Senior Manager, Community

Overview

As the Senior Manager, Community, your impact will be felt across the global hospitality community as you strengthen and grow meaningful relationships that support the long-term influence of 50 Best. Working closely with the Director of Community you will play a key role in talent and community operations, helping to drive event programming delivery and represent 50 Best with confidence and credibility.

Department: Event OperationsEmployment Type: Permanent – Full TimeLocation: Brighton (role also open to London)

What You’ll Be Doing

• Strengthening and growing the global community through nurturing long-term relationships with priority talent and industry stakeholders
• Driving strategic talent engagement across global programmes to support event and content credibility, identifying opportunities to deepen community loyalty and advocate for improvements
• Representing the brand with authority across industry events & platforms, including presenting and hosting in-person sessions at 50 Best events
• Shaping event content and programming to reflect global industry trends
• Supporting leadership of community operations to ensure operational excellence across community initiatives
• Assisting in Voting Academy Chair communications and engagement, and stepping in for the Director where required

What You’ll Need

• Strong experience within the global hospitality, food, drink or events industries, with demonstrable progression
• Proven ability to foster relationships with high-profile talent, partners or senior stakeholders
• Strong judgement and prioritisation skills in fast-moving environments with the ability to manage complex workstreams in parallel
• Credible, confident presence; comfortable representing a brand or organisation at a senior level and presenting publicly
• Driven by a passion for hospitality, gastronomy, and the global food community, with a keen eye for spotting news and trends and translating them into valuable insights for the content team
• Experience mentoring or managing junior team members would be advantageous
• Ability to speak additional languages is desirable
• Willingness to attend industry events and travel internationally

Benefits & Initiatives

• 6.6 weeks of annual leave (pro-rata for part‑time). The equivalent to 25 days plus standard England and Wales bank holidays for full‑time colleagues
• One additional day holiday per year after 6 years’ service, up to a maximum 7.6 weeks of annual leave (pro-rata for part‑time)
• Holiday purchase scheme, allowing employees to purchase up to 3 additional days of annual leave and spread the cost over up to 6 months
• Additional paid leave day ‘MeDay’, allowing flexibility to celebrate a cultural or religious event or your birthday
• One paid volunteering day per year to support a charity or community initiative of your choice
• Enhanced pension contributions above statutory minimum
• Life assurance scheme
• Group income protection
• Enhanced family‑friendly leave pay entitlements
• Wellbeing benefits, including health care cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Virtual GP service, and access to health & wellbeing resources and tools
• Equity, diversity & inclusion initiatives, supported by employee‑led networks; 50 Best is a Disability Confident committed employer
• Cycle to Work Scheme (subject to satisfactory completion of probationary period)
• Electric Car Scheme (subject to satisfactory completion of probationary period)

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