Events Co-ordinator

2 weeks ago


Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom Elite Hotels Full time £30,000 - £40,000 per year

Job Ref: ELI3065

Branch: The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne

Location: The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne, Eastbourne

Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary, plus a share of the service charge*

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Hours per week: 40 hours per week over 5 days

Posted date: 21/11/2025

Closing date: 04/01/2026

The Grand Hotel have an exciting opportunity for

Events Co-ordinator starting in January 2026

Overview

The Events Co-Ordinator will deal proactively with all sales enquiries including weddings, social functions and conferences, ensuring conversion of these. You will meet and build relationships with customers, produce event proposals, contracts and invoices as required, taking ownership of projects and seeing them through to execution. Working as part of a team, you must have excellent organisational skills and the ability to work across a range of departments to ensure continuity of service for the customer.

Hours of work are 40hrs per week, working five days over seven which will include working one Saturday per month. The role also requires assistance with wedding showcases and VIP showrounds.

Key Attributes/Experience

  • Experience in an events role, ideally within a luxury venue
  • Excellent communication skills across all media
  • Sales focused with particular aptitude for closing and upselling
  • Administration IT skills, including computer literacy and familiarity with database/booking packages
  • Attention to detail, professional manner and good understanding of confidentiality issues
  • Able to use initiative and remain calm under pressure
  • Opera experience is a bonus

About us

Affectionately known as "The White Palace" The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne has a well-earned reputation for excellence. With over 150 rooms, an award winning restaurant and 17 fully equipped meeting rooms, the hotel is able to cater for every occasion. We reserve the right to close any advertised post before the stated closing date once enough applications are received. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible

At Elite Hotels we have a single minded unwavering goal to make every visit to our hotels a positive experience that customers feel compelled to talk about.

Benefits:

As an employee focused Investor In People Company we offer a great range of benefits to the successful candidate. For full details please visit our careers page:

  • service charge is dependant on sales performance and not guaranteed

Standing majestically along the Eastbourne seafront, The Grand Hotel is the only 5-star coastal hotel in the South East. The grandeur inside is typified by the breathtaking great hall, 152 bedrooms/suites and two award winning restaurants. A favourite with families, quality and service is paramount whether you are taking a dip in the outside pool, having afternoon tea or indulging in a spa treatment.

The Hotel:

Affectionately known as 'The White Palace', The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne has a well-earned reputation for excellence. With over 150 rooms, an award winning restaurant and 17 fully equipped meeting rooms, the hotel is able to cater for every occasion.

Why work at The Grand Hotel:

As an accredited Investor in People, we are dedicated to the development of our staff. Many of the team started out in junior roles, but have been offered training and promotional opportunities as their skills have grown. We are very fortunate to have a large percentage of long-term team members able to offer their experience and expertise to the next generation of hospitality professionals – this could be you

Benefits

To support our staff we offer:

  • Meals are provided by our talented kitchen team
  • We have amazing recognition awards for exceptional customer service
  • Reduced price stays in all of our hotels – where you are treated like a guest no matter who you are

For full details of the benefits on offer please check our website:

If you feel that you can rise to this challenge, then please submit your application as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close the role early if sufficient applications are received.

  • service charge is dependent on sales performance and not guaranteed

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