Events Manager (Casual)

Searcys are looking for an Events Manager to join the team at Stationers’ Hall & Barber-Surgeon’s Hall.

Stationers’ Hall is a Grade I listed building rebuilt in 1673 after the Great Fire of London and is one of the last remaining ancient Livery Halls in London.

Barber-Surgeon’s Hall is an elegant venue with reception rooms that lead into the magnificent Great Hall.

As an Events 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 and location)
• Access to everyday discounts and communication portal
• Chef whites provided
• Employee assistance programme
• Meals provided on shift when working within one of our venues
• Quarterly chef incentives
• Birthday off
• Opportunity to enrol on WSH chef academy

Job Description

• 0 hours casual
• Employment Type: Permanent
• Mostly Monday to Friday
• Hourly Salary: £20.00 per hour

Responsibilities:

• Leading the events operations team to deliver the food & beverage event operations at any of the event spaces at the venue.
• To lead the front of house operation on assigned events, providing a comprehensive briefing to all team members involved in the delivery of the event.
• To ensure events are set up as required by the event sheets and according to venue SOPs.
• Ensure events are delivered on time as required by the event sheets.
• Lead and have active input to daily and weekly event operations meetings.
• To liaise with the kitchen, event operations and sales teams to deliver successful events.
• Conducts short- and long-term planning and management for events.
• Maintains or exceeds budgeted sales and profits in all event areas.
• Evaluates each piece of event business to ensure business can be properly serviced.
• Assembles creative and innovative event setups 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.
• To assist in the recruitment, development and training of our front of house team

Qualifications

• 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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