Meetings Coordinator | Crowne Plaza Queenstown

Job description

Description

About us
At Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts our goal is to make business travel work. At Crowne Plaza we look for people who are dynamic, confident and ambitious; people who excel in their role and help our guests succeed too!Crowne Plaza Queenstown is a full service upscale hotel. Comprising of 139 guest rooms, bar, restaurant, 3 function rooms managed by the hotel. The hotel sits in the heart of Queenstown, enjoying panoramic views over The Remarkables mountain range and Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand's longest lake. Just across the road is Steamer Wharf where you will find great dining, bars and entertainment.
Your day to day
As the Crowne Meetings Coordinator, you will be responsible for Meeting Success in the Crowne Plaza meetings, conference and event segment through managing the Crowne Plaza Meetings Cycle. Under the direction of the Crowne Meetings Director, the Crowne Meetings Coordinator will assist in securing business from allocated quotes, planning the meeting/event, coordination with hotel operations and client liaison before, during and after each meeting/event. As a component of this role, the Crowne Meetings Coordinator will be split across both the Conference & Food & Beverage departments and as such will be required to work Food & Beverage shifts to meet the needs to the business.
What we need from you
· Look smart – wear your uniform with pride· Great communication skills· Use of a hotel PMS system would be advantageous (Opera)· Strong planning and prioritisation skills· Great attention to detail· A flexible attitude to meet the needs of both the Conference & Food & Beverage departments· Hotel & hospitality experience is recommended – Banquets is beneficial· Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Hotel orHospitality Management would be beneficial
What we offer
We’ll reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefits, great room discount and superb training. Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care, that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve.