Conference & Events Coordinator

Conference & Events Coordinator

Conference & Events Coordinator

Accorhotel

Oxford, United Kingdom

3 hours ago

No application

About

  • Company Description
  • Our mission at Mercure Oxford Hawkwell House is to create memorable moments for our guests, by connecting hearts from arrival to farewell.
  • A job, a career or a calling - whatever brings you here, we have something for you!

As part of our team you will have

  • Free night stays in our UK hotels and 50% discount in any Accor Restaurant (T&C Applies)
  • Discounted hotel rates all over the world in Accor Hotels
  • Continuously learn and develop yourself with our Accor Academy
  • Support your wellbeing in your professional and personal lives
  • Grow your experience anywhere. Explore limitless opportunities across 5000 hotels in over 100 countries
  • Participate actively in initiatives to build a more inclusive and sustainable world
  • And many more benefits and perks : Our objective is simple: make you grow and give you the spark to unleash your potential
  • Job Description

Maintain complete knowledge of the following (to include but not limited to)

  • - All hotel features / services, hours of operation
  • - Hotel function space, entertainment options, menus and floral decoration options
  • - Hotel safety guidelines and evacuation plan
  • - Scheduled daily group activities
  • • Maintain high level of knowledge of competitors’ product
  • • Answer incoming phone calls in a pleasant manner using Hotel’s telephone etiquette guidelines. Handle telephone enquiries according to departmental procedure
  • • Liaise with banquet team to ensure correct set-up of function to meet clients’ needs
  • • Arrange site inspections for potential clients
  • • Promote positive relations with guests and attend to all requests expediently and courteously
  • • Acknowledge and handle guests’ complaints and comments tactfully and efficiently. Report incidents or other irregularities to management
  • • Follow-up with in-house events to ensure on-going service to the guest
  • • Develop professional relationships with key players in the designated Market segment to build business
  • • Maintain good relationships with counterparts at competing hotels
  • • Up-sell and promote hotel’s facilities and services at every available opportunity in order to maximize sales revenue
  • Qualifications
  • - Flexibility
  • - Responsive
  • - Service minded and guest oriented
  • - A thorough and methodical approach
  • - Ability to identify problems
  • - Attention to detail,
  • - Dynamic
  • Additional Information

Your experience and skills include

  • Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment
  • Ability to work cohesively and collectively as part of a team
  • Add diplomas/certifications required if needed
  • Must be eligible to live and work in the United Kingdom
  • Job-Category: Sales & Marketing
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Job Schedule: Full-Time