SENIOR SALES MANAGER & SENIOR EVENTS MANAGER POSITIONS

Full Time - Immediate Start
We are looking for talented and ambitious individuals who are enthusiastic team players with great organisational and people skills. These positions will involve plenty of hands-on management as well as covering the administrative and financial aspects of our business. Unlike some event companies, we carry out all aspects of the event, including: Sales & marketing, accounting, organising marquees/venues, theming & production, entertainment, procurement, staffing and HR, menu planning, bar service, and much more.

You will have previous operational event catering experience together with office experience. You will be efficient and manage your time well. Attention to detail is essential as well as strong interpersonal skills as you will be working with many different clients and suppliers.

Please apply with CV to michelleh@bestpartiesever.com

EVENT MANAGER

4 month contract - 23rd August - 23rd December
We are looking for a candidate with an abundence of professional catering experience. Daily office tasks will include: Taking bookings for all venues through telephone/internet requests; Answering client enquiries; Sending out brochures; Sending out tickets and drinks tokens; Taking payments for bookings & sending confirmation receipts and making final arrangements for your allocated Christmas party venue. From Mid November through to the 23rd December you will be responsible for the management of a venue with a maximum capacity of 1000 covers. With the assistance of 2 other managers you will oversee every aspect of the venue from the catering, back of house, back office, staff management, suppliers, security, bars etc.

ASSISTANT EVENT MANAGER - OPERATIONS

18th November - 23rd December
We are looking for a candidate with at least a year of bars and banqueting experience. In the first instance you will make certain that the deliveries are as per schedule, you have occured no equipment shortages and the venue is functioning in the correct manner. Daily tasks will then include: overseeing the laying up of a 1000 cover venue, ensuring the bars are stocked and prepped for that nights event, delivering all required information to the chefs so that special requirements are accomodated and ensuring the venue is cleaned from the night before and is in pristene condition for the event that night. Once guests have arrived you will work alongisde the Venue Manager to ensure the food and beverages are served in a timely manner and to a quality that Best Parties Ever would be proud to associate itself with as well as dealing with guests enquiries and any other issues that may arise on the night.

ASSISTANT EVENTS MANAGER - OFFICE

3 month contract - 21st September - 23rd December
We are looking for a candidate with a reasonable amount of catering experience that is able to start around the middle of September. Daily tasks will include: Taking daily bookings for all of our venues through telephone/internet requests; Answering client enquires; Sending out brochures; Sending out tickets and drinks tokens; Taking payments for Christmas Party bookings & sending confirmation receipts; Making final arrangements for your allocated Christmas party venue; From Mid November through to the 23rd December - working in a team of 3 managers to run a Christmas venue, undertaking the office administration as well as the successful operation of all areas of the venue.

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT

1st November - 23rd December
We are looking for a candidate who is confident with numbers and has good attention to detail. Daily tasks will include: Taking daily bookings for all of our venues through telephone/internet requests; Answering clients enquiries; Sending out brochures; Sending out tickets and drinks tokens; Assisting the Event Managers with general Christmas organisational duties; Taking payments for Christmas party bookings & sending confirmations receipts; Completing end of day accounts and reports; Double checking all accounts and figures are correct.

More Information

For more information about recruitment please contact laura@bestpartiesever.com in the first instance. Please email your CV and detail any experience you feel may be relevant.