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Role: Shared Services Lead (EVENT COORDINATOR) Location: Farringdon, London, and onsite at events. Reports to: KB Directors Contract Type: Fixed-term, 9 month contract, commencing Monday 3rd March 2025. Working Hours: 3 days per week until Monday 2nd June, then full-time until the end of August. Additional weekend work required during festival season with typical onsite hours from 8am to 8pm. Who We Are Krankbrother is a key force in electronic music in the UK, with extensive experience in event creative production and artist programming. Our strength is in working closely with the most innovative talent in the electronic music scene to deliver groundbreaking production values and customer experience above all else. A fully independently owned company, our shows draw sell-out crowds keen to resist the increasingly corporate nightlife scene. Role Overview As the Shared Services Lead, you play a key role in the planning and delivery of our events calendar. This role puts you right at the heart of our small and youthful team - where you’ll interact daily with senior leadership and take on significant responsibility onsite. We’re a truly independent outfit, where our founders are directly involved - offering you unique opportunities to learn and grow with us. Who You Are We’re looking for a confident, practical, and dynamic individual with leadership abilities and significant demonstrable experience in the event industry to head up all services for contractors and crew onsite. You’ll be responsible for managing a number of essential facilities, including accreditation, IT and comms, and logistical arrangements for crew. You’ll also play a key role in sourcing and onboarding temporary event staff. Role Responsibilities Managing IT and comms onsite. Recruiting temporary staff for merch, info, and other services. Working closely with the Accreditation Manager to ensure a smooth and efficient accreditation process on site. Crew/staff accommodation and logistics Liaising with the Financial Controller to ensure staff invoices are paid in a timely manner Reporting as necessary to the Event Management Office, and working with the Visitor Experience Lead and Safety, Security and Resilience Lead to resolve any issues which may arise. Essential Skills: Solid experience in event production and site management, particularly with logistics for accreditation, accommodations, IT, and crew facilities. Strong organisational and project management skills for managing multiple operational streams. Proficiency in IT and comms systems Experience recruiting and managing temporary event staff. Excellent interpersonal skills Budgeting and financial management for timely payments and cost control. Strong administrative skills for accurate reporting and documentation. Effective communication skills for coordination across teams. Skilled in documenting and reporting to senior leadership. You will need to be fully available for our summer season: 1st June-31st August 2025.
BAO is looking for a manager with experience in managing the team and kitchen for BAO's new concept. This new concept is different from all of BAO current restaurants which is why BAO is building a solid team to bring the new concept to the public! As the manager, you’ll lead a small, tight-knit team working seamlessly together and taking care of your team members. You will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations and profitability of your site, as well as actively drive and join in the sustainability of BAO. The position necessitates a specific mix of strong leadership, strategic vision and practical management skills to successfully propel business growth and enhance overall performance, through these 5 aspects: People, Product, Property, Profit and Planet. If you want to toughen the early management experience, and love the energy of the food market scene and bring delicious experiences to life, this is the exciting opportunity to be a part of this journey our BAO’s new concept! Key Responsibilities - As a team-supporter Organising the rota to balance the needs of the business and the team to ensure that your team has the best work-life balance. Creating a sustainable workflow for your team and meet with them regularly to follow up their BAO journey is progressing and fully supported. - As a decision-maker Analyse how the business is performing on a weekly basis with an understanding of P&L, and make decisions to improve the operation that drive the business forward, including: purchasing, inventory, equipment and so on. - As a problem-solver Manager is the main point of contact for any problems that may occur on site such as equipment or maintenance issues, or any customer complaints that might happen, addressing these operational challenges promptly and effectively to minimise disruptions. - As a collaborator Collaborate with others to ensure compliance with the stadium and logistics site regulations, and liaise with traders and ensure stock levels are suitable. The Benefits We want to create a great place to work that mirrors the soft fluffy embrace of a BAO 1. We have a commitment to work life balance. Our rotas are based on 6 shifts over 5 days, with a maximum of 1 double. You are paid overtime, and you will get 2 weeks rotas in advance so you can have a life outside of work. 2. Your development is important to us. Within your first year with us, you’ll have three reviews, giving you the platform to tell us how we can support you better, and to identify development opportunities. 3. We’re serious on our education, meet School of BAO. Learn Mastery, Discover Artistry. A meticulously crafted calendar of events, workshops, talks. 4. Our perks, hands down the best hospitality discount in London 50% off food and drink across all of BAO and JKS restaurants, plus some rotating restaurant discounts. 5. We have our own currency, meet BAOcoin. A reward scheme where you earn BAOcoin by displaying BAO behaviours, and cash in prizes from the BAOshop. 6. There are other ways to earn some cash with the BAO Pyramid Scheme. Sell the BAO dream to your friends, and earn up to £500 for a referral. 7. We’re serious about our parties. Our record turnout for our parties speaks for itself. At the beginning of the year we have a huge Wei Ya Party paired with our Annual Awards Ceremony.Our second large party is our Moon Festival BBQ in September. For good measure we throw in a handful of Karaoke Parties in the middle. The Group BAO was founded by Shing, his wife - Erchen and Shing’s Sister - Wai Ting. Following a trip to Erchen’s homeland Taiwan, and having an mind bending experience when eating Gua Bao, the trio came back to London to perfect the Bao recipe and kick-started BAO as a street food stall in East London in back 2013 to now 7 restaurants across Central London. Over the years we have been fine turning our people culture. We try hard every day to craft a great people experience that translates through to how we treat the employee journey just like we would the customer journey. We’re proud that BAO was recognised in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024.