Closing date: 29th July 2016

Lord’s Ground, the most famous cricket ground in the world, owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (“MCC”), is renowned worldwide for staging international cricket matches with up to 28,500 spectators in attendance. Lord’s is also an exceptional venue with a wealth of experience in delivering high quality events on non-match days, hosted by our Meetings and Events team.

An opportunity has arisen within our Meetings and Events Department for a Senior Event Coordinator. The role will involve coordinating large and high profile events along with account management of key clients in order to retain and expand existing business.

The role will focus on the financial delivery of events and ensuring that quality standards are achieved. The person will liaise regularly with external clients to discuss the details of their event and to work with relevant internal departments to ensure that their requirements are met.

Required skills and experience

Substantial experience of working in an events venue. The ideal candidate will have a strong customer focus, along with excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills as he or she will be required to establish relationships with a range of people from different levels and backgrounds.

Strong IT skills, especially Word and Excel, are essential, along with the ability to prioritise and organise workloads and work to often tight deadlines. Significant flexibility is required for attendance on Major Match Days and to attend own events when required both during the day and evening.

Please click here to view the full job description for this role.

Values and behaviours

In line with the MCC’s Values, you will demonstrate:
 

•     A positive and proactive approach to all elements of the role
•     Responsibility for your own actions and outputs
•     Demonstrate respect and courtesy to MCC’s staff and visitors
•     Promote teamwork by supporting others and sharing knowledge
•     Deliver high quality work and service in a timely manner

Please apply with a CV and a covering letter, stating salary expectations by clicking here.

Closing date: Friday 29th July 2016