Job Description

Wedding & Events Coordinator (part-time, 3 days per week)

The Royal Maritime Hotel is an ambitious 3-star hotel with 95 bedrooms, extensive leisure, and banqueting facilities. Situated close to Portsmouth's historic dockyard, the Hotel was formerly a Club for serving and ex-serving military members and has charitable status and is steeped in Navy history.

We are licensed for Marriage and Civil Partnership ceremonies, and have numerous banqueting and event suites, which include a ballroom accommodating up to 400 people.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, confident and enthusiastic

Wedding & Events Coordinator. Ideally, you will have experience in sales and event co-ordination in a quality hotel, you'll be a team player, with excellent communication and organisational skills and attention to detail.

Excellent communication skills both written and spoken are an essential. Previous hotel experience is preferred, although we would consider newly qualified candidates with relevant qualifications in event management.

Your key duties will include:

- showing prospective clients around our facilities

- provide support for all conferencing and banqueting operations, weddings, parties,

wakes, events, Christmas functions etc.

- co-ordinate diaries and ensure booking systems are kept up to date

- liaise with and supporting the wider Food & Beverage team to ensure the smooth running of events

- be involved in marketing initiatives to increase sales

- give practical support during events, again to ensure the smooth delivery of a high level of hospitality

- Weekend and evening work will be expected

This is a great opportunity for someone starting or progressing their career in event management, where you can deliver a bespoke service to our guests in a unique and historic setting.

Benefits include:

discounted food, free parking, pension plan, employee assistance programme, discounted accommodation rates, use of leisure facilities

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 15,000.00 per year

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 15,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 17 June 2025

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From 15,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 21 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 16/06/2025
Expected start date: 01/07/2025