Business Development and Events Coordinator

**Business Development and Events Coordinator**
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**Job Number**:
**2300011X**
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**Description**

**Business Development and Events Coordinator**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage and deliver the RACQ Mobility Centre event schedule, including community events, corporate events, internal staff events, seminars, and sponsorship activations.
- Manage hirers enquiries, including general correspondence in a timely manner.
- Develop strong and ongoing relationships with existing and new prospective customers and stakeholders.
- Maximise revenue opportunities by managing and developing customer stakeholders relationships.
- Develop and manage relationships with external hirers to ensure their event runs smoothly, expectations are met, and a high level of service is provided.
- Oversee and contribute to the delivery of Events and campaigns across the business by providing direction and advice to stakeholders, preparation of documentation, coordination of staff volunteers etc.
- Provide insights and recommendations on Events strategy that will assist in achieving strategic outcomes for the business.
- Develop and implement sales strategies and plans to effectively qualify, develop and close hirer opportunities.
- Provide regular and accurate progress reporting on all events and facilitate post-event evaluation processes.

**About you**:

- Relevant qualifications in Event Management, Management, Customer service, Communication, Marketing or related field highly desirable
- Demonstrated sales or new business development experience - uncovering opportunities, managing sales pipeline, negotiating, and closing business - Must have experience working towards and meeting targets.
- Demonstrated record of increasing revenue through current customers and generation of new business
- Strong and proven planning and organisational ability, particularly in the coordination and delivery of corporate and large-scale events.
- Strong attention to detail with a flair for high quality, creative presentation.
- Ability to prioritise workloads, follow through on tasks and meet deadlines to effect smoothly coordinated and delivered events.
- High level of interpersonal communication skills.
- Work effectively autonomously and within a member of an enthusiastic team.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint Outlook, CMS and DAX.
- Ability to work outside normal business hours, as required - This position is based onsite at the RACQ Mobility Centre

**What we offer you;**
- Our employee benefits are designed to enrich your work life, your home and the community you live in, some of these include:

- Financial benefits and discounts on a range of banking, assistance and insurance products
- Give back to our communities with paid volunteer leave, payroll giving and volunteering for community events such as MotorFest and EKKA
- A range of flexible working and leave options, parental leave of 13 weeks primary carer leave, purchased leave up to 4 weeks per year, cultural observance leave, substitution of public holidays for cultural/religious reasons, personal leave for wellbeing, gender affirmation leave.
- Prioritise your wellbeing with our onsite and virtual health hub, discounts on health programs and access to wellbeing initiatives such as yoga, mindfulness, flu vaccinations, free and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Invest in your development with in-house development programs and access to 100,000+ online courses.

**Ready to apply? You’ve got this.**

**RACQ is a ‘Circle Back Initiative’ employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.**

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**Work Locations**

Mount Cotton