Sales Support Co-ordinator

Event Exeter
An exciting full-time, permanent opportunity has arisen to join the Event Exeter Team at the University of Exeter.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

Summary of the role
Event Exeter is responsible for delivering commercial events in University of Exeter venues, by proactively targeting the business events and leisure tourism markets.

During vacation, the University’s Streatham Campus is the largest seasonal residential hotel in the South West and is capable of hosting international residential conferences for up to 1500+ delegates.

You will play a vital role within the Event Exeter team and will be responsible for responding to, creating proposals and fielding sales enquiries relating to facilities and services across the Streatham and St Luke’s campuses. You will be part of a dynamic team who are forward thinking and innovative in their approach.

The role will involve responding to and logging telephone and email requests.

First and foremost, you will play a role in helping to position Exeter as a key Hospitality, Conferencing and Events destination in the South West of England, with the overarching aim of maximising income.

Candidates will have the experience of working within a proactive commercial team environment. The role requires strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage and work closely with university stakeholders, external partners and clients. The successful candidate will be flexible, customer-focused and target driven and have a passion for working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for full details of this role.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments  are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant  and welcome applications from service people.

Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 39 Days leave per year.
• Options for flexible working
• Onsite gyms and a cycle to work scheme.
• Sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave  (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy.
• Stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England .

Further information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact k.j.le-chevalier@exeter.ac.uk  or (01392) 725205.