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Meeting & Events Organizer | nhow Amsterdam RAI
Are you a Meeting & Events Organizer who is outstanding and daring, and who's ready to organize events with a magnetic view towards the skyline of Amsterdam?
social hub. design hotel. the place to be.
nhow Amsterdam RAI is a social and multicultural hub for globetrotters, business travelers, and Amsterdam locals. The iconic building, facing the various wind directions, symbolizes the melting pot the city of Amsterdam has always been and continues to be. The impressive 91-metre-tall building is in the Zuidas district, right next to the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, offering its guests a dynamic headquarters and home base.
For this iconic social hub, we are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and organized Meeting & Events Organizer who is ready to take part in a dynamic design hotel. You will be responsible for creating nhow experiences for every contact person and every guest. The hotel has 10 modern meeting spaces located on the 23rd and 24th floor, with stunning 360° views of Amsterdam. In collaboration with Amsterdam RAI, we help to facilitate smaller team meetings, presentations, after-parties, social gatherings, product launches, and much more. The M&E Organizing team is led by the M&E Manager, Senior Organizer, and a group of 3-4 organizers and interns. The team is international and very dedicated to making their guests feel welcome and happy with the events.
What’s in it for us?
- Work experience in dealing with clients is a must;
- Experience in working in hotels/ hospitality is prefered;
- You can demonstrate efficient personal as well as work-related planning and time-management;
- You are always one step ahead, and you love to exceed the guests' expectations. 'No' is not an option for you.
- You are thinking along with guest, you suggest, promote, up-sell, and consider their every need.
- You strive to deliver a great event or a meeting, no matter how small or large, to the last detail.
- You are flexible, accurate, and you are a real team player. In this position you always have a clear overview, you have a commercial attitude.
- In addition, you have excellent communication skills, both with guests and with other contacts, operational departments, and the central groups sales office;
- Proficient in spoken and written English.
What are you going to do?
You will be responsible for organizing business meetings, conferences, internal meetings, and room-only groups as well as for selling and organizing social events. Once the contract request has been signed, the booking will be sent to you. From that moment on you are responsible for the organization of the event, communication with clients, show-arounds, and more. You will also be involved with the follow-up with the client post-event and in analyzing and sharing feedback.
You must be warm and welcoming, a good listener and have an eye for detail as you will be in close contact with the clients. You will be working with lots of special wishes, communicating with international parties, advising on all options, and thinking along with both the contact person for the booking and your colleagues from the operational departments. You ensure that all information gets communicated to the right departments, all external arrangements (e.g. flowers, AV, special furniture, etc.) booked and everyone knows what to expect, to guarantee guests have a unique experience.
What's in it for you?
- Free online & offline training organized by our own University;
- End of year bonus (up to 100% of monthly gross salary) & refer-a-friend bonus (500 EUR);
- Employee rates differing from 36 euros in all our hotels worldwide, 30% discount in the F&B outlets, and Friends & Family discount up to 25%. Various discounts in (web)shops;
- Travel allowance of €0.23 per km, up to 30 km distance from work each way;
- Welcome @ Work; dine, spend the night, and have breakfast in your own hotel for 2;
- Team building events, trips and holiday parties;
- The opportunity to grow within our company worldwide;
- Salary based on your experiences, as per Horeca CLA scale 6, ranging between €2.493 – €3.100.
Are you looking for a new challenge? Apply n(h)ow!
NH Hotel Group, by Minor Hotels is committed to an inclusive working environment in which everyone is valued and encouraged equally, therefor we warmly welcome people from all horizons & personal abilities.