Events Executive

Events Executive

As Ireland’s largest hotel operator, Dalata Hotel Group successfully operate the Clayton Hotel & Maldron Hotel brands throughout Ireland & the UK, as well as managing a portfolio of Partner Hotels.

We lead through our Dalata values of “Our People, Our Fairness, Our Service and Our Individuality”. As a company we offer unrivalled career and professional development opportunities. If you have the right attitude and energy you will have great opportunities to progress within the group. Our company is a place where you can do great things – individually and as a team. You will have the opportunity to develop your talent, be recognised and rewarded for your commitment and pursue a fulfilling career. We also have a number of unique and recognized training programmes to aid your professional and personal development and pride ourselves on creating an objective, supportive and fair working environment for our employees.

We are now recruiting for a Events Executive to join our team in BALLSBRIDGE HOTEL, Located in one of Dublin’s most prestigious postcodes, Dublin 4, and yet is only a 15-20 minute walk from Dublin city centre.

Objective of the Role

Reporting to the Events Manager, the Events Executive will be responsible for maximising the sales potential and achieving the meeting room sales targets of hotel.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the Events Manager in all aspects of the role and to manage the department in the Event Managers absence.
• Coordinating all events in the hotel, from enquiry to handover to Operations
• To ensure that all enquiries are dealt with in a professional manner and the correct booking procedure carried out at all times.
• To monitor all enquiries and to make sure that the client has received all relevant information on the booking involved
• To process all correspondence within acceptable time limits and that appropriate follow up calls are conducted,
• Prepare all event documentation in a professional and timely manner,
• To promote reactive and proactive sales in the Events Department.
• Compiling monthly reports to be submitted to the General Manager and to Central Office
• Undertake show rounds
• To ensure that all payment is received in accordance with the policy of the hotel and are contracted as per hotel guidelines

Requirements:

• A minimum of a year’s relevant experience
• 3rd level qualification desirable
• Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English
• Excellent interpersonal and strong communication skills
• Organised and efficient time management
• Strict attention to detail and ability to work under pressure
• A commitment to delivering excellent customer service

About Dalata:

Dalata Hotel Group – Ireland’s largest hotel group. As Dalata continues to grow and expand it’s more important than ever to have the right team alongside us, in the near future we will be opening the doors of new hotels creating over 400 jobs and investing over €110m in the Irish economy.

We lead through our Dalata values of “Our People, Our Fairness, Our Service and Our Individuality”. If you have the right attitude and energy you will have great opportunities to progress within the group. Our company is a place where you can do great things – individually and as a team. You will have the opportunity to develop your talent, be recognised and rewarded for your commitment and pursue a fulfilling career. We also have a number of unique and recognised training programmes to aid your professional and personal development and pride ourselves on creating an objective, supportive and fair working environment for our employees.

Please apply here.