Edwardian Hotels London
Director of Events and Groups
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Welcome to The Londoner
Welcome to The Londoner, a hotel that is chic boutique in spirit and feeling yet staggering in scale and ambition. A perfectly engineered collection of spaces, tastes, textures, and offerings over 15 floors. Situated in the heart of Leicester Square, where the four corners of the city meet. We are seeking hospitality professionals whose unique talents and ambitions will drive them to not only rise to our guests exacting standards, but also propel their own career potential in a company that recognizes and rewards potential. Stand out from the crowd by joining London’s first ‘Super Boutique’ hotel.
At The Londoner we are committed to being the best place to work, so much so that we have officially been recognised as a Great Place to Work. Our commitment to the wellbeing and development of our people is at the forefront of our culture.
We are currently recruiting a Director of Events and Groups for The Londoner
This amazing opportunity has arisen to join The Londoner and our award-winning Events and Groups Sales Team.
Overview
An amazing opportunity is available to join the team heading up Events and Groups at The Londoner.
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- Manage and lead the reactive M & E team on property sales team.
- Solicit and confirm catering business and develop the groups market.
- Maximise meeting and events revenue and profit by ensuring that the M & E meeting spaces are effectively sold.
- Design proposals that meet with the clients needs and expectations.
- Conduct show rounds that show case the hotels assets and be flexible with the needs and requests of the client.
- Ensure that clear and accurate function sheets are put together and passed to the operations team and will be on hand to support the execution of events as and when required.
About You
- Quickly understand the strategic positioning of the hotel within the 5 star market and have 5 star experience within events.
- Understand financial management tools and use them to predict and affect the hotels position.
- Good understanding of how to successfully execute social and special events along with corporate meetings and groups.
- Excellent attention to detail and customer service skills.
- Confidence and the ability to communicate with others and build up a strong rapport.
Company Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 28 days Holiday per annum including Bank Holidays increasing with long service
- Complimentary hot meals, salad bar and unlimited beverages provided daily
- Recommend a Friend Scheme of up to £500 per friend recommended
- Annual complimentary night stays within our hotels
- Preferential accommodation rates for all Edwardian Hotels for Hosts, their family and their friends
- Access to a discount platform for all of the most popular stores and outlets
- Auto enrolment into our company pension scheme
- Regular social events across all hotels
- Annual company recognition events held in January each year
- Wellbeing champions across all of our hotels
- Access to our company doctor for medical appointments and occupational health support
- Access for all hosts to our online learning platform Edwardian Academy
- Opportunities for promotion and a wide range of training programs to support your development
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In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.
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