Historic Environment Scotland
Senior Hospitality and Events Manager
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Eden Scott is delighted to be working with Historic Environment Scotland (HES)
HES is the lead public body responsible for investigating, caring for, and promoting Scotland’s historic environment.
Responsibilities of HES
- Custodian of collections of national and international importance
- Managing over 300 properties in their care
- Buildings and monuments of national significance include:
- Edinburgh Castle – Scotland’s number one visitor attraction
- Neolithic Orkney
- Fort George
- Melrose Abbey
- Numerous small local sites
- Attracting more than 3 million visitors a year
Available Venues
Many of their venues are available for:
- Corporate events
- Weddings
- Community events
- Filming
- Examples include:
- Edinburgh & Stirling Castle
- Linlithgow Palace
- Melrose
- Arbroath & Dryburgh Abbey
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Opportunity
HES now have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Hospitality and Events Manager to join the team in their Edinburgh Head Office on a 12-month contract.
Role Details
This role is within the Marketing & Engagement Directorate, which has primary responsibility for income generation in the organisation. This is an exciting time to join the team with an organisational focus on commercial income.
Key Responsibilities
- Help embed new processes and procedures within the team
- Develop a robust sales strategy
- Lead a team, developing skills and guiding them through a period of change
- Support and guide delivery of a new Events System
- Have one direct report, the Hospitality and Events Manager
- The team consists of 6 people in total and covers commercial events, and hospitality
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Skills and Experience Required
- Experienced Senior Reactive Event Sales professional or similar
- Background in a unique venue, visitor attraction, hotel, or similar
- Team player with significant leadership skills and commercial acumen
Compensation
- Excellent salary is negotiable, £50,386 is on offer
- Various generous company benefits including enhanced holidays and pension
Employment Details
- Full time, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
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