Senior Meeting & Events Coordinator

Location: Set in the heart of one of the most picturesque Cotswold villages, The Slaughters Country Inn offers the authentic charm of a traditional village inn. With 5 AA Gold Stars for Guest Accommodation and 2 AA rosettes, The Slaughters Country Inn offers a relaxed yet professional environment to work in. The hotel may be able to offer both on or off-site staff accommodation, in order to help the newest members of the team re-locate, so they can settle into life at the hotel and local area in comfort, plus there is free parking on-site at the hotel.

Role:  As a Senior Meetings and Events Coordinator you will be working across both The Slaughters Country Inn & The Slaughters Manor House. You will work alongside the Sales and Events Manager, and wider team, to organise an array of events, from private dinners to corporate meetings, and exclusive use weddings.

 Experience in a similar role is essential, and experience using Opera is advantageous although not essential.

 The role will include, but not be limited to:

• Taking the lead on events, from enquiry to the day of the event, to ensure all their needs are met.
• Coordinate and distribute the weekly event schedules.
• Develop relationships with regular guests, to ensure we maintain guest loyalty.
• Acting as the main point of contact for both the client and hotel team on the day the event and ensuring the smooth running on the big day.
• To deliver excellence in customer service, by continuously identifying ways to delight and exceed customer expectation. 
• Actively up-sell the hotel during all guests interactions.
• Attend weekly operations meetings.
• Supporting the Event Coordinator in day-to-day activities. 

To say thank you, we have many perks:

• Competitive pay – We are proud that everyone who joins our group gets a competitive a rate of pay, irrespective of age, plus you get service charge and tips on top.
• Please note the top end of the advertised pay for this role includes service charge.
• Treat yourself once in a while with lots of retail and hospitality perks through our Perkbox platform.
• Excellent discounts across our family of hotels – you will be entitled to 25% off food & beverage in our hotels plus we offer an amazing staff rate of £25 B&B per person across the group & your friends and family get special rates too.
• We understand it’s OK not to be OK, so we offer an externally run confidential helpline for any support you require about anything you might need as part of our Employee Assistance Programme.
• We sustain you physically too, meals when you are on duty are free.
• Everyone can learn and develop - our development pathways are unique to us and are the best in the business.
• We provide lots of opportunity to progress and move up – we have made hundreds of internal promotions, including to General Manager level.
• We like to say a special thank you for every year you are with us - our milestone awards include Champagne, afternoon tea, or dinner for you and someone special. When you reach the big milestones, you receive extra special gifts on top like longer hotel stays, extra days off and a unique gift especially chosen for you. 

About our family of hotels

We bring a family of hotels together under one roof, ready to welcome guests with open arms, warm hearts and experiences that are simply memorable.

Each of our hotels are unique, individual, and quirky in personality. Quality is fundamental to everything we do, and it is the simple things that matter. We believe everyone should feel included, special and welcome, and that applies to our team and our guests.

We have very unique hotels in very special locations, from the award winning Gidleigh Park in Devon, the 900-year-old Amberley Castle to our cool city centre Abode Manchester set in a 19th century textile factory, two minutes from Piccadilly train station – to see the whole group, take a look here www.brownswordhotels.co.uk

One click apply to become part of our family that works hard & plays hard too, inspires and supports each other and has a load of fun along the way.