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Head of Meeting and Events - Bedfordshire

Job description

An exclusive and exciting property in Bedfordshire is seeking a Head of Meeting and Events to manage the Meeting and Events Office.

The Property
• A unique Property
• Set in 350 plus acre estate
• Has 400 plus bedrooms
• Has 50 plus event spaces plus outdoor event space
• Has a Gym, Spa and Golf Facilities

Benefits you will receive as Head of Meeting & Events
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays
• Bonus
• Contributory Pension
• Meals on duty
• Perkbox
• Company discounts on Accommodation, Golf, Food and Beverage etc

The Head of Meetings and Events will
• Report to the Revenue Director
• Manage the day to day operation of the Meeting and Events Office
• Be responsible for Target setting and departmental objectives
• Manage a team of eight within the events office
• Liaise closely with other Senior Managers within the business
• Be commercially astute ensuring on track against the weekly budget
• Manage the larger events end to end
• Have involvement with a system integration

As Head of Meeting & Events you will have
• Experience of being a Head of Meeting and Events, Senior Event Sales Office Manager, Events Manager, Events Sales Office Manager or Conference and Events Sales Office Manager
• Great man management skills
• Experience of managing and working within large Meeting and Event space
• Have three to four years Meeting and Event Management experience as a minimum
• High standards, a can-do attitude, be results driven and have excellent attention to detail.
• A strong commercial outlook, determined to achieve results.
• Excellent customer care and focus and ability to think outside the box
• Excellent communication skills.
• Be measured and very organised, enjoys working in a busy environment
• Ideally have Delfi and Opera experience
• Experience of a system upgrade not essential but would be useful…

You must have worked in hospitality, live in the UK to apply for this role and have the right to work.

To hear more about this role please apply below, you will hear from Alan or Sue ASAP

Should you not hear from us within five working days then I regret to inform you that we will not be progressing your application as your background does not meet the specific criteria required by our current client. You must currently work or have worked in hospitality.

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