Assistant Manager, Event and Programme Support | M+ Museum

M+ is a museum dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting visual art, design and architecture, moving image, and Hong Kong visual culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, we are building one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary visual culture in the world, with a bold ambition to establish ourselves as one of the world’s leading cultural institutions. Our aim is to create a new kind of museum that reflects our unique time and place, a museum that builds on Hong Kong’s historic balance of the local and international to define a distinctive and innovative voice for Asia’s twenty-first century.

( This is a fixed-term contract position of 2-year with possibility for renewal subject to organisational needs and individual performance. )

You will be responsible for

acting as on-site floor manager to oversee the performance of third-party service providers and the on-site event logistics and operation so as to ensure exceptional customer service delivered;
communicating and collaborating with F&B counterparts, vendors and/ or suppliers and concerned departments in M+ and WKCDA in a professional manner and ensure the successful running of events;
monitoring the performance of all M+ service providers and revert comments to maintain service standards;
ensuring all acts in back-of-house and front-of-house (event-related) are in full compliance with rules and regulation and laws;
liaising closely with internal and external stakeholders throughout the entire event co-ordination process and ensure good quality delivery of events;
preparing all necessary event co-ordination related documents and all event materials required to support M+ programs and hirer events;
conducting stock-take on regular basis; purchase and ensure the operating equipment and supplies are well maintained at an adequate level for event services and align with guests’ needs;
maintaining good awareness of all museum programs and communicating effectively with different stakeholders including internal departments; and
performing any other duties as may directed by the supervisor when necessary.

You should

possess a recognised diploma/ degree in event operation/ management, hospitality management or related discipline;
possess 6-year relevant experience in event co-ordination & operation;
be a self-motivator who aims to drive things forward and demonstrate high level of ownership and accountability to assigned tasks;
have a strong sense of responsibility, good interpersonal, organization skills and be attentive to details;
be proficient in written and spoken English and Chinese including Putonghua; and
work on shift duty with flexible schedule including overnight shift, weekends, evenings, and holidays if necessary.

For interested parties, please submit your application with detailed CV on or before following date. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The review of applications will continue until post is filled.

21-08-2024

Data collected will only be used for job application processing. Your data may be accessed by our appointed recruitment consultants who have agreed to keep confidence of all personal data in not less than the standards applicable to us. Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from the submission date may assume their applications unsuccessful.

All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards.

For more information, please visit https://www.westkowloon.hk or contact:

Crystal Yu /+852 22000114

Find more opportunities on our M+ Museum page.

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