The Role
Are you experienced and innovative in event sales and coordination? Are you passionate about providing exemplary customer care with ability to build excellent rapport with customers and colleagues alike? Do challenges excite you? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment?
If the answer to these questions is yes, we would love to hear from you.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Event Sales Coordinator to join our expanding Commercial Team. In this role you’ll be supporting the Commercial Manager in event sales and the full delivery process of events while also actively generating event business to hit budgets. No two days will be the same in this fast-paced, exciting environment.
On some days you may be showing prospective clients around our site, responding to event enquiries, sending out hospitality packs and supporting in the delivery of events. At other times you’ll be writing proposals, attending networking events or trade shows, or arranging open days to sell events.
Amongst other things, you’ll need a relevant qualification in events management, practical experience in event coordination, some sales experience and experience in working with various stakeholders. You are precise in your attention to detail, highly organised with ability to coordinate several projects at once, resource, resilient and driven. You prioritise customer needs, enjoy building positive relationships and work brilliantly in a team.
Please download the full job description from our website: https://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/careers/
Why You Should Work for Us
As well as being ambitious, determined and at the top of our game, we really appreciate our people and understand it is their dedication and commitment which enables our success on and off the pitch.
Equal Opportunities and Inclusivity Statement
Somerset County Cricket Club endorses the principles of equality and equity and strives to ensure everyone involved with the Club has a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, to give of their best and be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and individual worth are respected. Everyone is responsible for creating an inclusive working environment and we expect all colleagues, partners customers and suppliers to abide by our equality, diversity and inclusion policies and procedures.
The Club ensures all existing and potential employees receive equal consideration during the recruitment process and beyond, and is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination of any kind and in particular on the grounds of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, and age.
Safeguarding Statement
Somerset County Cricket Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is everyone’s responsibility to keep vulnerable people safe.
As part of our safer recruitment process all relevant roles are subject to an enhanced or standard DBS check as appropriate, and two satisfactory references. We also require every staff member to undergo safeguarding training appropriate to their role.
We encourage an open, welcoming environment where everyone should feel safe to express any concerns. We have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across all that we do.
Next Steps
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a remote interview via Teams on Thursday 23 or Friday 24 March 2023.
Further shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a face to face interview with assessment tasks on Tuesday 28 March 2023.
How to apply
To apply We use fair and safer recruitment methods at SCCC, therefore, to apply for all roles we ask you to download an application pack (available from the career’s page on our website: https://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/careers/). Please complete this pack and application form with as much detail as possible. We select candidates for the next stage based on their meeting the essential criteria to carry out the role. We recommend you refer to the job description, also available on the careers page, to demonstrate how you meet these criteria. It is important you complete this application pack fully, with accurate details. If details are missing without explanation, we reserve the right to reject the application. If you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply for this role or participate at any stage of the selection process, please let us know by emailing us on the below address or telephoning 01823 425301. Please send completed application packs to recruitment@somersetcountycc.co.uk or post to SCCC, The Cooper Associates County Ground, St James Street, Taunton, TA1 1JT by the closing date.