Venue Finding and Conference Booking Consultant

For a busy conference, meetings and events agency with a growing travel division, sourcing facilities all over the UK and overseas for a number of large blue-chip and government accounts.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Ideally minimum of 1 years experience within a busy office
• Enthusiasm, willingness to learn and a passion for good customer service
• Excellent communication skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail, efficient and organised
• Good computer skills (MS Office and databases)
• Able to work on own initiative, under pressure and with flexibility
• Ability to problem solve

Key tasks will be:

• Taking and developing a full brief for a venue find projects
• Producing accurate client proposals
• Negotiating with a range of UK and European venues
• Supplier liaison and negotiation
• Maintaining an accurate client and venue database
• Travelling where necessary for inspection trips and familiarisation visits
• Develop and build good relationships