Crowne Plaza Queenstown is located on the shores of Lake Wakatipu in the heart of New Zealand's South Island. Our 4.5-star hotel is looking for a Meetings Planner to join our friendly and professional team.
This is a great opportunity for those who have held a similar role before or those who are looking to kickstart their career in Events!
Your day-to-day
As the Crowne Meetings Planner, your primary responsibility is to coordinate and execute a wide range of events including meetings, incentives, association, and residential conferences. This role involves liaising with clients to understand their event requirements, creating detailed banquet event orders, and ensuring seamless execution. You will collaborate with various departments within the hotel to ensure that facilities, catering, audio-visual equipment, and other services meet the specific needs of each event.
What we need from you
- Strong verbal and written communication to build effective relations with clients and colleagues.
- Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure are crucial for success in this role.
- Previous administration experience preferred but not essential.
- A strong ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks efficiently to meet tight deadlines.
- Understand the hotel operations and work within the hotel's framework to provide excellent customer service to clients.
- Liase with internal stakeholders, including event planning teams, food and beverage, and audiovisual, to ensure seamless execution of events.
What we offer
Well...where do we start?!
- Competitive rate
- An opportunity to kick-start your career adventure with a company that can take you around the world!
- 3 Free meals a day!
- Paid Birthday Leave
- Proactive Wellness Leave
- Access to our EAP Service
- MyPerks Discount Platform for leading retailers
- IHG Room Discounts at over 6,000 hotels worldwide!
At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
At IHG, we’ve made a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?