Corporate Meetings & Event Manager

Job Posting End Date: March 06

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide: 

• Award-winning culture 

• Inclusion and diversity as a priority 

• Performance Based Incentive Plans

• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability 

• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) 

• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution 

• Mental health support 

• Career advancement opportunities 

• Student loan repayment options 

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments 

*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.

And that’s just the beginning…  

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today! 

General Summary:

This position has responsibility for defining and directing incentive strategies to support sales objectives and goals. The incumbent designs, implements and manages the planning and logistical support for Corporate, Colonial Life and Unum US meetings and events.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing meeting strategies & defining meeting objectives/measures
• Effectively manage projects or provide support to team based on corporate and department standards, guidelines, and principles. This includes managing onsite operations for conferences/events in coordination with contracted vendors.
• Collaborate with business partners (including Sr. Management) across the organization to determine meeting objectives and expectations and then plan, organize, and implement functional meetings and events.
• Effectively plan and manage initiatives to assure expected results and delivery within established deadlines and defined budget.
• Directly manage business owners’ relationships and deliver consistently effective communications to business owners, vendors, and conference attendees to confirm accuracy and detail and ensures they are presented within our corporate standards.
• Mentors Meeting & Event Planners, providing leadership and support to their development on assigned projects.
• Clearly communicate with business partners and planning team members on project plans, creative and execution strategy, and project status.
• Assignments to include the role of lead planner as well as support staff depending on business need
• Performs all responsibilities within budget and with assigned resources.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred-specialty in event planning, hospitality, or marketing a plus
• Minimum 5-7  years of meeting and planning experience in the context of a results-oriented environment
• Excellent organizational, time management, logistical planning and execution skills are essential
• Ability to work with and communicate professionally and thoroughly with individuals at all levels within the company
• Strong project management and strategic thinking skills & ability to manage multiple priorities
• High ability to work independently with limited supervision
• High level of initiative, drive for results, and a self-starter with exceptional human relations skills
• Demonstrated ability to create partnerships across functions and locations.
• CMP designation preferred
• Travel is required

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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.

$63,500.00-$120,000.00

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not.  All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

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