Sales and Events Co-ordinator
| Posting date: | 04 August 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 September 2025 |
| Location: | leicestershire, LE12 8TX |
| Company: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5823 |
Summary
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Beaumanor Hall, Woodhouse.LE12 8TX
Worker Category: Fixed Location Worker
Salary: £25,998 - £27,273 per annum (Pro rata for part time )
Working Hours: 37 hrs on a rota basis to include evenings and weekends
Contract Type: Fixed term for 12 months
Closing Date: 15th Aug 2025
Interview Date(s): wk comm 18th Aug 2025
Are you looking for an exciting career opportunity in the event and hospitality industry?
Do you want a job where no two days are the same
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing team, planning and executing events such as conferences, weddings, meetings, social gatherings, family fun days and craft fairs.
You will oversee events including set up & delivery, co-ordinating catering requirements and logistics such as AV equipment and signage. Ensuring post event evaluation is conducted to assess the success of the event and gather feedback for future improvements. Ensuring the correct staff resources are secured and the relevant staff training is in place.
There will be a requirement to ensure the day to day running of the business is maintained to a high standard including the serving of catering packages.
You will also support the Event and Sales Operations manager in responding to client queries, maximising on sales opportunities. Cover the busy reception desk as required and assist in meeting and greeting all visitors to the hall.
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About You
To apply for this post, you must:
- Excellent customer service skills
- Event co-ordination experience
- Proven supervisory skills
- Experience in the hospitality industry including bar experience
- A flexible and adaptable approach to working
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Maria Papailiadi - Assistant Sales and Events Operations Manager
01509 890119
Maria.papailiadi@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.
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