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Lead exceptional corporate events and create unforgettable food experiences!
We’re seeking an experienced Event & Conference Manager to drive the delivery of high-quality food and hospitality across a busy corporate events operation. From tailored lunches and networking receptions to multi-day conferences for hundreds of guests, you’ll ensure every event exceeds client expectations.
This is a unique opportunity to lead, innovate, and shape in-house offerings within a fast-paced corporate environment, with real potential for career growth and development.
What you’ll be doing:
- Planning, coordinating, and delivering a wide variety of events, ensuring seamless execution from concept to completion.
- Preparing accurate event quotes, tailoring menus, and curating exceptional food experiences to meet client expectations.
- Leading a core team and scaling staffing during larger events, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and budget management.
- Collaborating with internal teams and clients, maintaining excellent relationships with stakeholders, and acting as a key point of contact for food and hospitality.
- Maintaining strict compliance with food safety, health & safety regulations, and company standards.
- Conducting post-event evaluations, analysing feedback, and implementing improvements to continually enhance service and offerings.
- Identifying opportunities for innovation, introducing new concepts, and enhancing the overall guest experience.
What you’ll need to succeed:
- Proven experience managing high-volume events, conferences, or catering operations within a 5* hotel or corporate environment.
- Strong knowledge of food, hospitality, and operational delivery, with a keen eye for presentation and quality.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
- Calm, confident, and adaptable under pressure, capable of managing last-minute changes while delivering seamless events.
- Commercially minded, with experience managing budgets, labour costs, and identifying revenue opportunities.
- Exceptional organisational and planning skills, able to manage multiple events and work streams simultaneously.
- Experience leading and developing teams, motivating staff to deliver their best performance.
- IT literate, with familiarity using hospitality booking systems.
Work in a fast-paced, high-profile events environment with opportunities to deliver large-scale conferences and bespoke hospitality experiences.
We ensure you’re rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- Contributory pension scheme
- Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
- Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
- Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
- Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and many more
- Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
- Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
- Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
- You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families
About Us
Restaurant Associates provides brilliant hospitality through our food, drink and services. We work with our partners and collaborate with our clients to achieve great things together.Every day, our teams of passionate hospitality professionals strive for excellence in delivering employee dining and hospitality to some of the UK’s leading workplace as well as inspiring exceptional experiences in iconic cultural and heritage destinations.
Job Reference: com/0704/91246001/52801297/SU #RA Group
Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive – because diversity is our strength!
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