FREE On-Site Lunches: Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.
Support Your Way of Life:
Looking for a Hospitality role that doesn’t include many late nights, continuous weekends and is very flexible in school holidays? Then this is the role for you. Contracted 44 weeks of the year to enjoy time off in the school holidays.
At Lexington Independents we cater for all the school needs in a fun, relaxed and family feel team.Job Description
Your key responsibilities as the Hospitality and Event Manager will consist of:
– Responding appropriately to incoming enquiries via phone and email and chasing to a conclusion
– Conducting site show rounds
– Liaise with external suppliers, prepare quotes, contracts and event proposals for events of all types, including internal and external
– Produce event detailed planners (including catering, cost, invoicing details, itinerary, room set up, entertainment, AV etc.)
– Conducting menu tasting while planning the event with the client
– Actively identify marketing and promotion opportunities
– Develop events from proposal right up to delivery, including set, communicate and maintain project timelines and priorities
Working Pattern: 35 hours a week, plus overtime (mainly between 7am – 7.30pm, some weekends)
Skills and Experience
The experience and knowledge we are looking for from the future Hospitality and Event Manager include:
– Experience as an event manager
– Skilled in project management and event planner
– Knowledge of KPIs and marketing techniques for event management
– Outstanding communication and negotiation ability
– Customer service orientation
– BSc/BA in PR, marketing, hospitality management or related field is preferred
