Events Manager

1 week ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Sofitel Brisbane Central Full time
Company Description

Your team and working environment:
The Sofitel Brisbane Central is centrally located within the heart of Brisbane City.

The hotel's 416 elegantly appointed rooms and suites are complemented by the finest personal luxuries to make this one of Brisbane's best accommodation experiences.

The hotel features a number of exquisite and extravagant food & beverage outlets, two fitness centres, a Day Spa and fully flexible event spaces for up to 1100 delegates.


Job Description:

Are you a chic and energetic event planning professional looking for an opportunity to step up and lead a small team? Does finding the devil in the detail excite you? Do you pride yourself on being an architect of exceptional experiences? Then we want you


You will be responsible for the management of the Event Planning team and execution of client events including working with our operational teams on the delivery, and post event requirements.

This role reports to and assists the Director of Sales to maximise performance of the team and drive profitability.

You will also be an ambassador of the Sofitel brand and Magnifique Meetings all while being supported and developed by a team of industry leading professionals who will provide structure and training to ensure your success.


You will be well connected, create meaningful connections with clients and business partners, and confidently share your _je ne sais quoi_ with the world.


What you will be doing:

  • Lead a team to perform the endtoend coordination of the hotel's meetings and events
  • Assist the Director of Sales to maximise revenue for meeting and events profitability, and to drive new improvements
  • Work closely with the Director of Sales, Director of Revenue and Sales team to achieve revenue targets
  • Be ultimately responsible for the management of events from handover from Sales to execution
  • Represent a luxury product and communicate and liaise at all levels, ensuring guest expectations are exceeded
  • Instill guest focused and performance driven culture among the Meeting and Events team
  • Be the face of Sofitel Brisbane Central, representing a fivestar luxury brand.

Qualifications:

Your experience and skills include:

  • Minimum five years' experience in event management in a hotel environement
  • Tertiary qualification in Business, Sales or Event Management (desirable)
  • Experience in leading others and developing a high performing team
  • Highly motivated and driven to succeed
  • Excellent collaboration skills and an ability to work independently and unsupervised
  • Guest focused and committed to providing exceptional service at all times
  • Highly responsible and reliable, achieving tasks efficiently, accurately and promptly
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
  • Outstanding personal presentation and style, aligned with the Sofitel luxury brand.
Additional Information

Benefits and perks

Sofitel Brisbane Central provides ambassadors career development opportunities within the hotel and wider Accor Group. We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

We live by our Heartist principles, that is, the heart and art of human connection. Understanding people is our business and putting people at the heart of our organisation is how we make decisions. We want every ambassador to feel valued, inspired and to strive for greatness every day.

We offer our Heartists:

  • The opportunity to Work Your Way and build a career with the largest hotel group in the Pacific
  • Laundered uniforms
  • Secure parking in the centre of Brisbane for $10 per day
  • Direct access to Central train station
  • Complimentary hotel stay package for your work anniversary
  • Worldwide employee and family and friends benefits at Accor Hotels.

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