Accor: Assistant Banquet Manager — Banff, AB, Canada

About Accor

Accor operates in hospitality through hotels, restaurants and lifestyle destinations. Its employer material describes a collection of brands with different identities and a common focus on guest experiences. The business therefore brings together the service and operational functions needed to run hospitality venues, rather than offering one uniform hotel product. Its recruitment introduction emphasises opportunities across professions within hotels and other hospitality settings, reflecting the range of work involved in delivering those experiences.

The position and its setting

Accor lists Assistant Banquet Manager in Banff, AB, Canada, under reference REF123896S. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 24 October 2026
• Brands: FAIRMONT

Responsibilities and work described

• Are you a passionate individual who is looking to take the next step in your career and would like a challenge?
• Would you like to lead one of the biggest Event Operations Teams within AccorHotels with a team of 15 leaders and over 100 colleagues?
• Is your expectation of a great job defined by action packed days, spontaneity and endless interactions?
• Competitive Salary: $60,000-$63,500 gross annually, based on previous experience & education
• Official title for this position is Assistant Event Operations Manager
• Reporting to the Assistant Director, Event Operations responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:
• Leadership: the daily operations of over 80,000 square feet of event space, ensuring service delivery, seamless execution of on- and off-site events, and an guest experience
• Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop a team of over 100 Event Services colleagues and 15 leaders, fostering engagement, accountability, and high performance through regular feedback and performance management
• Collaboration: with Conference Services, Culinary, and hotel departments to execute events flawlessly, anticipate client needs, and build relationships with internal teams and on-site clients
• Drive operational and financial success by contributing to forecasting, profit and loss analysis, departmental planning, and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance guest satisfaction and colleague engagement
• Leadership: with professionalism and adaptability, providing clear direction, maintaining composure in a fast-paced environment, embracing change, and ensuring banquet facilities, equipment, and operations meet Fairmont's standards

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Minimum 1 years’ experience in Food and Beverage Management
• Experience: a banquet/event/conference setting in a full service four (4) or five (5) diamond property an asset
• Culinary and beverage knowledge required
• “Proserve” Certified
• Results oriented with the ability to be flexible, work well under pressure and be accountable to make sound, thoughtful business decisions
• Creative and effective leader and team player, possessing a high degree of professionalism, sound human resources management principles, communication, administrative skills, ambition, drive, energy, and determination
• Must be computer literate with working knowledge of Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Windows programs
• Interpersonal skills, with written and verbal communication abilities
• Post-secondary degree in Hospitality or Food and Beverage Management an asset
• Knowledge: Fairmont Hotels Sales and Catering System, Property Manager, Birchstreet, Silverware, Avero – all regarded as helpful assets
• Highly organized individual with the ability to handle numerous tasks at one time
• The ability to delegate tasks to team members and facilitate their completion

Location, schedule and contract conditions

For this overseas or regional listing, confirm work authorisation and any location restrictions with the employer. The location does not establish visa sponsorship or permission to work remotely from India.

• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Banff, AB, Canada

Benefits mentioned by the employer

• Comprehensive benefits package (Medical, Vision & Dental) including extended benefits like
• Mental Health, Orthodontics, Fertility Drugs and Gender Affirmation for full time permanent status employees
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with employer matching up to 5% of annual earnings for full time permanent status employees
• Employee travel program with discounts on room rates as well as on food & beverage at Fairmont & Accor properties world-wide
• Access to the Mountain Explorer Travel Program – exclusive room rates for colleagues, which includes 50% off all food & beverage when staying at Fairmont Resorts in Lake Louise, Jasper & Whistler
• Discounts while using our resort’s Food & Beverage Outlets, Fitness Centre, Spa and Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Courses
• Subsidized staff accommodation provided on-site for full time status employees
• One complimentary meal per shift in our staff cafeteria (additional meals can be purchased for $8/meal)
• Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in Canada
• The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization
• APPLY TODAY: Whether you're just launching your career or looking for a new adventure, we invite you to visit www.banffspringsjobs.com to learn more about Fairmont Banff Springs and the extraordinary opportunities that exist within our resort!
• We encourage you to let us know if you require any accommodations through the application/recruitment process, and we will work with you to meet your needs

Pay and application dates

A verified salary figure is not established in this article. An online estimate for another Assistant Banquet Manager vacancy is not an offer for reference REF123896S; use the employer’s own pay disclosure and recruitment communication.

A closing date is not confirmed in this article. Check the current employer page before submitting: an undated posting can change or be withdrawn.

How to apply to Accor

Applications follow the official employer page linked below.

Open the official Accor posting below and match the title and reference REF123896S.

Compare your qualifications and experience with the essential conditions for the Banff, AB, Canada position, then read the preferred criteria separately.

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Practical preparation: Excel

Excel examples should identify the task, the data and the checks used to avoid an incorrect result. Explain whether you built a reporting workbook, reconciled records, automated a process or maintained an existing model.

Relevant skills

• Excel
• PowerPoint
• culinary operations
• guest services
• event operations
• sales
• human resources
• hospitality
• food and beverage