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Nationwide Looking for Consultant, Meeting Planning at Columbus, OH Full Time
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Full-time
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If you’re passionate about becoming a Nationwide associate and believe you have the potential to be something great, let’s talk.
CMP designation is strongly preferred. Position is available for fully remote work.
Compensation Grade: G2
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Job Description Summary
Our meeting planning professionals approach projects from a strategic level and deliver exceptional experiences, down to the very last detail. If you have the ability to own and drive personalized, curated experiences through all stages of the process, we want to know more about you!
As a Consultant, you’ll provide end-to-end meeting and event strategy, management and delivery. You’ll create outstanding personal experiences, building brand dedication and driving business, and manage enterprise-wide processes and resources and ensure alignment of meetings and events to business needs.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
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Drives interactions with meeting sponsors to resolves event goals, objectives and collaborate across Nationwide to ensure the successful implementation of events.
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Conceptualizes, develops and presents comprehensive event proposals including projected budget, creative elements, site and property recommendations, business content support, activities/entertainment, destination management and other related event operational components.
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Sources, negotiates, and contracts vendors to meet business goals, ensures return on investment and ensure financial value to Nationwide. Consistently looks for strategic partnerships to add value to individual programs and collective Nationwide event offerings.
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Leads project teams for large sophisticated meetings, incentive conferences and events.
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Operationalizes all event details and components, regardless of in-person, virtual, or hybrid including, but not limited to travel, lodging, attendee management, speakers, entertainment, production, print collateral, etc.
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Develops and leads event budgets focusing on cost avoidance, value to Nationwide, return on investment, and risk mitigation.
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Collects data and evaluates program success, developing recommendations for future programs. Measures return on investment.
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Establishes and manages relationships with meeting industry suppliers, influencers, and leaders with vision to ensure quality support, competitiveness and responsiveness to Nationwide needs.
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Uses cloud-based programs (i.e. CVENT) to lead events from intake through registration, project management, budgeting, attendee management, sourcing, reporting, and on-site management of mobile app technology.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to Director/Associate Vice President. This is an individual contributor role.
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education: Undergraduate studies in related business field preferred.
License/Certification/Designation: CMP required, CVENT and/or PMP certification preferred.
Experience: Typically, eight or more years of demonstrated experience working in the meeting and event industry.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Strong and tested project management skills. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills used to interact with wide variety of audiences including Nationwide management, meeting planning networks, and vendors. Strong interpersonal skills and executive presence with the ability to develop and present program recommendations. Validated ability to analyze and make decisions based on sound practices and budgetary considerations. Ability to be flexible and agile to innovatively resolve problems and issues under stress. Provide ability to analyze and make decisions on process strategies. Skilled at professionalism and political savvy.
Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.
Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and HR Business Partner.
Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.
Job Conditions:
Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (Exempt)
Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Travel required. Non-standard or extended work may be required based on project needs.
ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.
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