Welcome to The Londoner, a hotel that is chic boutique in spirit and feeling yet staggering in scale and ambition. A perfectly engineered collection of spaces, tastes, textures, and offerings over 15 floors. Situated in the heart of Leicester Square, where the four corners of the city meet. We are seeking hospitality professionals whose unique talents and ambitions will drive them to not only rise to our guests exacting standards, but also propel their own career potential in a company that recognizes and rewards potential. Stand out from the crowd by joining Londons first Super Boutique hotel. At The Londoner we are committed to being the best place to work, so much so that we have officially been recognised as a Great Place to Work. Our commitment to the wellbeing and development of our people is at the forefront of our culture .

We are currently recruiting a Director of Events and Groups for The Londoner. This amazing opportunity has arisen to join The Londoner and our award winning Events and Groups Sales Team. Overview:

An amazing opportunity is available to join the team heading up Events and Groups at The Londoner.

You will manage and lead the reactive M & E team on property sales team.

You will solicit and confirm catering business and develop the groups market.

You will maximise meeting and events revenue and profit by ensuring that the M & E meeting spaces are effectively sold.

You will design proposals that meet with the clients needs and expectations.

You will conduct show rounds that show case the hotels assets and be flexible with the needs and requests of the client.

You will ensure that clear and accurate function sheets are put together and passed to the operations team and will be on hand to support the execution of events as and when required.

About You:

You will quickly be able to understand the strategic positioning of the hotel within the 5 star market and have 5 star experience within events.

You will understand financial management tools and use them to predict and affect the hotels position.

You will have a good understanding of how to successfully execute social and special events along with corporate meetings and groups.

Demonstrates excellent attention to detail and customer service skills.

You will have confidence and then ability to communicate with others and build up a strong rapport.

Company Benefits:

Competitive salary

28 days Holiday per annum including Bank Holidays increasing with long service

Complimentary hot meals, salad bar and unlimited beverages provided daily

R ecommend a Friend Scheme of up to £500 per friend recommended.

Annual complimentary night stays within our hotels

Preferential accommodation rates for all Edwardian Hotels for Hosts, their family and their friends

Access to a discount platform for all of the most popular stores and outlets

Auto enrolment into our company pension scheme

Regular social events across all hotels

Annual company recognition events held in January each year

Wellbeing champions across all of our hotels

Access to our company doctor for medical appointments and occupational health support

Access for all hosts to our online learning platform Edwardian Academy

Opportunities for promotion and a wide range of training programs to support your development

Eligibility: In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.

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