Senior Advisor

Helsinki Partners is looking for a 

Senior Advisor, at Convention Bureau, starting Mid- August 2026   

We are looking for a Senior Advisor to join our Convention Bureau (CVB) team to drive international business events to Helsinki. In your role you will promote Helsinki to mainly international business event organizers, but also to association congress organizers.  

Role and responsibilities: 

• Plan and execute sales activities to attract business events to Helsinki, aligned with Helsinki Partner’s and City of Helsinki’s strategy.

• Generate and manage high-quality leads and proposals from bid stage to conversion. 

• Build and maintain strong relationships with international clients, local partners, and other industry stakeholders.

• Represent Helsinki at international sales and promotional events and workshops.

• Organise and host familiarisation trips and site inspections for potential event organisers.

• Support destination marketing initiatives and contribute to CVB’s website and social media content.

• Collaborate closely with other Helsinki Partners’ business units and teams as well as external partners working towards building Helsinki’s international reputation.

  
  In your role, you would be working in the Investment Attraction and Convention Bureau Unit, and you would report to Head of Convention Bureau. Position is permanent and full time. Our working language is English. The position will be filled as soon as possible, but the full-time job will start in Mid-August.

  Please apply by April 10th by submitting a short, max 90 sec. video, where you sell Helsinki as a MICE destination and tell us why you are the best candidate for the post, along with your CV and cover letter including your salary expectations. The final salary will be determined based on company´s compensation framework and the selected candidate's skills and experience.

  For more information, please call Karoliina Ala-Opas, Head of Convention Bureau, +358 40 8373774 on Monday 30.3. between 11 - 13 or Wednesday 1.4. between 9 - 10. 
  

  What We Offer

  • A supportive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.

  • Meaningful work promoting Helsinki internationally.

  • A fair salary and benefits.

  • A dynamic international role within the global events industry.

  • An opportunity to make an impact to Helsinki.

    
    

Helsinki Partners is a workplace that embraces equality, inclusivity, diversity, trust and transparency. We value and appreciate our colleagues, support each other, and are keen on succeeding together. We feel our work is meaningful and that it really makes a difference. We go the extra mile to help our foreign clients to find opportunities in Helsinki. 

Requirements 

• Degree in international marketing, tourism, hospitality, event management, or similar, with minimum 5 years of sales experience.

• Experience in the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions) industry.

• Strong sales, networking, and relationship-management skills.

• Excellent team player who actively contributes to a positive and collaborative work environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication in English, other languages are considered an advantage.

• Highly organised, proactive, and with excellent project management skills

• Ability and willingness to actively use CRM system and other technical tools and data in daily work.

• Good knowledge of Helsinki as a MICE destination and passion for promoting the city.

• Creative, open and curious minded person.