High Gosforth Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5HN

Why wait to make your next career move?

Apply now and you could be working at Newcastle’s Grand Hotel Gosforth Park! Set in 12 acres of parkland next to Newcastle Racecourse, the Grand Hotel Gosforth Park is just 10 minutes’ drive from Newcastle’s centre. It offers luxurious, modern rooms and superb leisure facilities.

We have an impressive 17 event rooms accommodating up to 800 delegates and the rooms can be adapted to match your individual needs. This makes us a perfect choice for small meetings or larger conferences and gala dinners. Due to continued expansion, we are looking to recruit a Conference & Banqueting Events Staff on to the team.

As Conference & Banqueting Events Staff, you will be required too:

• Responsible for incoming enquires, from conversion through to seamless transition to operations for event execution and back to sales
• The event executive will provide excellent customer service through every element of the event of group enquiry, utilizing strong selling skills
• Prepares all event documentation and coordinates with all relevant hotel departments and the customer to ensure consistent, high-level service through pre-event, during event and post event
• Recognize opportunities to maximise revenue, conversion, and drive repeat business
• Will take personal responsibility to adhere to sales and event brand standards for enquiry handling, event planning, pre & post event
• Maintaining strong presence of social media showcasing our products

The successful candidate will approach tasks with a can-do attitude and demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.

This position offers an attractive salary and the opportunity for you to work in an exciting, fast-paced industry!

In return for your commitment, we will support you in this new opportunity, with

• Up to 28 days holiday including bank holidays per annum
• Meals on duty (Subject to eligibility)
• Uniform (Subject to position)
• Accelerated promotional prospects

The Elite Venue Selection are an Equal Opportunities employer and applicants from non-EEC countries will require work permits or permission to work issued by the Home Office.

The Elite Venue Selection will not recognise any submissions related to unsolicited applications and no agency fees will apply in relation to such submissions.  If an agency submits an unsolicited CV to any director or employee of our company, we will not accept liability for commissions or other charges if we subsequently employ that candidate whether directly or through another agency. Where an agency’s correspondence contains a disclaimer indicating otherwise, our policy will prevail in this regard.

Positions are open to all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, candidates of any sexes or sexual orientation. All vacancies are posted both externally and internally on a weekly basis to ensure access to all applicants.