Full-time • Front of House • 45 Hours per week •
Searcys are looking for an Event Manager to join the team at 116 Pall Mall.
As an Event Manager for Searcys you will be responsible for the overall coordination and profitability of an event. Managing and coordinating the team during the event and working closely with the sales team and client to deliver the event seamlessly.
116 Pall Mall is a stunning Georgian venue dating back to 1820 in the heart of London. Originally designed by John Nash, the architect behind Marble Arch and Brighton Pavilion. This venue benefits from traditional meeting rooms to glamorous chandelier filled ballrooms.
As an Event Manager you will receive the following industry leading benefits:
- 50% discount across Searcys venues
- Enrolment into the Searcys pension scheme
- Up to 35 days annual leave (dependent on job role)
- Access to everyday discounts and communication portal
- Employee assistance programme
- Meals provided on shift when working within one of our venue
- Cycle to work scheme
- Your birthday off to celebrate in style
- A day off to volunteer / give back to the charity of your choice
The Events Manager will be working as part of an exciting events operations team to deliver the food & beverage, event operations at a large selection of events spaces. He/She will also lead the front of house operation on assigned events, providing a comprehensive briefing to all team members involved in the delivery of the event.
Job Type: Full Time
Responsibilities:
- To ensure events are set up as required by the event sheets.
- Ensure events are delivered on time as required by the event sheets.
- Attend and have active input to daily and weekly event operations meetings.
- To liaise with the kitchen, event sales, operations and client teams to deliver successful events.
- Conduct short- and long-term planning and management for events and sales.
- Develops and recommend the budget, marketing plans, and objectives and manages within those approved plans.
- Maintains or exceeds budgeted sales and profits in all event areas.
- Recommends, develops, and implements effective marketing plans for generating event revenues.
- Evaluates each piece of event business to ensure business can be properly serviced.
- Assembles creative and innovative event attractions based on internal capabilities or outsources to qualified vendors.
- Leads event team to build long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of sales objectives.
- Minimum 2 years experience in event management
- Thorough understanding of the event and meeting management process – conception to completion
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to work well under pressure
- Meticulous organizational abilities; high attention to detail
- Concise and effective verbal and written communication
- Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective
- Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills
- Creative, positive energy, self-directed, amiable, and composed under pressure; helpful and humble
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