Weddings & Events Assistant

Weddings & Events Assistant

Wotton-under-Edge - 37 Hours PW

£26.5k

Weddings, Events & Hotel Experience

We're looking to appoint a Wedding & Events Assistant to sell and promote our Country House for weddings and events.

The role will involve organising and planning social and Christmas events, Corporate events and managing the entire wedding process. You will be dealing with initial enquiries, conducting show arounds, converting enquiries into bookings and the detailed planning of the event. You will also assist the Business Development & Sales Manager with developing new and existing business prospects.

You will have substantial experience of working in sales, and wedding and event coordination. Strong communication skills are essential in this position and you will be confident in the use of CRM systems.

This is a full-time position of 37 hours per week working variable hours to include evenings, weekends and bank holidays as required.

We are a delightful 19th Century country house, located within 200 acres of beautiful Gloucestershire countryside and provides a perfect setting for conferences, events, weddings. Established for over 50 years and with a growing international reputation, we are also a leading specialist training provider for healthcare engineering, estates and facilities management in the UK and abroad.

In addition to an attractive salary, we offer:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and an additional holiday purchase scheme
• Pension scheme with Aviva
• Life assurance
• Private medical scheme (after a qualifying period)
• Access to 24/7 support and counselling as well as personal, emotional and financial wellbeing tools
• Online GP
• A huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UKs favourite high-street and online retailers
• Plenty of free parking