EVENT/WEDDING PLANNER (FEMALE)

We are looking to hire an energetic and detail-oriented Event/wedding planner to assist clients in coordinating and executing successful weddings and Events.

REQUIREMENTS:

· 2 years of UAE experience
· Proven wedding or event planning experience.
· Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
· Sound knowledge of different religions and religious practices.
· Strong networking and negotiating skills.
· Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills.
· Exceptional communication and customer service skills.
· Detail-oriented, methodical, and creative.
· English and Arabic Speaker

Event Planning and Production:
· Prepare plans and develop timetables with set deadlines in accordance with the project management process adopted by River Stone for the various event related activities
· Execute and coordinate all assigned areas of project management activity
· Coordinate the day-to-day activities of the event
· Interact closely and effectively with other departments and teams including the Project Manager, ensuring being briefed fully and correctly in all aspects
· Interact closely and clearly with other team members to monitor the progress of these activities, and their completion
· Assist other departments and teams to ensure the timely completion of these activities
· Maintain an ongoing progress report and produce periodic status reports of the event
· Attend to all stakeholders’ expectations by communicating through meetings, verbal, written and email forms
· Respond to requests from the client in an efficient and timely manner
· Actively seek to increase the income generated by the event in conjunction with the Project Manager, closely monitoring and actively reducing expenses.
· Conducting initial consultations with clients to discuss the wedding packages available, the type of wedding desired, and their wedding budget.
· Conferring with clients to discuss wedding details, including venue options as well as entertainment, catering, and decoration preferences.
· Scheduling meetings with clients to tour suitable wedding venues and meet with vendors, such as florists, photographers, caterers, bakers, and invitation designers.
· Negotiating contracts with selected vendors and making payments as required.
· Ensuring that wedding and rehearsal dinner invitations, as well as wedding programs and place cards, are printed on time.
· Arranging for necessary wedding supplies and equipment to be transported to the wedding venue in a timely manner.
· Ensuring that clients’ wedding gifts and personal property are packed away and secured in an assigned vehicle or storage room.
· Monitoring all wedding-day activities to ensure that everything runs smoothly.