Event Coordinator Job at Berkeley Properties Limited - Career Opportunity in Zambia
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Vacancy title:
Event Coordinator

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Marketing, Sales and Service , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

Berkeley Properties Limited

Deadline of this Job:
26 November 2020  

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka , South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, November 16, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
Job Description for Event Coordinator
Position Title: Event Coordinator
Reports To: Events Liaison
Position Summary:
As a Event Coordinator you are responsible to meet with group coordinator / event hosts prior to functions, make introductions, and ensure that all arrangements are agreeable. Read and analyse banquet event order in order to gather guest information, determine proper set up, specific guest needs, buffets, action stations, etc.
Working closely with the events team, he / she is responsible for the execution and delivery of all events, maximizing revenue, utilization of meeting space and working to achieve or exceed the defined budgeted revenues for banquet department. .

Event Coordinator Duties and Responsibilities:
• Preparation of BEO- Banquet Event Orders and responsible to ensure they are issued and distributed in a timely fashion.
• Prepare all typed materials like proposals, contracts, change forms and all other inter-departmental forms accurately.
• Distribute Daily Events reports to ensure communication to all internal departments throughout hotel.
• Answer event sales inquiries and routing them to appropriate sales manager for handling.
• Monitor all correspondence to ensure it meets with Hotel policy and procedures.
• Respond within 24 hours to any Group, checking space/rates in system and communicating to respective Manager for further follow up.
• Work closely with other departmental Managers to ensure all aspects of the event have been cost effective and serviced both clients and hotel needs.
• Tour, inspect and monitor event rooms and presentations.
• Respond to requests for proposals for small meetings / events including set-up, food and beverage needs, rooms and audio visual needs.
• Communicating client requirements in a timely and accurate manner to all internal departments as required, ensuring delivery of superior guest service.
• Ensure accurate follow up and communication both internally and to the guest / client.
• Ensure that Jonas software is updated daily for all event space bookings.
• Ensure that all accounts are properly updated in the system.
• Ensure there are enough sales kits available for any customer visit.
• Ensure feedback received from host / guests are passed on to all departments.
• Ensure a positive working relationship between all departments.
• Able to generate various reports from the systems and excel to track group and event revenue etc.
• Follow-up with Sales Executive to obtain/confirm all event-related information in a timely manner.
• Maintain valid call objectives and relevant action plans for each key account/key prospect and ensure all follow up is done in timely manner.
• Maintain up-to-date activity and rate information for each account on the Jonas system.
• Maintains high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include compliance with the dress code.
• Participate in daily business review meeting, sales meetings and management meetings.
• Any other job related to Events assigned by the management.


Prerequisites:
• Excellent communication skills necessary.
• Knowledgeable at negotiating and sales.
• Confident at presenting presentations.
• Must be flexible to accommodate irregular or extended hours duties.


Job Qualifications: Not Specified


Education:
• Degree or diploma in hotel management, Marketing or Business administration. proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access) and Knowledge of sales and marketing modules like Jonas.
• Minimum 3 to 5years work experience as a in a similar role in the hospitality industry is required.


Job Education Requirements: Not Specified


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job application procedure
Only serious applicants meeting the above stated requirements should send their applications including an updated resume to include contact details with at least three (3) references not later than 26th November, 2020 on an envelope marked the position applied for which should be addressed to: hrrecruitberkeley@gmail.com 

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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 26 November 2020
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 16-11-2020
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 16-11-2020
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 16-11-2065
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