Events Manager

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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