Meeting & Event Operational Trainee
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Meeting & Event Operational Trainee

About the job

WE WANT YOU!

What’s your passion? Whether you’re into sports, fashion or adventure, at Crowne Plaza Brussels - Le Palace we’re interested in YOU. We love people who apply the same amount of care and passion to their jobs as they do their hobbies - people who help us create a hotel guests love.

We have a job opening for a Meeting & Events Operational Trainee who wants to join a loyal, energetic and enthusiastic team. You will responsible for Meeting Success in the Crowne Plaza Meeting, Conference and Event segment. A traineeship which represents the perfect balance between administration and operations.
  • Belgian schools: 350 €/month ---- Foreign schools: 500 €/month
  • N/A
  • 1 meal per working day, dry cleaning service for working clothes, transport card for Brussels area only
  • Department: Event

About you

Key responsibilities

- You are supporting the Meeting & Events Operational team.
- You will assist the Meeting & Events Operational team in their day-to-day administrational tasks and pre- and post-event organization: You will spend 70% of your time on pre- & post-event administration. 30% of your time will be
dedicated to checking if all the client’s requests have been met (meeting room set up, timings, last minute changes, ...).
- Ensure that all client requirements have been confirmed and that these details are accurately and thoroughly communicated in time to the hotel operation team.
- Ensure effective and productive coordination and service delivery with AV supplier.
- Ensure regular client contact when meetings/events are in-house through Daily Meetings Debrief, and ensure that all hotel operational details are executed correctly.
- Ensure correct and accurate billing and confirm with client upon conclusion of event.
- Follow up with client to obtain event feedback and identify further business opportunities.
- Ensure client’s feedback is communicated, followed up internally and manage any possible issues with clients within 24 hours.

Key relationship

- Sales team
- Hotel Operations
- Reception
- Accounting
- Reservations

Qualifications

You have excellent communications skills, written & oral proficiency in English. A good knowledge of French and/or Dutch is a plus.

We want you to know to be results-driven, but also being customer relationship oriented. You are able to provide solutions, work under pressure and within tight deadlines. You are a team player, you are willing to learn and you can adapt easily to changes. Last but not least, you have a keen eye for detail and you can manage several tasks at the same time.

You’ll have the chance to work with a great team of people, and most importantly, we’ll give you Room to be Yourself.

So what’s your passion? Are you the creative, stress resistant and flexible colleague we are looking for? Please apply and tell us how you can bring your individual skills to Crowne Plaza Brussels - Le Palace. And who knows, you’ll be joining our team tomorrow.

If you have any questions regarding this job opportunity, don’t hesitate to contact Virginie Perier at hr.trainee@cpbxl.be.
  • Language required: French. Dutch and English are a plus

The company

Dating back to 1908, DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City is an historic landmark in Brussels, situated in the Northern quarter. Nevertheless, the hotel is fully renovated and it offers the most contemporary, business-ready amenities

Today the hotel is committed to preserving its unique traditions while providing new and modern comforts to its guests. The DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City is an internationally awarded innovative and leading business hotel. It goes without saying that the hotel works on consistently delivering unique experiences and solid results through a dynamic, focused and inspirational team.

The 354 guestrooms have a unique style, Art Nouveau and Art Déco inspired. 17 meeting rooms - including the ballroom which can host up to 700 delegates - make it the biggest conference hotel in the city center. Sightseers can take a walk to a host of parks, theaters and museums, including the Grand Place and Royal Museum of Fine Arts, in 15 minutes or less.

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Meeting & Event Operational Trainee

Brussels, Belgium

Internship, 6 months

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