Conference & Banqueting Administrator

Our mission at Mercure London Bridge is to create memorable moments for our guests, by connecting hearts from arrival to farewell.
A job, a career or a calling - whatever brings you here, we have something for you!

As part of our team you can have:

• Free night stays in our UK hotels and 50% discount in any Accor Restaurant (T&C Applies)
• Discounted hotel rates all over the world in Accor Hotels
• Continuously learn and develop yourself with our Accor Academy
• Support your wellbeing in your professional and personal lives
• Grow your experience anywhere. Explore limitless opportunities across 5000 hotels in over 100 countries
• Participate actively in initiatives to build a more inclusive and sustainable world
• And many more benefits and perks : Our objective is simple: make you grow and give you the spark to unleash your personality

Within this role you will :

• Oversee the effective and efficient running of operations and the provision of all services within the Conference department.
• Ensure a consistently high level of service is delivered at all times.
• Handle incoming calls, analyse client needs, prepare quotes, negotiate and close sales, ensuring professional and prompt follow-up.
• Keep up-to-date records of all events and conferences, managing the database and tracking enquiries and business.
• Ensure the proper distribution of conference work sheets weekly and share relevant information with all departments.
• Ensure a consistently high level of service is delivered at all times.
• Handle incoming calls, support with client needs, prepare quotes, negotiate and close sales, ensuring professional and prompt follow-up.
• Keep up-to-date records of all events and conferences, managing the database and tracking enquiries and business.
• Assist with the marketing of the hotel and its functions, including social media management.
• Ensure the proper distribution of conference work sheets weekly and share relevant information with all departments.

• Some experience in event planning, hospitality, or a similar role.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Proactive, sales-oriented attitude with a willingness to learn.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and deliver excellent customer service.

What do you get from us?

• Pension Scheme
• Training & Development 
• Additional holidays with service 
• International Development Opportunities 
• And more: recommend a friend scheme; Employee Advisory Service; Childcare Vouchers;

Of course you also want to know what it's like to work at Mercure London Bridge?

First and most important; you end up in a close-knit team in which your own initiative is greatly appreciated and where the atmosphere is good.

We believe that colleagues must be able to complement each other and that everyone must be able to be themselves. You get the opportunity to broaden your responsibilities though training and development, free gym, rewards and recognition.

Information on the processing of your personal data

The personal data collected in the context of your application will be kept for a period of up to six months after our last contact, unless you request its deletion by writing to the Data Privacy Team at AccorInvest UK, 10 Hammersmith Grove, London W6 7AP, or by sending an e-mail to gdpr_uk@accorinvest.com.
We take all necessary precautions to preserve the security, confidentiality and integrity of the personal data we collect and to avoid any misuse of it.
You have the right to exercise, in the circumstances defined by applicable law (in particular, the retained EU law version of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and the Data Protection Act 2018), your rights of access, rectification, deletion and portability in respect of your personal data, as well as the right to request the limitation, or to oppose the processing, of it. These rights may be exercised by writing to the Data Privacy Team at AccorInvest UK, 10 Hammersmith Grove, London W6 7AP, or by sending an e-mail to gdpr_uk@accorinvest.com.

Full information on the processing of candidates' personal data is available in our Employee Privacy Policy.