The
Early Careers & Recruitment Events Manager, Talent Acquisition,
is responsible for building and nurturing a solid pipeline for early career roles.
This role is part of the EMEA Talent Acquisition team, reporting to the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition.
The role works closely with partners across EMEA Talent Acquisition Hub Team, HR Data & Analytics, property HR teams, local HR teams, and a range of external stakeholders, including educational institutions and youth employment partners.
It represents Marriott International across the region in attracting early career talent for Internships, Apprenticeships, Voyage Graduate Leadership Development Program and direct entry roles.
The Early Careers & Recruitment Events Manager role is responsible for delivering impactful recruitment events that strengthen talent pipelines, accelerate hiring outcomes, and support the successful filling of critical roles across the region.
Scope
Stakeholder Engagement (Hotels)
Develop an understanding of our brands and local hotel portfolio to confidently promote opportunities to early careertalent and align candidates with roles.
Establish relationships with ADHRs, Hotel HR leaders, Hiring Managers at a country level to understand their recruitment needs and champion youth programs within the country
Develop an understanding of localisation initiatives and initiate a tailored outreach plan to attract talent
Drive Early Careers Program needs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Voyage) across hotels,facilitating group information sessions and tailored one-to-one-to-one discussions with hotel leadership where appropriate.
Develop insight and remain updated on local labormarket trends and competitor practices in market trends and competitor practices in in-market trends and competitor practices in early-career recruitment.
Collaborate with EMEA Youth Champion Programs, partnering with Hotels and Next Gen representatives to increase reach and engagement within local country level schools and NGOs.
Stakeholder Engagement (Partners)
Create a concise database of educational institutions and partners
Build solid relationships, nurture and actively engage with educational institutions and partners
Leading timely engagement with partner institutions including career fairs, exclusive Marriott on Campus Days, Property Site Inspections
Deliver engaging and impactful presentations on career opportunities at Marriott International to inspire and attract early careers talent
Coach, guide and mentor early careers and present opportunities at Marriott International at any given opportunity




Serve as an ambassador for Marriott International at all partner institutions consistently reflecting the brand in a positive and professional manner.
Recruitment Events
Develop and maintain an annual calendar ofcareer and recruitment events, including campus engagements, key source markets outreach and local hotel hiring initiatives.
Represent Marriott International at career fairs and events hosted by universities and local institutions.
Lead the end-to-end-to-end-to-end execution of recruitment events—fromgoal setting, planning and logistics, candidate registration and communications, event promotion, onsite management, throughto post-event evaluation and reporting.
Leverage digital platforms and technology to design and deliver virtual recruitment experiences that maximize reach and candidate engagement.
Activate effective platforms and source target markets for promoting recruitment events to maximize both candidate volume and quality, including channels such as LinkedIn and Sprinklr Campaigns
Process
Partner with Hubs team to remain up to date on all open roles' potential for early careers talent
Partner with local market Hubs team on in initiatives where appropriate
Develop sourcing strategies to ensure a solid pipeline for early careers open roles with specific attention to ageing requisitions
Technology, Tools, and Integration
Stay current on key hiring metrics and leverage data insights to guide strategic decisions in earlycareerrecruitment.
Champion digital transformation initiatives to streamline recruitment and candidate and hiring manager experiences
Candidate Profile
Required Experience
3+ years in Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Event Management or Sales & Marketing(hospitality industry preferred)
Craft and deliver compelling presentations that captivate and inspire audiences
Solidexperience leading or supporting end-to-end event or program management, including planning, logistics, vendor coordination, registration, and post-event evaluation.
Exposure to youth or early careers programs, campus engagement and recruitment events
Demonstrated ability to manage and collaborate with multiple stakeholders designing solutions where required to increase applications and elevate the candidate and hiring manager experience
Experience in creating marketing content for events or recruitment campaigns (e.g. Canva, digital outreach)




Familiarity with virtual recruitment/event platforms or technology enabled engagement tools.
Knowledge of hospitality industry trends, early career talent, and local labor markets is a plus.
Strong data capability to design metrics and interpret program performance.
Success Measures
Increase direct applications from event-related campaigns
Increase youth applications and youth hires at all entry points.
Total conversion on key youth programs such as the Voyage Leadership Development Program, Internships, apprenticeships (fill ratio, time to fill, quality of hire)
Growth of partnerships with local institutions measured by number of active relationships and repeat engagements
Increase brand presence at campus and industry events (measured through participation, reach)
Improved stakeholder confidence in the HUB model.
Skills and competencies
Skills and Behaviours
Project management and operational organization, planning, execution skills
Proactive in building and nurturing relationships
Stakeholder management and influencing
Highly effective in communication and cross functional collaboration?functional collaboration
Enterprise mindset - Goal oriented and committed to driving local initiatives forward ?oriented and
Passion for youth and developing innovative solutions to facilitate connecting early career talent to opportunities
Creative and innovative storyteller with a strong marketing mindset
Digitally fluent, with strong capability in using digital platforms and social media to support engagement and outreach
Adaptability and agility
Data driven decision making
University or professional project qualification is preferred
Language requirements: High proficiency in English is required.
Additional language knowledge or proficiency is desirable.
Note: This is an EMEA regional role, and regular travel across the region will be required.
In addition, when not travelling, the expectation is to be based at the Local office three days a week or as needed.
WHY JOIN MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL?
Marriott International has been recognized as one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For in **** by Great Place to Work.
At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity.
We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated.Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates.We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law.
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