MEETING AND EVENTS PLANNING EXECUTIVE - FWP-Meeting & Events

M&E Planning Executives successfully execute the planning of confirmed meetings and events business while managing client relationships to ensure exceptional, unique and memorable experiences are created.

• Manage events once handed over from the enquiry team and ensure all information is compiled and recorded.
• Oversee events of 100 delegates and more, with primary focus on ballroom residential events.
• Maintain close contact with all organisers, ensuring that all their requirements are accurately recorded using every opportunity to maximise sales.
• Compile daily and weekly function sheets containing all necessary information, so the team receives operational details as per agreed timelines.
• Ensure all additional services required for clients are booked and supplied.
• Conduct site visits, food tastings and hold pre-conference meetings to confirm all details prior to the event.
• Liaise between the client and the M&E Operational team.
• Stay knowledgeable about the current competitor set and their facilities.
  
  Very strong communication skills and an excellent standard of written and spoken English.
• Ability to take initiative and deal with unexpected situations and last-minute changes.
• Strong attention to detail.
• A smart and professional appearance.
• Most of all, you will have an approachable, positive, and proactive manner.
• Experience in a similar role within a 5-star hotel is a significant advantage.
  
  Fairmont Windsor Park is a beautiful, heartfelt retreat surrounded by 40 acres of English countryside that blends iconic heritage with modern elegance. Our five-star hotel includes 251 luxurious bedrooms and suites accompanied by 7 restaurants and bars offering an unrivalled dining experience. The spa and wellness facilities are inspired by nature and the the hotel has state of the art conference facilities.
  
  Free meals on duty.
• Uniform offered and dry cleaned.
• Discounted employee friends & family rates at Arora Hotels.
• Food and beverage discounts.
• Christmas gifts and employee parties
• Introduce a friend scheme
• Cycle 2 work scheme.
• UK attraction discounts @ Merlin Entertainments.
• Taste card.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Wage stream.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Arora star employee recognition.
• Long service recognition award.