The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) is one of Australia's most prestigious Sports, Events and Property Development companies. As well as running elite horse racing at Caulfield, Ladbrokes Park (Sandown) and Mornington Racecourses, we own 13 pub venues under the Pegasus Leisure Group (PLG), an emerging collection of owned events such as The Peninsula Picnic and Whiskey, Wine and Fire and finally the MRC Foundation, our charitable arm.An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Functions & Event Coordinator to join the team in coordinating the sales and delivery of a diverse functions and events calendar across multiple venues. Based at Caulfield Racecourse, this role will look after the non-race day events and functions across Caulfield Racecourse and Ladbrokes Park (Sandown).The successful candidate will be required to work occasional weekends and late nights.Duties and Responsibilities Event planning and delivery, provide a high level of detail in all aspects of the event, including floor plans, event orders, work orders and related event documentationCoordinate event requirements on behalf of clients for all functions and events. Including Food & Beverage, event services and compliance and safetyPost-event analysis to determinate client satisfactionOverall supervision ensuring venues are presented for events to a high standardContractor management for audiovisual, cleaning, furniture set up, car parking and securityManage calendar of internal eventsManage and develop relationships with key internal and external stakeholdersContinually look for opportunities of Functions & Events within existing and new clientsContinually looking for opportunities for revenue growth through products and servicesSkills & Experience Tertiary qualification or relevant experience in event and/or venue managementProficiency in Microsoft OfficePrevious client management experienceHigh level of initiativeExcellent organizational and time management skillsHigh level of accuracy and attention to detailAbility to deal with and manage stakeholdersDesirable - use of Ungerboeck event softwareCOVID-19 Double Vaccination Status RequiredWhat’s in it for you?a short walk from Caulfield StationOngoing learning & development opportunities through the organisation-wide DRIVE Development programAccess to our year-round well-being initiatives including our Employee Assistance Program for staff and familyDiscounts across our family of brands and free tickets to a wide range of eventsDiscounted coffee at Caulfield Glasshouse located next to our Head OfficePaid Volunteer and Parental LeaveMelbourne Racing Club values differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientations and encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role. AUDMelbourne