Travel Consultant Africa Private Safaris (80-100% - m/f/d)

About the job

Introduction

Are events and satisfied customers your passion? Are you an experienced leader in the field of corporate and leisure events? Do you enjoy developing offers and processes further?

If you can answer these questions with YES, then we are looking for YOU for one of the largest congress and cultural centres in the region from September 2026 for our key position as:

Head of Events (m/f/d) 100%

Your Profile

Your profile:

• Completed training in event/project management, hospitality, or tourism
• Several years of leadership and professional experience in event management
• Multilingual: good German & English skills are necessary and ideally you are also fluent in French
• Entrepreneurial-strategic thinking with a passion for hospitality
• Organisational talent who enjoys working in a team and takes pleasure in managing key accounts
• Flexibility, resilience, and willingness to work irregular hours, as these will depend on your events
• Excellent manners; clear, reliable, and customer-oriented demeanour

We offer among other things:

• Contemporary corporate culture with flat hierarchies and a lived informal culture
• Great team – young, motivated, friendly
• Varied position: alongside leadership tasks, you will manage events of all kinds
• Comprehensive training regulations
• Shared use of Kursaal Bern Gym
• Discounts on selected cultural hall shows
• Heartist card: giving you discounts at Accor Hotels worldwide
• Generous in-house discounts for up to 4 people

Your Area of Responsibility:

Your tasks:

• Responsibility for the smooth and standard-compliant workflow at the post

• Promotion & induction of new employees, co-supervision of apprentices & interns

• Mise-en-place, preparation and presentation of high-quality dishes

• Adherence to recipes and general kitchen standards

• Quality, hygiene, and price control of ordered foodstuffs

• Cleanliness and order inspections

We offer you:

Your tasks:

• Operational event management, as well as personnel leadership of the event team
• Management of own key accounts including offer creation, confirmation and contract management, as well as event execution
• Planning, organisation and execution of events in-house for up to 1500 people
• Further development of the hospitality offer including interfaces
• Administration and further development of the reservation and event management system
• Ensuring internal processes and coordination of the event with the involved interfaces
• Maintaining, controlling and further developing quality standards
• Deployments as Manager on Duty