Groups, Conference and Events Coordinator

“To share the light and warmth of hospitality”. With amazing training, resources and support from both managers and colleagues, there is always an opportunity to develop and grow.

• Annual Salary of £26,000 plus quarterly incentives
• Grow your Career !
• Personal Development programmes designed to support you at every step of your career
• A chance to make a difference through our Corporate Responsibility programmes – Find out what and how we are doing (https://cr.hilton.com)
• Team Member Travel Program: discounted hotel nights plus 50% off Food and Beverages (subject to individual outlets)
• Team Member Referral Program
• High street discounts: with Perks at Work
• Holiday: 28 days including bank holidays (increasing yearly to up to 33 days)
• Discounted dental and health cover
• Discounted Taxi when public transports stop running
• Short Term accommodation to support your relocation from other area of the UK
• Guest Experience Day 1 night stay with dinner and breakfast after successfully passing probation
• Modern and inclusive Team Member’s areas

Monday–Friday rotation of Early, Mid, and Late shifts. Enjoy 2 days of WFH each week after probation.

A Groups, Conference and Events Coordinator is responsible for receiving groups and events in the hotel, serving as an intermediary between the customer and the commercial and operational areas. It is the customer contact at the time this arrives at the hotel with your event, working with the hotel to achieve the set goals.

What will I be doing?

As a Groups, Conference and Events Coordinator, you will work following the events that occur in the Hotel from initial contact with the head of the event to prepare contracts for groups and events, until the end of the event and therefore must perform the following tasks with the higher standards:

• Receive groups and events and keep up to date the hotel even output
• Draw up contracts for groups and events
• Insert Rooming List in the system, update payment instructions and enter important information relevant to the group
• Negotiate budgets with customers
• Develop events Work Orders in the system with all relevant information
• Conduct instructional groups with all relevant information to the group (number of able, category, price, form of payment, contact the company, special notes, etc.)
• Perform monthly report groups and update closing information groups
• Interact permanently with the Account Managers, Sales Coordinators, Reservations, Front Desk, Department Parties, Hilton Meetings and kitchen
• Act directly with the guest or client during the stay of groups and events
• Participate in special activities such as secretaries of cocktails, welcome tour groups, etc.
• Ensure that all client requests are answered efficiently and with agility

What are we looking for?

A Groups, Conference and Events Coordinator serving Hilton brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:

• Graduate or MBA in Management, Hospitality and Marketing
• Previous sales groups and events, preferably in Hospitality
• Ability to analyze and manage multiple tasks
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
• Sense of organization and planning
• Good computer skills including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Proactive approach to meet deadlines and objectives

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