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Events Coordinator – Knysna

R 18 000 - R 25 000 a month
Synergy Human Resources
Retreat Full-day Full-time

Description:

Duties:

Events:

  • Assisting with product development, sales, and operational delivery of the hotel’s events concept
  • Being the first point of call in the absence of the Events Manager
  • Assisting with preparation of budgets, business plans and sales targets
  • Assisting with research and keeping up to date with all banqueting equipment, methods, and techniques
  • Assisting in preparing reports and all administration as required
  • Assisting with marketing strategies and tactics, product demonstrations, sales techniques, and sales control systems

Food & Beverage

  • Ensure service levels are maintained and sustained in the Restaurant and Front Office
  • Manage Dining Room and catering, ensuring that tables are always setup correctly

Staff management:

  • Communicate with service, kitchen staff and reception staff regarding reservations and special events, check-ins and check-outs
  • Ensure staff training is updated and signed for and that all evidence is in each staff members personnel file
  • Coordinate daily with FOH and BOH restaurant operations
  • Respond to customer complaints
  • Organize and supervise shifts
  • Appraise staff performance and provide feedback to improve productivity
  • Ensure compliance with sanitation and safety regulations
  • Control operational costs and identify measures to cut waste
  • Implement policies and protocols that will maintain future restaurant operations
  • Process payroll and maintain all relevant records
  • Ensure all employees are working within outlined operating standards
  • Report on financial performance, inventory, and personnel

Closed Groups & Series Groups

  • Work with the marketing and sales teams to support the management of key events
  • Ensure all offers and selling opportunities executed
  • Provide booking support for all hotels offering, facilities and activities
  • Ensure effective communication between operations and other departments
  • Ensure accurate and timeous submission of all reports and administrative work
  • Attend all management meetings as required
  • To monitor trends within the industry and make suggestions how these could be implemented

Operations

  • Contract and manage the relationships with key external suppliers
  • Ensure proper stock control is managed
  • Monitor compliance with health and fire regulations regarding food preparation and serving, and building maintenance in all banqueting facilities
  • Keep up to date with latest trends and implementation
  • Management and operation of all details of events to client’s satisfaction
  • Conduct Senior Management Shifts (SMS) as part of The Bay Hotel HOD team
  • Perform operational shifts within the F&B outlets during high occupancy times within the hotel (according to operational requirements)
  • Manage and ensure maintenance of operating equipment for the department
  • Prepare reports as required by the company

Requirements:

  • Assisting with product development, sales, and operational delivery of the hotel’s events concept
  • Being the first point of call in the absence of the Events Manager
  • Assisting with preparation of budgets, business plans and sales targets
  • Assisting with research and keeping up to date with all banqueting equipment, methods, and techniques
  • Assisting in preparing reports and all administration as required
  • Assisting with marketing strategies and tactics, product demonstrations, sales techniques, and sales control systems
  • Ensure service levels are maintained and sustained in the Restaurant and Front Office
  • Manage Dining Room and catering, ensuring that tables are always setup correctly
  • Communicate with service, kitchen staff and reception staff regarding reservations and special events, check-ins and check-outs
  • Ensure staff training is updated and signed for and that all evidence is in each staff members personnel file
  • Coordinate daily with FOH and BOH restaurant operations
  • Respond to customer complaints
  • Organize and supervise shifts
  • Appraise staff performance and provide feedback to improve productivity
  • Ensure compliance with sanitation and safety regulations
  • Control operational costs and identify measures to cut waste
  • Implement policies and protocols that will maintain future restaurant operations
  • Process payroll and maintain all relevant records
  • Ensure all employees are working within outlined operating standards
  • Report on financial performance, inventory, and personnel
  • Work with the marketing and sales teams to support the management of key events
  • Ensure all offers and selling opportunities executed
  • Provide booking support for all hotels offering, facilities and activities
  • Ensure effective communication between operations and other departments
  • Ensure accurate and timeous submission of all reports and administrative work
  • Attend all management meetings as required
  • To monitor trends within the industry and make suggestions how these could be implemented
  • Contract and manage the relationships with key external suppliers
  • Ensure proper stock control is managed
  • Monitor compliance with health and fire regulations regarding food preparation and serving, and building maintenance in all banqueting facilities
  • Keep up to date with latest trends and implementation
  • Management and operation of all details of events to client’s satisfaction
  • Conduct Senior Management Shifts (SMS) as part of The Bay Hotel HOD team
  • Perform operational shifts within the F&B outlets during high occupancy times within the hotel (according to operational requirements)
  • Manage and ensure maintenance of operating equipment for the department
  • Prepare reports as required by the company
  • Client Services
  • People Skills
  • Communication Skills
  • Grade 12
  • Relevant tertiary qualification essential
  • Knowledge of events management standard procedures and practices
  • Knowledge of exceptional client service and the ability to perform accordingly
  • Ability to meet quality standards and ability to evaluate customer satisfaction
  • Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services
  • Excellent communication skills (Both verbal and written)
  • Bilingual (English & Afrikaans), with a 3rd language being highly advantageous
  • Excellent admin skills with Impeccable attention to detail
  • Computer literate
  • Must be well-groomed and image conscience
  • Must be highly proficient with social media
  • Must be willing to work overtime
  • Must have contactable references

Requirements:

  • Grade 12
  • Relevant tertiary qualification essential
  • Knowledge of events management standard procedures and practices
  • Knowledge of exceptional client service and the ability to perform accordingly
  • Ability to meet quality standards and ability to evaluate customer satisfaction
  • Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services
  • Excellent communication skills (Both verbal and written)
  • Bilingual (English & Afrikaans), with a 3rd language being highly advantageous
  • Excellent admin skills with Impeccable attention to detail
  • Computer literate
  • Must be well-groomed and image conscience
  • Must be highly proficient with social media
  • Must be willing to work overtime
  • Must have contactable references
14 Feb 2025;   from: careers24.com

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