Events and Group Operations Coordinator Italian Speaker

Our client is seeking a passionate individual for their MICE business events department, responsible for planning and delivering events.

After your 3 months probation, this position will become hybrid, 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. Our client also has a 2 week work from anywhere policy once you pass probation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Project management of MICE business events and activations from RFPs conception to delivery.
• To curate events, plan logistics and work with suppliers
• Liaise effectively and concisely with all parties involved with the Event from Clients to Suppliers.
• Ensure the Event and subsequent bookings are managed, valued, and amended in a timely manner.
• Ensure all clients are provided with the highest service as per the set standards, exceeding customer expectations.
• Take full responsibility and accountability for the planning and execution of client events.
• Customer focused and financially astute to achieve company and client objectives.
• Understand and deliver all contractual terms with clients and suppliers
• Ensure that all costing and plans for events meet budgetary and client requirements.
• Liaise with the client to ensure the continual development of the partnership
• Implement budget, invoicing and logistics
• Select and negotiate with vendors and monitoring their activities to ensure quality control
• Resolve problems and guest inquiries before, during and after the event

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• At least 2 years' experience in a previous MICE Event role (either for a UK Inbound Travel agency and/or tour operator only).
• A good geographical knowledge of the UK and Ireland and their best venues, hotels and restaurants is very important.
• Must be fluent in English and Italian both written and spoken.
• Good knowledge of negotiating and contracting venues, restaurants, hotels and team building activities.
• Candidates must be Computer literate to enable use of company commercial system (Tour Plan), Use of P.C. - Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Tour Plan, Trip Creator, Canva and Mailchimp are a plus.

Benefits

• Standard office hours: Monday - Friday 09.30 to 18.00
• Full-time permanent
• Salary up to £35,000.00 per year

Please apply with your updated cv and a team member will be in contact with you.