Spanish Speaking Delegate Liaison Coordinator

Our client is recruiting for a Delegate Liaison Coordinator to work on an international event. The team is comprised of 4-5 delegate liaison coordinators, in addition to operations, content/marketing and project managers. This is a Spanish speaking role.
* Coordinate all aspects of the Government delegations’ attendance including but not limited to:
* Hotel bookings
* Onsite transportation
* Embassy involvement
* Specific attendance at each event
* Registration for passes
* Arranging and managing bilateral meetings
* Where relevant, ad-hoc translation of documents such as delegate website and logistical information from English to Spanish and vice versa.
* The candidate will also be involved in onsite event support over the three days of the programme in Barcelona

We are open to candidates from a range of functional backgrounds. The autonomous nature of this role and the skills/maturity needed are such that you will need to demonstrate a significant proven track record in a highly commercial environment. Candidates with PA, Project Management or Events backgrounds will be preferred. Industry background is not important.

* Excellent personal organisation, prioritisation and workload management.
* Experience in delivering a project against complex and demanding timeframes.
* Excellent attention to detail as well as the ability to track changes and predict their subsequent implications.
* High level technical competence in standard MS Office products. Experience in CRM software and database management highly desired.
* High levels of professionalism (dealing directly with Ministers, senior government representatives and CEOs) especially under stress. Mature, reliable and resilient personality.
* Excellent communication skills including written and verbal, formal and informal styles and experience communicating with people from non-English speaking backgrounds.
* Experience in dealing with government delegations. Awareness of government protocol and security requirements preferred but not required.
* Highly self-motivated. Ability to work autonomously, problem solve and apply creative solutions.
* Ability to travel internationally.
* Where relevant, native level spoken and written fluency in identified language (Spanish) and ability to translate written documents such as website copy, letters and brochures.
* Fluency in additional European and Asian language(s) is a bonus