Assistant Conference & Events Manager

The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne are recruiting for an Assistant Conference and Banqueting Manager to join our dedicated Events Team. This is an excellent opportunity to further your career in England's only five star hotel by the sea. Overview of the role: The role of Assistant Conference & Banqueting Manager is a key management role within the hotel. Working along side the Conference and Banqueting Manager, you will ensure the smooth running of events through good planning and time management. The Grand has a range of 17 meetings and events rooms to cater for events from one to 200. You will also deputise for the Conference and Banqueting Manager in their absence. You will ensure the smooth and efficient organisation of meetings and events including weddings, private dinners, seminars and parties. Along with the team, you will ensure that function rooms are correctly serviced and set up as well as preparing staff rosters and staff training ensuring that the department gives the highest standards of service and customer care to maximise sales revenue. This role also includes carrying our Duty Management shifts which include sleeping over night at the hotel.

• This role is ideally a first step into Hotel Management, although experience as a Junior/Deputy Department Manager in a 4/5 star hotel would be considered.
• Polite and personable with excellent customer service skills
• Well presented and impeccably groomed with a great eye for detail
• Good command of the English language, both written and verbal
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Previous experience as a Duty Manager or Supervisor in a Food and Beverage department preferred however not essential if you can demonstrate the key skills required
• A positive personality and service with a smile
  
  The Most Luxurious of Hotels In Eastbourne
Affectionately known as The White Palace, the Grand Hotel Eastbourne commands breathtaking views of the sea and the dramatic cliffs at Beachy Head. Grand by name but not by nature, The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne is not only the only 5 star luxury resort to be found in an English seaside town, we're also one of the friendliest. Find out why we're the natural destination for anyone looking for luxury hotels in Eastbourne. The Grand Hotel Eastbourne is part of the Elite Hotels group.

Along with a thriving career, they also offer these amazing benefits:
• Commitment to pay above the living wage
• Share of monthly service charges
• Career development with accredited training providers
• Live in accomodation available
• Meals on duty
• Uniform provided
• Enjoy £60 room rates across the Elite Hotels collection
• Advantageous "Friends & Family" rates at Elite Hotels
• 30% discount on all food and beverage
• 30% discount on all spa treatments
• Long service awards
• Enhanced holiday after 2 years service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous "refer a friend" bounty incentive
• Employee Recognition Programme