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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC informally InterContinental Hotels or IHG is a British multinational hotels company headquartered in Denham, UK. IHG has over 742,000 rooms and 5,028 hotels across nearly 100 countries.
Job Description
Do you see yourself as an Assistant Conventions and Events Manager?
What’s your passion?Whether you’re into hiking, hunting or team sports, here at IHG we’re interested in YOU! We love to employ people who apply the same amount of passion and dedication to their jobs as they do to their hobbies – helping us to become one of the very best companies in the world. By sharing your expertise and passion, you will help us to achieve our vision which is ‘Great Hotels Guests Love’.
This role reports directly to the Director of Conventions and Events at InterContinental Nairobi. As the Assistant Convention and Events Manager at InterContinental Nairobi you will be responsible for building relationships and networking, selling Conference and Events within the Hotel and outside catering functions, overseeing staff training and welfare, developing catering business and executing tactical Conventions and Events sales plans strategy.
You will prospect and qualify new business and negotiate meeting room rental, function space, and/or hotel services within approved booking guidelines,review all Conventions and Events sales contracts, rate agreements, and/or banquet/catering event orders. You will also conduct pre-conference meetings with clients and pertinent departments to confirm all relevant details are communicated.
The role works closely with other hotel departments to facilitate services agreed upon by the Sales and the Conference and Events office and prospective clients.
Qualifications
In return we will offer competitive pay and benefits, and a chance to work with a great team of talented people. Most importantly, we’ll give you Room to be yourself.
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