Full time, permanent position
Salary: £25,750.00 Per Annum, Plus Desirable Benefits
Are you wild about creating memorable experiences?
Do you want to work in a place where you can hear calls from troops of howler monkeys, or the roars from a pride of lions?
Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve are seeking a Wedding & Events Coordinator to play a key role in creating unforgettable celebrations. From the first enquiry through to the day, you’ll be the main point of contact for our clients - guiding them through the planning process and ensuring their vision becomes reality.
This varied role blends relationship-building with organisation and creativity. You’ll welcome prospective clients, conduct show rounds, attend networking events and trade shows, and represent our brand with confidence. You’ll also manage enquiries, follow up leads, and create tailored proposals to secure new business and maximise revenue.
Behind the scenes, you’ll keep everything running smoothly overseeing bookings, preparing reports, coordinating with departments, and ensuring every detail is delivered flawlessly. On event days, you’ll support clients and the operations team to guarantee a seamless experience.
To succeed, you’ll bring flexibility to work weekends and evenings, strong organisational skills, and the creativity to deliver memorable, high-quality events.
Who we are looking for:
We’re looking for a Wedding & Events Coordinator who is passionate about creating unforgettable experiences. You’ll be someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, balancing creativity with strong organisation and attention to detail. You’ll have solid experience in the conference and events industry, with proven skills in planning and coordinating events from start to finish. From liaising with clients to managing suppliers and colleagues, you’ll bring excellent communication and interpersonal skills to every interaction - ensuring every event runs smoothly and every guest feels valued.
The ideal candidate will be highly organised, confident in managing multiple priorities at once, and comfortable solving problems under pressure. Strong IT skills and experience using hotel property management systems will be a big advantage, as will previous hands-on involvement in weddings, corporate events, or both. Flexibility is key - you’ll need to be happy working evenings, weekends, and bank holidays to meet the needs of our events calendar.
Contract details:
This is a full-time permanent position, 40 hours per week, 9-5pm, five days out of seven, which can include Weekends, evenings, and bank holidays Reporting to the Event Sales Manager, the position is based at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve, based near Folkestone and Ashford. If you are a dynamic and sociable personality looking to join a fast-paced and exciting organisation, then we would really like to meet you.
The location:
Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve is a world-renowned wild animal park set within 600 acres of Kentish savannah. The Reserve is home to some of the world’s most rare and endangered animals and offers luxury short breaks accommodation, free roaming animal safaris, once-in-a-lifetime animal encounters and exquisite dining experiences. Most importantly, every one of our employees is part of real conservation in action and their efforts have contributed to animals such as black rhino and western lowland gorillas being returned to their natural habitats in collaboration with our partners at The Aspinall Foundation.
Why you should join us:
We’re on a mission to create memorable experiences that matter, and our Core Values ‘One Team’, Customer’ and ‘Pride’ are what drive us each day to become part of something extraordinary. As well as walking to work surrounded by the calls of Howler monkeys and the roars from our pride of Lions, you will join a supportive team who are passionate about their place of work. Be part of the Port Lympne and Howletts family and join our pride
You can also expect a host of other roarsome benefits including:
- 28 days of annual leave pro rata to start date and working hours, inclusive of bank holidays (rising with length of service)
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including workshops and e-learning.
- Enhanced Sickness, Maternity and Paternity Policies.
- Unlimited free entry for you and a person of your choice into both of our parks as well as friends and family tickets.
- Exceptional discounts on food, retail and accommodation at our parks.
- Numerous retail discounts and access to a 24-hour counselling line through our Healthy Extras Scheme.
- Company Pension
- And many more length or service-related rewards and Benefits.
A full job description is available on request.
Your adventure awaits
#joinourpride
Closing date: 30th September 2025
To apply: If you want to work in an exciting and unique environment where no two days are the same, email your C.V. and covering letter to stephanieb@portlympne.com
