Sales & Events Assistant

4 days ago


Deal, United Kingdom Updown - Restaurant & Rooms Full time

**Sales and Events Assistant**

Updown is a magical farmstead with acres of beautiful garden and woodland situated just outside Deal in Kent. We’re excited to be recruiting for a Sales & Events Assistant to assist our Sales & Events Manager as we continue to grow and build our reputation nationally.

**Main responsibilities**:

- Assisting the events manager with Updown’s promotional and social events calendar - Updown workshops, children’s parties, guest chef events etc
- Assisting with the creative planning of these above mentioned events
- Preparing, ordering and ensuring all decorations and items for these events arrive on time
- Helping set up and dismantle events efficiently through to completion
- On-the-day overseeing and management of these events, Ad-hoc duties including, but not limited to, guest list management, showing guests to event location and taking F&B orders
- Creating event sheets for large tables and private dining inquiries
- Booking activities, workshops and events for hotel guests
- Supporting the events manager with logístical and administrative support where required
- Possess project management skills
- Strong organisation and communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Have exceptionally good written and spoken English
- Be polite, friendly and well presented
- Have good working knowledge and experience of Word, Excel, and a range of booking platforms
- Able to work independently as well as part of a team

**Benefits**:
It’s important to create a great place to work - a place you can grow, learn new things and build a career. Working in a restaurant with such high standards can be challenging so we really care about investing in you. We offer:

- Career development opportunities
- Tastings & training
- Generous discounts on food and drink
- Staff meals
- Internal referral scheme bonus of £250 once they pass probation

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £12.00-£13.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 - 30 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Events management: 1 year (required)
- Customer service: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person



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