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Director of Events Management
Role summary
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The Director of Events Management leads the planning, sales, coordination, and delivery of meetings, conferences, weddings, banquets, and other events at Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu. Applicants would typically need a degree or diploma in hospitality, tourism, business, or a related field, together with substantial experience managing events in a luxury hotel or resort. Strong leadership, client-relations, negotiation, budgeting, revenue-management, and communication skills are expected. The successful candidate should be commercially minded, highly organised, attentive to detail, and capable of coordinating multiple departments while maintaining Shangri-La service standards. Flexibility, professionalism, creativity, and the ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays are also important.
Can I work in the Philippines?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: The employer files a work permit (Alien Employment Permit) after a local-first job notice, then a 9(g) visa; hotels get permits for specialists, not line staff.
Watch for: From 11 November 2026: job notice online, decision in 10 working days. Filing is online only, at the labour department's central office, since 2026.
Official source: Bureau of Immigration: Pre-arranged Employment Visa (9G). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the Philippines
Usual for the Philippines, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not in city hotels; island resorts (Boracay, Siargao) may give shared staff quarters |
|---|---|
| Meals | Duty meals in the staff canteen |
| Flights | Senior packages only |
| Service charge | All of it shared equally among staff except managers (by law); the amount varies by hotel |
| Contract | Probation up to 6 months (by law); foreigners' contracts follow the permit, 1 to 3 years |
| Leave | 5 days after 1 year; 10 regular holidays; 13th-month pay (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% to PHP 250,000 a year (about USD 4,000), then 15% to 35% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu
Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu is a luxury beachfront resort located on Mactan Island in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines. It is part of Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company known for upscale hotels and resorts, personalised Asian-inspired service, and extensive facilities for leisure and business travellers. The resort features guest rooms and suites, restaurants and bars, meeting and event venues, a spa, pools, recreational activities, and a private beach. Its location near Mactan-Cebu International Airport makes it a major destination for weddings, conferences, corporate functions, and holiday stays. Employees generally work in a high-service, multicultural environment where presentation, teamwork, guest satisfaction, operational discipline, and attention to detail are highly valued. The property also offers opportunities to work with local communities and international visitors while developing a career within a recognised global hotel brand.