Assistant Director of Events Sales - Semiramis InterContinental Cairo

At InterContinental Hotels & Resorts our role is to put the glamour into
international travel. That is where you come in. When you are part of
the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand you are more than just a job
title.

At InterContinental Hotels & Resorts we look for people who
are charming, confident, and internationally-minded; people who know what
it takes to exceed guest expectations.

Join us as a Director of Events Sales . You will
have ambition, talent and obviously, some key skills. Because, for this vital
role, were looking for someone who: - has Sense of hospitality - has prior work
experience in hotel operational departments - has proven track record successful
administration - has the ability to handle guest complains with a smile -
has great interpersonal skills.

Your day
to day 

• style="line-height: 120%;">Ensure the
  whole client experience successful and memorable and act as
  the brand ambassador and key contact throughout their journey lang="EN-GB"> 

• Build long term relationship with planners and hosts
  to increase loyalty to the brand lang="EN-GB"> 

• At pre-event planning stage consult with meeting planners
  to optimize all elements of the meeting /
  event including space, meeting/break flow, menu and design etc.
  to improve meeting efficiency lang="EN-GB"> 

• Arrange agreed details of meeting / event e.g. room set-ups,
  staging, lighting  

• style="line-height: 120%;">Conduct pre-event and post-event meetings with clients
  and catering colleagues to identify improvements to
  the guest experience 

• style="line-height: 120%;">Meet with each meeting planner daily to debrief on daily
  events, review consumption, bill and any exceptions to contracted billing
  and review estimates of final billing lang="EN-GB"> 

• Welcome the group and conduct the 60’ meeting brief prior
  the start of the meeting / session lang="EN-GB"> 

• Enable high productivity whilst maximizing downtime  lang="EN-GB"> 

• Relate to business needs and make sure
  team prioritizes the things that help our guests get their business
  done 

• Enable quality downtime by providing relevant recommendations
  that will help host and attendees recharge and relax throughout the day lang="EN-GB"> 

• Analyze and action against client satisfaction surveys
  to improve services 

• style="line-height: 120%;">Conduct banquet and catering facility tours and entertain
  clients to enhance the guests’ meeting/banquet experience lang="EN-GB"> 

style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">What we need
from you

• name="_Hlk107560537">A confident communicator with strong interpersonal strong
  skills
• Business language and tools acumen
• lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Bachelor's
  Degree/higher education qualification/equivalent in hospitality or related
  field

•    5+ years total experience in a catering setting or related
  field

• Direct supervisory experience over a sales/catering team, or
  an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Must speak local
  language(s)

What you can expect from us