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Conferences and Events Coordinator, £20k - £25k

Position
Conferences and Events Coordinator

Location
Islington, London

Job description
The Window Venue Hire Company is looking to recruit an Event Manager with good communication and commercial skills to be part of a small and experienced team.  You will be involved in organising events, liaising with clients and will also need to support the sales and marketing team. The position would be ideal for a graduate in the field of Events/Marketing Management, and on a day to day basis will involve the following:
 
Marketing and Sales Assistance:
• Handling initial enquiries
• Quoting on conference and meeting enquiries
• Liaising with both prospects and existing clients
• Making appointment, scheduling event bookings
• Liaising with accounting/invoicing department
• Data entry
• Filing 
• Organizing marketing material
 
 Event Management ~ Customer Care and Client Liaison:
• Making appointment, scheduling event bookings
• Quoting on conference and meeting bookings
• Specifying client event requirements on a event form
• Arranging deposit and final invoices with accounts
• Communicating daily with internal staff what is happening with the events in the building
• Ensuring the Event room is prepared, fully equipped and the right temperature
• Covering front reception
• Welcoming and registering delegates
• Working closely with Window staff to ensure that the clients are happy and their event is running smoothly
• Making photocopies for client, ordering them taxis, printing out information for the clients etc.
• Sign and accept deliveries
• Data entry 
• Filing 
• Organizing and sending marketing material
• The hours will be between 9am ~ 5.30 pm and some flexibility is required.
 
Benefits of working at the Window:
• Offices in a beautiful building
• You will be working with a  "can do" team
• The Window is not only a venue business, it is also a part of a charity which is very idealistic and forward thinking (See www.enlightennext.org)
• You will get on the spot training and find out what it is like to be running a venue business on a day to day level
• This is a rare opportunity to work in a small and very dynamic up and coming business in London
• The company is growing fast and has a very good list of international corporate clients from Walt Disney, Unilever, Google Cafe Direct to charities like, Greenpeace and Amnesty International.

Contact details
Applicants are requested send a CV and Covering Letter to: tniazi@thewindow.org.uk quoting LondonMICE in the email.

Website: www.thewindow.org.uk 

Only those with relevant skills and experience need apply, no agencies please!