Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Description
- Casalavoro Residence is looking for an energetic, well-connected, and commercially driven Event Sales Manager to lead the sales and business development of our event spaces.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for actively promoting Casalavoro as a preferred destination for private, corporate, social, and lifestyle events, while building strong relationships with event planners, brands, corporates, socialites, and other potential clients.
- This is a highly target-driven and relationship-focused role, ideal for someone with strong networks and proven experience in event sales, hospitality, luxury lifestyle, or venue management.
Our Event Spaces
The Event Sales Manager will be responsible for driving bookings across our range of facilities, including:
- Spa
- Private Cinema
- Bar
- Swimming Pool
- Rooftop
- Dining Spaces
- Other available spaces and experiences within the residence.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute strategies to generate consistent bookings across Casalavoro's event spaces.
- Proactively identify and pursue new business opportunities.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with event planners, corporate organisations, brands, PR agencies, wedding and social event planners, and other key industry contacts.
- Network extensively within the events, hospitality, entertainment, corporate, and lifestyle sectors.
- Generate leads through personal networks, partnerships, referrals, social media, industry events, and other relevant channels.
- Conduct venue tours and present Casalavoro's spaces and offerings to prospective clients.
- Develop attractive event packages and proposals in collaboration with the management team.
- Negotiate bookings and commercial terms while ensuring profitability for the business.
- Maintain a healthy and consistent sales pipeline and follow up on leads to convert enquiries into confirmed bookings.
- Build strategic partnerships that can generate recurring bookings and long-term business.
- Monitor market trends and identify new event opportunities and customer segments.
- Work closely with the operations team to ensure a seamless transition from confirmed booking to event execution.
- Maintain accurate records of enquiries, bookings, prospects, and client relationships.
- Provide regular reports on sales activities, pipeline, bookings, and revenue performance.
Key Performance Expectations
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Generate a consistent pipeline of qualified event leads.
- Convert enquiries into confirmed bookings.
- Increase utilisation and revenue across Casalavoro's event spaces.
- Build a strong network of repeat clients and referral partners.
- Develop corporate and private event relationships that result in recurring business.
- Continuously identify new opportunities to position Casalavoro as a sought-after event destination.
Qualifications
- Interested candidates should possess an HND / Bachelor's / Master`s Degree with 3 - 5 years experience.
Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who is:
- Highly connected and confident in networking and business development.
- Commercially minded and motivated by achieving sales and revenue results.
- Experienced in event sales, hospitality, venue sales, luxury lifestyle, entertainment, or a related field.
- Able to demonstrate an existing network of potential clients and industry contacts.
- Excellent at building and maintaining relationships.
- Persuasive, articulate, and confident when engaging with clients and decision-makers.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and able to independently generate opportunities.
- Well-presented and capable of representing a premium hospitality brand.
- Organised, responsive, and strong in follow-through.
- Comfortable negotiating and closing deals.
- Passionate about events, hospitality, experiences, and creating memorable occasions.
Compensation
- Compensation is open and experience-based.
- The remuneration package will be determined based on the candidate's experience, existing network, demonstrated track record, and ability to deliver results.
- A performance-based incentive or commission structure may also be considered in line with the final compensation package.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV to: hr@casalavoro.net using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
