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About us Maison Gigi is a family-run French bakery and caterer renowned for its exquisite patisserie, specialty coffee, and delicious grab-and-go breakfast and lunch options. Inspired by regional French cuisine, we are passionate about sharing authentic flavours with our loyal customers. To lead our talented team and ensure the smooth operation of our bakery and cafe, we're seeking a passionate and experienced Assistant General Manager. You'll be responsible for overseeing daily production, managing customer cake and catering orders, and inspiring your team to deliver the highest standards of quality and service across all aspects of our business. You will also play a key role in maintaining a safe environment for both our team and our customers. This role requires a self-starter who can take initiative and thrive independently. What You'll Do - Lead and inspire: Manage and motivate a team of bakers, pastry chefs, and baristas, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment. - Oversee bakery production: Plan and manage daily production schedules to meet customer demand and ensure efficient use of resources. This includes: - Managing ingredient inventory and ordering supplies. - Monitoring production quality and consistency. - Implementing and maintaining strict hygiene and food safety standards. - Delight customers: Manage customer cake and catering orders, ensuring personalized service and timely delivery. This includes: Consulting with customers to discuss design, flavours, and special requests. - Processing orders and managing order fulfilment. - Addressing customer inquiries and ensuring complete satisfaction. - Manage the cafe experience: Oversee the daily operations of the cafe, ensuring efficient workflow, excellent customer service, and a welcoming atmosphere. This includes: - Managing cafe staff schedules and training. - Maintaining optimal stock levels of raw ingredients, pastries, and other cafe supplies. - Upholding the specialty coffee standards of preparation. - Champion health and safety: Ensure compliance with all relevant health and safety regulations, maintaining a safe and hygienic environment for both staff and customers. This includes: - Conducting regular risk assessments and implementing necessary safety measures. - Ensuring all staff are trained in food safety and hygiene practices. - Maintaining accurate records and documentation. - Deputize for the General Manager: Assume responsibility for the overall operation of the bakery, café and catering in the General Manager's absence. - Optimize operations: Analyse sales data and customer feedback to identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to enhance efficiency and profitability across the bakery and cafe. - Maintain visual appeal: Ensure the bakery and cafe maintain a visually appealing and inviting atmosphere, with attractive displays and impeccable cleanliness. What you'll bring - Proven experience as a Bakery Manager, Cafe Manager, or in a similar leadership role within a bakery or cafe environment. - A passion for French pastry and a good understanding of baking techniques and ingredients. - Knowledge and appreciation of specialty coffee, with experience in managing a cafe environment. - Exceptional organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines. - Strong leadership and communication skills to effectively manage and motivate a team. - A customer-centric approach and a commitment to providing outstanding service. - A thorough understanding of health and safety regulations and best practices in a food service environment. A self-starter mentality with the ability to take initiative, work independently, and solve problems effectively. In return - Join a dedicated team: Become part of a passionate and supportive team that takes pride in delivering exceptional quality and service. - Competitive salary and holidays: Receive a competitive salary plus bonus and 28 days of holiday to enjoy your time off. - Amazing staff meals: Enjoy delicious staff meals prepared with the same care and attention as our customer offerings. - Central location: Work in a vibrant and easily accessible central London location. - Company pension: Benefit from a company pension scheme to support your future financial security. - Cycle to work scheme: Take advantage of our cycle to work scheme to save money and stay healthy.
HEAD CHEFS.. Are you looking for a rewarding culinary role with exceptional working hours? We offer a fantastic opportunity for a Head Chef to join our team, where you’ll enjoy no late nights and no weekends. Our focus is on creating a seasonal, healthy counter focussed menu that delights our customers while fostering a balanced work-life experience for our staff. The role demands full accountability for the commercial and creative food and beverage success for the co working community and guests, whose taste will be as varied and demanding as the creative sectors they represent. MAIN RESPONSIBILITES THE CONCEPT · Define and curate a fantastic offer of simple, delicious food that meets the everyday requirements of the Design Districts tastes. Working with the restaurant manager, plan an efficient set up of the kitchen and front of house operation. Deliver a delicious and affordable breakfast, lunch and dinner offering, in the restaurant and coffee bar in Bureau. Constantly recognising areas where we can increase our commercial viability. Work closely with the Restaurant Manager and Events Manager to deliver a range of events that caters for all Design District, Bureau and Co working events as well as an offer for booked meeting rooms. Continue to embed the food and beverage offer as the beating heart of the Design District, it should always be authentic, have soul, be thoughtful and deliver an enjoyable and value driven experience. Own and manage all purchasing, deliveries and stock taking. Review and update suppliers regularly to keep GP margins up to date. EVENTS / INNOVATION Devise, develop and deliver creative, commercially viable additional revenue streams for Bureau restaurant, including catering menu options for private hires. Curate a range of menus in line with Greenwich Peninsulas diverse events schedule, e.g. Diwali, Urban Village Fete, Turning Tides. Evolve a Supper Club events program for Bureau and DD tenants, responding to the eclectic mix of tenants and the co-working community. ADMINISTRATION / SYSTEMS Budget management - take responsibility for daily, weekly ordering of goods and ensure that budgeted gross profit is achieved. Perform and complete stock takes and be able to present figures. Take ownership of maintenance of equipment and ensure it is in good repair and serviced in line with a PPM structure. Preventative maintenance including walking the facility daily to inspect and improve the environment, including minor or major refurbishments. Implementation of schedules to ensure kitchen is cleaned to a high standard. Ensure all food safety management systems are kept up to date and ready for inspection. RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT Build internal collaborative relationships with various functions e.g. – Marketing, Club Sales, Events etc. Build external collaborative relationships with other operators on and off the Peninsula to keep abreast of trends and competition. Work closely with the Restaurant manager to develop menu deals and organise the team for events and daily service. TEAM Recruit, manage, train and lead a small reliable trustworthy team for the kitchen. Assist the Restaurant manager in managing, training and leading the front of house team to deliver and execute the offering. Work with the Group General Manager to ensure standards are met, and where they are not, mange staff accordingly. Ownership of the daily cleaning and maintenance, in line with the schedule, to ensure high standards are met. Health and Safety · All employees of the Company have a statutory duty to co-operate together to promote health and safety best practice. Oversee accurate food safety and health and safety records in line with FSA standards (daily checklist, time and temperature records). Ensuring training and compliance within food safety and health and safety guidelines. Managing, maintaining and updating all risk assessments, COSHH documents, HACCP, allergens and training manuals regularly. Foster a positive food safety environment by effectively reviewing tasks carried out by your team. Person Specification A unique destination demands a unique chef to define and deliver a simple creative and commercial food and beverage offer that meets the needs of our customers. You are innovative, forward thinking and excited by food. You understand what it takes to deliver simple food well, and change the menu seasonally using local, quality produce where possible. Your natural curiosity leads you to explore different cuisines, keeping abreast of trends, exploring cultures and adapting those to deliver great food for your customers. You have a wealth of innovative and exciting ideas that allures the residents, visitors, other leaseholders and the general public in hiring the space for events. You must have an active interest and understating in sustainability and waste. Our ambition is to deliver the food offer in the most sustainable way and will look to you to lead that during set up and every day after that. Key skills and attributes Skills - Essential A strong communicator, and team leader and player Enthusiastic and curious, particularly in relation to arts, culture, creative industries Experience of budgets and stock management Demonstrates a good eye for detail – standards don’t slip under your watch Maintains bright and positive behaviours alongside strong work ethic Written, numerical and computing skills appropriate to the role Understanding of different cooking methods Previous experience in producing baked products Strong commercially and financially astute Have a strong knowledge of food hygiene sand safe working practises Previous experience as a Head chef in a busy high volume, quality business Understands the importance of working well with multiple departments Full understanding of COSHH, HACCP, Allergens & Food safety management systems Have experienced EHO visits 5+ year in large events delivery Job Type: Full-time Pay: £40,000.00 per year Benefits: Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Schedule: Day shift Monday to Friday No weekends Overtime Experience: Chef: 5 years (required) Work Location: In person
MeetingRoomz is a dynamic and innovative company dedicated to revolutionise future of work. We're looking for a passionate and creative Marketing and Communication Executive to join our team and play a key role in driving our brand, communication, and content strategy. ** Role Overview:** The Marketing and Communication Executive will lead the development and execution of our marketing, branding, and public relations initiatives. This multifaceted role demands expertise in creating impactful campaigns, producing engaging multimedia content, and building relationships with media and external stakeholders. ** Key Responsibilities:** Marketing Strategy Develop and implement a comprehensive multi-channel marketing strategy. Identify and execute viral growth opportunities for brand visibility. ** Podcast and Multimedia Production** Plan, produce, and edit podcasts, videocasts, and interviews. Develop compelling storytelling formats tailored to target audiences. ** Public Relations** Write and distribute engaging press releases and articles. Cultivate relationships with journalists, bloggers, and influencers. Actively seek media coverage to enhance brand recognition. Brand Development Define and evolve the brand identity to resonate with core audiences. Monitor market trends to inform branding efforts and ensure relevance. Content Creation Craft high-quality communication materials, including blogs, newsletters, social media posts, and thought leadership pieces. Ensure consistent messaging and tone across all channels. ** Technical Skills:** Significant experience working in a video creation role for a direct-to-consumer brand, across social media (TikTok, Meta, YouTube) and broader content channels. Previous experience working collaboratively in the content creation process. Solid experience using Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and After Effects for video editing and content creation. A background working with high-quality video and audio using professional cameras and recording equipment, as well as experience recording and editing from mobile. Creativity and a strong desire to bring ideas to the table and see them through to fruition. What We’re Looking For: Proven experience in marketing, communications, or a related role. Strong storytelling and content development skills. Hands-on experience with podcast or video production tools and platforms. Knowledge of media relations and PR best practices. Creative mindset with the ability to execute innovative branding strategies. Excellent organizational and project management skills. Strong interpersonal skills to build and nurture relationships. ** What We Offer:** A flexible hybrid work environment that fosters work-life balance. A competitive salary package commensurate with experience and expertise. Opportunities for professional growth and career development. A supportive and collaborative team culture. How to Apply: If you're excited about the opportunity to shape impactful narratives and amplify our brand, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your resume, portfolio, or samples of relevant work
As Head Chef, you will be the creative force behind our kitchen, orchestrating every aspect of food preparation and presentation. At The Counter Soho, we pride ourselves on offering a menu that is not just a collection of dishes, but a culinary journey through the rich and vibrant flavors of the Aegean. Each plate is a tribute to the region’s heritage, deeply inspired by the childhood experiences of our Executive Chef, Kemal Demirasal. Your leadership will be pivotal in ensuring that this vision is consistently brought to life with every service. What You’ll Do: - Lead the kitchen with passion and precision, ensuring that every dish meets our high standards of quality, flavour, and presentation. - Develop and refine the menu, infusing it with creativity while staying true to the Aegean influences that define our cuisine. - Oversee the day-to-day operations, including inventory management, ordering, and ensuring that all kitchen processes run smoothly. - Mentor and inspire the kitchen team, fostering a culture of learning and excellence, and helping each member to grow in their culinary careers. - Uphold strict health and safety standards, ensuring the kitchen remains a clean, organised, and safe environment. - Collaborate closely with the front-of-house team to deliver a seamless dining experience, addressing any service challenges that arise. What We’re Looking For: - Minimum 4years of experience as a Head Chef or in a senior culinary role within a high-volume kitchen. - A deep passion for cooking and a rich understanding of diverse culinary techniques, with a special affinity for Aegean cuisine. - Proven leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and manage a diverse team in a high-pressure environment. - Flexibility to adapt to the demands of a busy kitchen, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. - Strong knowledge of food safety and hygiene regulations, with a commitment to maintaining impeccable standards. Why Join Us: - Be the creative leader in a kitchen that values innovation and the art of cooking. - Opportunities for career advancement within our growing company, with the potential to shape the future of our culinary direction. - Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including WPA cash plan insurance, Hospitality Rewards, free lunch at work, and a Refer a Friend scheme.
Executive Assistant to the CEO Location: Actoss different sites - MIDDLESEX STREET, E1 7DA Reports to: CEO Job Summary: The Executive Assistant will provide high-level administrative support to the CEO of Stanley Ley business and Harris and Zei, ensuring efficient operation and management of the executive office. This role involves managing daily schedules, facilitating communication between the CEO and stakeholders, coordinating meetings, and overseeing special projects to support business initiatives. Key Responsibilities: 1. Administrative Support: - Manage and maintain the CEO’s calendar, including scheduling meetings, appointments, and travel arrangements. - Prioritize and respond to emails, phone calls, and other communications on behalf of the CEO. - Prepare meeting agendas, reports, presentations, and correspondence as needed. 2. Meeting Coordination: - Organize, attend, and take minutes during executive meetings. - Coordinate board meetings and prepare necessary materials. - Ensure follow-up on action items from meetings. 3. Communication Liaison: - Serve as the primary point of contact between the CEO, internal teams, and external partners. - Handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism. - Draft and edit communications for the CEO, including internal memos and external business correspondence. 4. Project Management: - Assist with special projects as assigned by the CEO, including research, data collection, and coordination with other teams. - Track project timelines and progress, ensuring that deadlines are met. 5. Travel and Event Coordination: - Plan and coordinate domestic and international travel, including accommodations, itineraries, and logistics. - Organize corporate events, conferences, and off-site activities for the CEO. 6. Office and Executive Operations: - Develop and implement administrative systems and procedures to enhance office efficiency. - Prepare expense reports and manage budgets for the executive office. - Handle personal tasks for the CEO as required. Qualifications: - Education: Bachelor's degree in Business management, Communications, or a related field preferred. - Experience: 5+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, preferably in a corporate or entrepreneurial setting. - Skills: - Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - High level of attention to detail and accuracy. - Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other productivity tools. - Strong problem-solving skills and proactive attitude. Attributes: - Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing priorities and demands in a fast-paced environment. - Initiative: Self-starter with the ability to anticipate needs and take initiative without direct supervision. - Interpersonal Skills: Professional demeanor with strong interpersonal skills to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels. Why Join Us? - Be a part of an innovative and growing business. - Work directly with visionary leaders in a dynamic environment. - Opportunity for professional growth and development. Application Process: Please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your experience and why you are an ideal fit for this
Real Estate Agent – Luxury Real Estate Location: London, UK Compensation: Base Salary: Standard Earnings Potential: £35,000+ in your first year including commissions o 30% commission during the review period o 20% unlimited commission thereafter • Bonuses: Performance-based bonuses available Join Our Award-Winning Boutique Real Estate Agency! Step into the world of high-end real estate with The Avenue, an award-winning boutique agency in London. Recently crowned Best Boutique Advisors in London 2024 and listed among the Top 100 globally by the Luxury Lifestyle Awards, we are redefining luxury property transactions with a personal touch. As a family-owned firm, we combine a dynamic, fun, and hardworking culture with the drive to become London’s most exclusive and fastest-growing agency. With plans to expand to Spain, Switzerland, and France, now is the perfect time to join a team that’s going places—literally! Why Join Us? When you join The Avenue, you become part of a close-knit, family-like team that values hard work, results, and financial success. You’ll benefit from: A Results-Driven Environment: Be prepared to work hard, bring results, and be rewarded generously. Exciting Growth Opportunities: With our ongoing expansion, career progression is limitless. Top-Notch Training: We provide all the tools, knowledge, and mentorship to ensure you thrive in the luxury real estate market. Exclusive Listings: You’ll work with the most luxurious properties in London, building expertise and deep client relationships. Your Role As an Agent, you’ll be at the heart of our business, handling some of London’s finest properties and developing strong client relationships. This is not a volume-based role—our focus is on quality, not quantity. Key Responsibilities: Luxury Property Transactions: Manage high-value sales and lettings, including prospecting, viewings, social media marketing, negotiations, and market analysis. Client Advisory: Guide clients through the property sales process with strategic advice and unparalleled service. Real Estate Expertise: Provide insights into property value identification, finance investments, and landlord/tenant communications. Team Collaboration: Work closely with vendors, buyers, solicitors, and fellow associates to deliver seamless transactions. Career Development: Take on leadership opportunities as the team grows, potentially mentoring junior associates. What We’re Looking For We’re seeking a motivated and professional individual who is: Experienced in Sales or Real Estate: Ideally, with 1 year of experience at an agency, or transferable skills in sales. (No experience in real estate demanded) Passionate About Design & Architecture: Someone who respects and admires the beauty of exceptional property design. Hardworking & Driven: Success in luxury real estate requires more than a 9-to-5 mindset. We need someone willing to go the extra mile to meet client needs and deliver results. Eager to Learn & Grow: A hunger for success, respect for hard work, and commitment to a long-term career with The Avenue. Respectful & Client-Focused: Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust with clients. What We Offer Support & Training: From day one, we’ll help you grow with: In-House Sales Academy: Exclusive training to develop your skills and knowledge. Ongoing Mentorship: Learn directly from industry experts and seasoned associates. On-the-Job Learning: Gain hands-on experience with London’s luxury real estate market. Flexible Working Environment: Hybrid Working Model: After the review period, work from the office a minimum of 80% of the time, with flexibility based on business needs. Weekend Work: Required twice a month. Additional Benefits: New Office Location: We’re negotiating for a new premium site in London, offering a modern and collaborative workspace. Wellbeing & Lifestyle Perks: Access to a range of benefits supporting your personal and professional life. Compensation Details • Base Salary: Standard. • Commission: o 30% during your review period o 20% unlimited commission on all sales and lettings thereafter Earnings Potential: £35,000+ in your first year, with no cap on your earnings. • Bonuses: Additional rewards for top performance. Ready to Join Us? If you have sales or real estate experience or not, a passion for luxury property, and the determination to build a lucrative, long-term career, we’d love to hear from you. At The Avenue, you’ll thrive in a supportive, results-driven environment where hard work pays off— literally. Apply now and take the first step toward a luxurious career in real estate!