Senior Group and Events Coordinator

Senior Group and Events Coordinator
Salary: £33,574 - £38,048 per annum pro-rata
* Permanent
Full time (35 hours per week) or 0.8 FTE (28 hours per week)
Happy to talk flexible working
Based at National Centre Inverclyde

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scotland is the national agency for sport in Scotland. Our vision is an active Scotland where everyone benefits from sport. Our goal is to be inclusive by design.

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scotland national centre Inverclyde is the first UK residential sports centre of its kind - designed for inclusivity, and it has been inspiring sportspeople for more than 60 years.

We are looking for a Senior Group and Events Coordinator to join our team at Inverclyde, who will be the first point of contact for Sports Governing Bodies (SGBs) and club enquiries.

You will coordinate pre-event planning activities, undertake site visits and work closely with customers and operational teams to ensure the successful delivery of group bookings and events. As you'll be managing multiple bookings and priorities simultaneously, you should have experience of bookings, events or hospitality administration and be highly organised with excellent attention to detail.

The post-holder will maintain group and event records, prepare proposals, contracts and invoices, and contribute to reporting and business planning activities. As such, you will be working with booking systems, financial processes and customer information and should be confident using Microsoft Office and booking or event management systems.

As you will also support repeat business activity and work with a range of internal and external stakeholders to help ensure customers receive a high-quality experience. The successful candidate should be a strong communicator who enjoys working collaboratively and building effective working relationships.

* Please note successful candidates will be appointed at the entry point of the salary band.

We offer a strong benefits package including hybrid working, 32 days annual leave plus 6.5 public holidays (38.5 days total) on entry, Cycle2

Work, employee discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme and support for professional development.

We are a Disability Confident employer. If you have any difficulties with your application because of a disability, please contact hr.recr and we will discuss how we can help you.

At sport
scotland inclusion underpins everything we do. If you've got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, caring responsibilities, care experience or social background.