Friday, January 18, 2013

[KITlist] CONTR: Event Program Manager for China (San Jose, CA)

Please direct your responses to: http://tinyurl.com/Working-With-CrawfordGroup

Crawford Group (www.crawfordgroup.com) is seeking a strong Event Program Manager for China to support Chinese enterprise and government leadership programs for their technology client in San Jose. In this role, the program manager will partner with internal teams involved with the development of government relations with China. The ideal consultant is a flexible, diplomatic, high energy professional with exceptional attention to detail and a positive attitude. Candidates must have excellent communications skills, work well in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and be able to multi-task on several projects simultaneously to completion.



***Speaking and Writing Fluent Mandarin is a Must****


The four key success factors for this position:

Content management experience, working with internal teams and executive speakers to assemble presentations that align with key messages contributing to the program/event agenda

Event management experience, with attention to detail, comprehensive follow through and executive presence to interact with all levels of customers

Fluency with speaking and translating English to Mandarin, making customers and government leaders from China feel appreciated and welcomed

Able to travel within the United States in September 2013 for a 12-14 day period to support an event hosting customers from China.


Specific Responsibilities Include:

Working with internal guest speakers for the leadership program to secure their presentations, and work with external creative agencies to edit, format and produce final presentations.

The ability to translate English content into Mandarin and review work from external agencies for accuracy and interpretation is critical

Secure biographies and oversee the coordination of supplemental content for the program

Work with external partners and travel agencies to manage the program/event logistics


Qualifications:

Strong Program Management

Well-developed skills in event management required

Experience in training or curriculum development strongly preferred

Detail oriented, organized, excellent follow through

Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Excellent communication skills

Bilingual in Mandarin (spoken and written; light content translation required)

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate

Proficient with Microsoft Office applications

Bachelor's Degree


RATE: D.O.E. as a W-2 employee of Crawford Group; benefits available

LOCATION: 100% on-site, full-time at our client office in San Jose, CA

HOURS/DURATION: Projected Start Date: April 1, 2013; full-time until September 27, 2013

Interested? Apply online and upload your resume in MS Word format to:

http://tinyurl.com/Working-With-CrawfordGroup


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