At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and deliver amazing events, from planning to execution, with a friendly touch.
- Company: Join the vibrant team at The York on Lilydale Hotel.
- Benefits: Enjoy discounts across ALH Hotels, Woolworths, and more, plus career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Hands-on role with great potential for personal and professional development.
- Why this job: Make unforgettable memories for clients while showcasing your creativity and leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Passion for events, strong organisational skills, and a friendly, sociable attitude.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 $ per year.
A day in the life of a Function Manager:
We’re on the hunt for a Function Managing Guru for The York on Lilydale Hotel where functions and events bring our community together creating experiences everyone loves.
- Lead end to end delivery of events, from planning and client consulting in a friendly manner, to execution and any post event follow ups.
- Manage and coordinate a very diverse events calendar - weddings, corporates, shows, entertainment and private functions and individually manage each client's needs when building such events.
- Manage payments, contracts and event details.
- Lead and develop the functions team, communicating the timeline running of the event in line with venue expectations.
- Delegate roles amongst the team to help even workload with encouraging guidance.
- Build and maintain strong client relations, ensuring an appropriate response time to all clients is met.
- Identify opportunities for growth in the business, reaching out to existing clients, contributing to sales strategies and package offerings, menu and upgrades.
- Be a key part of the leadership crew, working closely with the Publican and Assistant Managers.
- Share your passion, skills, and creativity to grow a high-performing function and events team.
- Deliver exceptional functions and events with good vibes, great service and all those little extras going above and beyond.
Inherent requirements: This is a hands-on role that involves manual handling and lifting as part of regular duties (e.g. moving stock, kegs, and deliveries). Applicants must have the ability to perform physical tasks safely and efficiently.
About you:
- Ideally experienced or share an interest or passion in eventing.
- Strong organisational and communication skills.
- Passion in presentation and delivering outstanding events.
- Ability and confidence to manage multiple events and priorities.
- Friendly, sociable and approachable manner.
- Solution focused and independent thinking.
If you’re ready to put your stamp on a kitchen locals love, let’s talk. The benefits are good too!
Grow your career within ALH Hotels and the wider Endeavour Group network. An exclusive discount card for ALH Hotels, BWS, Dan Murphy’s and other Endeavour Group brands. Through our partnership with Woolworths, you'll also enjoy discounts at Woolies supermarkets and BIG W. Endeavour Wellbeing Support, our EAP service, offers critical incident support, career, conflict, nutrition and lifestyle, money, family, legal and employee assistance.
In line with our ongoing commitment to responsibility, candidates will be required to complete Employee Due Diligence checks which may include a National Police Check as part of the recruitment process.
Function Manager – York in Melbourne employer: ALH Hotels
At The Esplanade, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to lead a flagship beachfront venue in Brighton, South Australia. Our vibrant work culture fosters creativity and collaboration, providing you with true ownership of your kitchen while enjoying competitive benefits, including career growth within the ALH Hotels network and exclusive discounts across various brands. Join us to be part of a team that is setting a new benchmark for coastal hospitality, where your passion for food and leadership can truly shine.
