dynamic and organized professional to join our Events Team as Events Manager for maternity leave coverage until December 2026.

Salary range: 68,000-72,000

The Events Manager is responsible for handling both local catering and group sales bookings, with an assigned sales quota. This role involves soliciting new business, managing inquiries, coordinating sales for group events, and overseeing event logistics to ensure seamless execution. The manager ensures all events are detailed and delivered to the highest standard, contributing to the growth and success of the hotel's events operations.

In this role, the Events Manager works closely with Hotel Sales Managers on contract negotiations and servicing groups, particularly in catering and convention services. Primary responsibilities include banquet food and beverage sales, meeting room rentals, menu planning, agenda setting, hospitality amenities, and special VIP requests. The manager facilitates clear communication with hotel staff before, during, and after events to guarantee exceptional guest experiences.

The Events Manager also hosts hotel tours, maintains strong customer relationships, and participates in or leads event and staff meetings. Collaboration is key, as the role works closely with sales, catering, and support staff, including an assigned Administrative Assistant, to ensure every event is executed flawlessly.

ABOUT HYATT REGENCY

Being part of our Hyatt Regency Vancouver family means always having the opportunity to be yourself. We are passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion. Our teams are a mosaic of cultures, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities and identities. We constantly strive to reflect the world we care for as a team that learns and grows together. Be a part of something bigger.

In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we gratefully honour and acknowledge that the lands on which we have the privilege to live and work are part of the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples (xʷməθkʷəy'əm (Musqueam), skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations). Finally, we acknowledge all Nations - Indigenous and non - who live, work and play on this land and who honour and celebrate this territory. This sacred gathering place provides us with an opportunity to engage in and demonstrate leadership on reconciliation.

We welcome colleagues and guests from all over the world and we know that bringing diverse perspectives and underrepresented voices into the conversation strengthens our organization. There is no room for racism, discrimination or hatred of any kind at Hyatt Hotels.

Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

Qualifications
Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Hospitality, Event Management, Business, or related field preferred.

• Minimum 2-3 years of event planning/management experience (hospitality or corporate setting an asset).

• Strong organizational and project management skills with keen attention to detail.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and client service abilities.

• Ability to work under pressure, handle multiple priorities, and adapt to changing demands.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with event management software is an asset.

• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.

Core Competencies

• Customer-focused mindset with commitment to exceeding expectations.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to lead by example and foster teamwork.
• High level of professionalism and integrity.