Events Manager

Description:

JOB TITLE: Events Manager

LOCATION: Full time office based, Ealing (W5 2HL)

PAY RATE: £19.50 paye / £25.62 umbrella (per hour)

START DATE: ASAP

DURATION/Hours: 3 month initial contract/ 35 hours a week (Mon-Fri, 9-5)

Role purpose:

The hospitality and events team is a key part of the ICT and Property Services department, delivering high quality event and meeting services to the council and external clients and responsible for meeting challenging income targets.
The primary function of the Event Manager role is to sell and promote the hospitality business across the Ealing council corporate estate at any other LB Ealing-contracted venues as required. The post holder will manage both internal council and external events and support the senior management to develop a commercial culture and customer-focused environment.
The role is predominantly Monday - Friday with regular evening and occasional weekend and bank holiday working.

Key duties:

Actively sell and promote the venues within the Hospitality and Events portfolio, undertaking show rounds, event planning meetings and supplier meetings as necessary.
To achieve sales targets as determined by the senior facilities and events manager for the group of properties and to produce sales and basic financial reporting information as requested.
Carry-out office administration such as maintaining filing systems and databases, sending out brochures, contracts, and written correspondence, keeping accurate records all the time adhering to the Hospitality & Events Departmental procedures.
To be familiar with all aspects of Priava or similar event database system, attend trainings and ensure the database is managed and maintained effectively for operational and reporting purposes.
To administer and work small and medium sized internal and external events operationally; to develop strong relationships with repeat booking clients alongside the Events & administration manager.
To assist the Events and administration manager with developing ideas for marketing initiatives to generate sales and support the delivery of the Hospitality & Events Marketing Strategy

Knowledge, skills & experience:

Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise and deliver to deadline - able to multi-task and use own initiative.
Demonstrable evidence of office administration experience including experience with data filing, telephone and email use
Experience of managing events across multiple locations in non-standard venues dealing predominantly with temporary events
Experience of working to KPI targets and sales targets
Good communication and customer service skills, both written and verbal; ability to communicate outcomes to a lay client and to senior managers and elected members
Demonstrate a good basic knowledge of health & safety legislation, licensing laws and legislation
Previous experience of selling high quality venue space and event services to different types of clients ideally across a broad spectrum of business
Experience of regular use of event management software, ideally Priava as well; demonstrable knowledge of working with Microsoft office packages including Excel, Word and Powerpoint
An appropriate professional qualification / degree, member of a relevant professional body ( Hospitality or event management, IOSH)
Relevant venue sales or management experience ideally across a multi-site property portfolio
BIIAB personal licence holder would be desirable
Full, clean driver's licence would be desirable

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