Meeting and Events Special Events Coordinator

The Opportunity

Are you great with people? are you a highly collaborative individual? Are you a problem solver with a keen eye for detail? This could be a great job opportunity for you.

As one of the Meeting and Events Special Events Coordinator, will be involved with all our Social Banqueting, Weddings, Christmas, and Seasonal Special Events inquiries.

You will be proactively diarising site visits and hotel show rounds (including virtual as necessary) to deliver inquiry conversion. Identifying customer needs and providing solutions to match hotel products and services available ensuring that all events and weddings produce maximum revenue.

The key to this role will be to develop and maintain an extensive network of local supplier contacts and internal stakeholders to facilitate seamless event coordination plus produce detailed and accurate proposals for local event bookings, ensure consistently written confirmations of all discussions, and proactively upsell solutions.

Benefits

• Our enviable employee discounts on bedroom rates across the LGH hotel portfolio.
• Access to the IHG Employee Room Benefit Programme across their global portfolio. (T&Cs apply).
• Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 access for our employees to call and get support and advice on any issues they may be experiencing.
• Refer a friend scheme from £500 to £1000 per referral.
• Hospital Plan.
• Online Health Portal.
• Eye Care.
• Employee Discount Schemes - 100's of discounts, ranging from groceries, fashion, travel, utilities, days out, and even holidays.
• Pension Scheme.
• Free meals on duty.
• Cycle to Work - Our Cycle2Work schemes from Halfords help all our employees save money and keep fit.

Ideal Candidate

• Must have 2+ years team hotel/venue special event planning or related work experience.
• Evidenced sales successes.
• Strong Organisation and Special Event Planning skills and the ability to prioritise appropriately.
• Strong initiative and customer service orientation.
• Exemplary presentation and communication skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Demonstrate brand ambassador experience.
• Ability to multi-task, remain calm and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and take initiative when the need arises.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in word processing, database management, spreadsheet applications.

Hotel

The Holiday Inn London - Regent's Park Hotel provides convenient access to central London's major attractions, with Great Portland Street and Regent's Park Tube stations located just a few minutes away. The hotel is also located near the A501 and is a 45-minute drive from Heathrow Airport.

Guests can easily explore the leafy grounds of Regent's Park or indulge in shopping on bustling Oxford Street, both within walking distance of the hotel. Popular family-friendly attractions, such as Madame Tussauds, the Sherlock Holmes Museum, and London