Assistant Manager - Events Operations (Incredible Occasions & Weddings)

About Us

From the moment you step through InterContinental Sydney’s iconic sandstone arches, you will be immersed in timeless magnificence and grandeur.

Weaving glamour with distinct style, InterContinental Sydney holds a collection of unique spaces that redefine luxury, combining contemporary design with rich heritage, charm and romance. Each of our historic event spaces and social function rooms has been thoughtfully re-imagined with a contemporary refurbishment.

Whether you are seeking an intimate harbourside destination to say ‘I do’, a grand ballroom reception for 200 people; a luxury 40th birthday party venue, or a range of conference and meeting venues across our dedicated 14 event spaces, you will discover Sydney’s most unique, hidden gem venues at InterContinental Sydney.

We invite you to join us at this incredibly exciting time for our hotel as Assistant Manager-  Events and help us deliver our guests Incredible Occasions!

Your day to day

 As the Assistant Manager - Events Operations, you'll collaborate closely with the Director of Events Operations to oversee the elegant and sophisticated aspects of our evening services and luxury events. Your role will centre on crafting an exceptional ambience that motivates our team to deliver a refined and luxurious experience, ensuring each guest enjoys a truly memorable and inspiring occasion.

This dynamic position involves coordination with all hotel departments, requiring a polished presentation, a deep passion for high-end service, and a proactive leadership approach. Your focus will be on creating seamless, opulent experiences that elevate our evening services to new heights of elegance, excellence and efficiencies.

What we need from you

To succeed as Assistant Manager – Events Operations you will need:

• Previous Events or High-End Restaurant operational experience is ESSENTIAL for this role
• Previous experience within a luxury hotel environment and similar upscale events venue
• Strong Food and Beverage service skills and product knowledge.
• Meticulous attention to detail with a passion for striving for excellence
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills that will see you develop a strong rapport with clients, guests and colleagues
• A collaborative leadership style with a passion for inspiring, training and developing a team
• A confident, proactive and thorough problem solver, with strong conflict-resolution skills
• The innate ability to remain calm under pressure when responding to last-minute changes
• Full unrestricted Australian Working Rights 

What we offer

Join our talented team and you have the ability to supercharge your guest-facing hospitality career while giving you all the flexibility to live life on your own terms.

You’ll be rewarded for your hard work with a range of benefits that supports you throughout your IHG career journey

• Some of the best employee discounts across our IHG Hotels for accommodation, food and beverage
• An immense employee discounts platform for all your favourite brands and retailers
• Paid Birthday Leave 
• Free meal on shift
• Enhanced parental leave program
• Proactive paid wellness and mental health days and much more 
• Most importantly, we’ll help you grow, and develop you as an individual
• We recognise, value & celebrate diversity & inclusion and at IHG everyone has Room to Belong

Your career journey will be supported through our lifelong development programs, IHG career milestone celebrations, and transfer of entitlements as you move and grow with IHG.

We are proud to be InterContinental Sydney and proud to be IHG and we know you will be too.

Visit http://careers.ihg.com/ to find out more about us.