Assistant Manager, Events and Promotions

Great Eastern Life; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Eastern Life in Kuala Lumpur seeks an Assistant Manager for Events and Promotions to lead and coordinate major events, develop promotional strategies, and assess event effectiveness. Applicants should hold a relevant Bachelor's degree and have at least 3 years of experience in event management, showcasing exceptional organizational skills and creativity.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of working experience in events planning.
• Ability to communicate in Mandarin is an added advantage.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end to end company’s major events.
• Conduct post event evaluation survey from participants.
• Strategise, plan and execute promotional initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Creative Thinking

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in event management, marketing, hospitality management, or related field

Job description

Job Description - Assistant Manager, Events and Promotions (250000BL)

Assistant Manager, Events and Promotions (

Job Number:

250000BL )

About the Job

Discover the GREAT in your career.

As a LIFE company, our customers are at the heart of all that we do. Being one of Asia’s leading insurer for over a century, we have built a long-lasting legacy of trust with our customers over many generations. At the foundation of this trust isIntegrity, Initiative, and Involvement– from the way we treat every customer relationship with honesty and transparency, to our proactive approach of delivering the best possible solutions in both life and general insurance.

Integrity, Initiative, and Involvementis what guides us. It is what makes us do the right thing, take the lead, and choose ‘we’ over ‘me’. Our mission is to make life great for our customers because we understand what matters most to them, and we know how to help them protect it.

If you are looking to grow in an enriching career filled with opportunities and potential, we are seeking a professional to join our team as Assistant Manager, Events and Promotions (Agency Distribution) .As the Assistant Manager at Events & Promotions, you will play a key role in developing and executing the strategic vision for events planning and promotional activities within the division. You will be responsible for leading the planning, coordination and execution of company’s major events.

The Role:

Event Management & Activation

• Lead and manage end to end company’s major events including pre-event preparation, planning, organizing, promoting and post-event evaluation
• Assist and work closely with HOD in all phases of event management as and when required
• Strategise, plan and execute promotional initiatives and action plans to promote events to agency force as well as aim to create a wonderful experience for our agency force
• Assist other team members/ national agency sales team on company’s tactical events and to ensure the takes assigned are executed successfully and smoothly
• Liaise and coordinate with various department, event management company, emcee, hotel and vendor on event execution to ensure events/projects are executed successfully and smoothly within the budget and timeline
• Brainstorm, research, conduct market survey and propose new ideas to bring all corporate events to a higher level

Post-Event Evaluation Survey

• Conduct post event evaluation survey from participants for company’s major event not later than 1 day after event end
• Provide post evaluation survey report to HOD, not later than 30 days after event end

Campaign & Promotions Planning

• Manage/assist other special projects such as CNY MV, contest promotion video etc. as and when required by HOD and to ensure the tasks assigned are executed successfully within budget and timeline
• Assist in proof reading materials such as awards & recognition booklet, newspaper advertisement and other promotional materials

Administrative/Operational Support

• Support the department in ordering, packing, delivery, logistic and coordination of matters relating to events and promotions such as contest reward items, trophies etc.
• Support agents who walk-in/call/email for assistance/enquiries on system supported by E&P

Financial/Cost Management

• Ensure all procuring activities conducted are adhered to GELM Procurement Operating Guidelines and all documents relating to procurement process are retained for review or audit purpose

• Take accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and take appropriate steps to mitigate the risks
• Maintain awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company
• Highlight any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices
• Other responsibilities entailed

We are looking for people who

The Person:

• Bachelor’s degree in event management, marketing, hospitality management, or a related field and possess strong communication and planning skills
• Minimum 3 years of working experience in events planning, administrative / supporting roles, preferably in financial/insurance industry
• Exceptional organisational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines, handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet dynamic demands
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build relationship with internal stakeholder and external vendor. Ability to communicate in Mandarin is an added advantage.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on delivering exceptional event experiences to our agency force
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends or public holidays as required by event schedules. Able to travel outstation (within Malaysia).
• Innovative and able to adapt to changes
• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork
• Take initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes

Great Eastern Malaysia is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, and all qualified applicants shall receive a fair and equal consideration for employment.

Location : HQ, Kuala Lumpur

Entity: Great Eastern Life Malaysia

Employment Type: Permanent

About Great Eastern

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels – a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei.

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of "AA-" by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern's asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia.

Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

To all recruitment agencies: Great Eastern does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our email or our employees. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

To All Recruitment Agencies Great Eastern does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our email or our employees. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.