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  • Senior Receptionist
    Senior Receptionist
    1 day ago
    £17–£17.5 hourly
    Full-time
    London

    Senior Receptionist - Gymkhana Salary - Up to £17.50ph Schedule - Full Time Experience - Previous experience as a Senior receptionist within a Michelin star restaurant or Fine dinning Gymkhana are seeking a Senior Receptionist to join their team. The successful candidate will be friendly, personable and passionate about all things food and drink. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Receptionist looking for a new role in an award winning, critically acclaimed group. The Restaurant Operating in Mayfair for over a decade, Gymkhana is inspired by the bars, social, sports, and members’ clubs of the British Raj in India. It serves contemporary Indian cuisine using seasonal British ingredients, with a strong focus on the tandoori oven. Since its opening in 2013, Gymkhana has garnered numerous accolades, including its first Michelin star and, in 2024, a second Michelin star, making it the first Indian restaurant in London to hold two.The restaurant was also named Restaurant of the Year by Restaurant Magazine and BMW Square Meal in 2014. As Giles Coren of The Times remarked, "Gymkhana is the best restaurant I have ever been to." The Position We're looking for an experienced Senior Receptionist to ensure a welcoming and engaging first impression, and an exceptional guest experience. You will be delivering Michelin Star standards and ensuring a seamless journey for our guests from start to finish. If you have experience in the following, then we want to hear from you: Welcoming and interacting with our guests in a professional and friendly manner, building rapport to encourage their repeat custom; Effectively managing reservations and walk-ins to maximise covers during service; Handling face to face, telephone and email queries in a polite, professional and diplomatic manner.

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  • Senior Sous Chef
    Senior Sous Chef
    5 days ago
    Full-time
    St. James's, Westminster

    Fallow was founded by three individuals in May 2019, two chefs Jack Croft and William Murray, and career hospitality entrepreneur James Robson. The essence of this combination makes up much of Fallows DNA, where conscious culinary creativity meets hospitality experience and passion. Fallow’s permanent home in St James’s market was established in November 2021 and has since attracted a string of awards including both the Marie Claire and GQ ‘sustainable restaurant of the year’ and the Caterer award for ‘best new restaurant’. As a Senior Sous Chef at Fallow, you will work closely with our Head Chef to deliver an outstanding dining experience. You will take a lead role in maintaining the highest standards of food quality, creativity, and efficiency, helping to shape a progressive and forward-thinking kitchen. Key responsibilities: • Oversee daily kitchen operations, ensuring smooth and efficient service during peak hours., • Ensure consistency in food quality, presentation, and portion control across all dishes., • Implement and maintain kitchen workflows to optimize efficiency and minimize waste., • Monitor inventory levels, conduct stock takes, and manage ordering to prevent shortages., • Enforce health, safety, and hygiene regulations, ensuring compliance with food safety standards., • Train and supervise kitchen staff, ensuring they follow recipes, procedures, and best practices., • Manage kitchen maintenance and cleanliness, coordinating necessary repairs and upkeep., • Assist the Head Chef in menu planning and development, incorporating seasonal and sustainable ingredients. About you: • Proven experience as a Sous Chef in a high-quality, fast-paced kitchen., • Passion for sustainability and innovative cooking techniques., • Strong leadership skills with the ability to train, inspire, and develop a team., • Excellent organizational and time management abilities., • A collaborative mindset and a commitment to fostering a positive kitchen culture. The benefits: • Competitive salary., • Career progression., • Continuous Learning and Development programme including external opportunities such as WSET and Leadership courses., • Wellbeing initiatives., • Reward and recognition schemes., • Free welcome lunch for you and a guest., • 50% restaurant discounts across the group., • 25% Friends and Family discounts., • 50% discount on company retail., • Supplier trips, staff parties and team socials., • Staff meal during your shift., • Increased holiday entitlement after three years employment., • Enhanced parental leave (after one year’s employment)., • Sabbaticals (after three years employment)., • Fowl Mouth: the opportunity for our employees to use Fowl as a venue to organise a professional pop-up night. At FALLOW, we're passionate about fostering an environment that allows everyone to thrive and prosper, regardless of background. Diversity of perspective and an inclusive approach that promotes the voice of those experiences and viewpoints are well-known to be beneficial for our company and, consequently, career advancement.

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  • Restaurant Manager
    Restaurant Manager
    16 days ago
    £45000 yearly
    Full-time
    London

    Restaurant Manager - Brigadiers Salary - Up to £45,000 pa Schedule - Full Time Experience - previous experience in a quality restaurant Brigadiers are seeking a Restaurant Manager to join their team. The successful candidate will be friendly, personable and passionate about all things food and drink. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Restaurant Manager looking for a new role in an award winning, critically acclaimed group. The Restaurant Inspired by the army mess bars of India, where military regiments go to eat, drink and socialise, Brigadiers accommodates 140 covers internally with a further 34 on an outdoor terrace. Encouraging socialising and camaraderie, live sport is shown on demand in selected rooms, whilst pool and classic card games is offered for those who wish to play while they eat and drink. The food offering focuses on different methods of Indian barbecue, utilising tandoors, charcoal grills, rotisseries, wood ovens and classic Indian smokers. The drinks offering marries together the food and social spirit of the restaurant with beer, whisky, cocktails on tap and large serves. The Position As Restaurant Manager, you will be a hands-on, proactive and enthusiastic leader, injecting your personality into your work and inspiring the team to deliver a warm and memorable guest experience. You will continually commit to the highest standards of service and operations, and working closely with the senior management team, you will be responsible for the overall performance of the front of house team, managing financials, recruitment and team development, stock management and health and safety. We are looking for a Restaurant Manager that has: The ability to inspire, motivate, lead and develop teams; A Warm, personable and professional nature; Creative with excellent attention to detail; Passion for and knowledge of food and beverage, and the London restaurant scene; Working knowledge of food hygiene and health and safety requirements; Ability to manage staff costs and review rotas accordingly.

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  • Sales Accounts and Business Development Manager
    Sales Accounts and Business Development Manager
    23 days ago
    £38000–£45000 yearly
    Full-time
    London

    Key Purpose of the Role: To drive revenue growth for Battersea Chef Limited T/A Varanasi Chefs by developing new business, managing key customer accounts (dine-in, takeaway and delivery), and implementing sales and marketing initiatives that promote the restaurant’s authentic cuisine, online ordering, and special offers. Main Duties & Responsibilities: • Sales Strategy & Planning: Develop and implement a sales and business development plan to increase dine-in reservations, takeaway orders and home delivery sales for Varanasi Chefs., • Set, monitor and report on weekly and monthly sales targets across restaurant, collection, and delivery channels., • Market Research & Business Development: Conduct local market research in Battersea and surrounding areas to identify corporate clients, event organisers, hotels, and local businesses for regular catering, group bookings and private functions., • Analyse customer feedback and market trends to recommend new offers, packages and promotional activities suitable for an authentic Indian cuisine restaurant., • Customer Accounts Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with key customers, including corporate clients, party organisers and repeat local customers., • Negotiate and manage contracts, pricing, and payment terms for group bookings, party menus and regular corporate catering., • Ensure timely invoicing and follow-up for B2B accounts to maintain healthy cash flow and minimise aged debtors., • Online Ordering & Promotions: Oversee and grow the performance of the restaurant’s online ordering and delivery channels, including the website ordering system and any third-party platforms, ensuring accurate menus, pricing and availability., • Plan, implement and track promotional campaigns such as collection and delivery discounts on orders over a set value, loyalty initiatives and seasonal offers to increase order frequency and basket size., • Monitor digital metrics (online orders, conversion rates, customer reviews) and propose continuous improvements., • Brand & Marketing Support: Work with management to promote Varanasi Chefs’ brand as a fine, authentic cuisine provider, highlighting quality ingredients, speciality dishes and signature menu items in all sales communications., • Coordinate with any external marketing/IT providers (e.g. website management company) to keep offers, gallery images, and contact information up to date and aligned with sales campaigns., • Support social media and local community engagement (flyers, local partnerships, events) to drive table bookings and online orders., • Reservations & Capacity Management: Work closely with the restaurant manager and head chef to forecast demand for peak periods, special events and seasonal occasions and align staffing and stock levels accordingly., • Promote advance table reservations and pre-order menus for busy nights to maximise covers and ensure smooth service., • Sales Reporting & Analysis: Compile and analyse daily/weekly sales figures by channel (dine-in, collection, delivery, online) and by product category., • Prepare regular sales and market reports for senior management, including performance of promotions, customer trends, and recommendations for menu pricing or product focus., • Quality & Customer Service Support: Liaise with front-of-house and kitchen teams to ensure that service quality and customer satisfaction reflect the restaurant’s promise of high-quality food and excellent customer service., • Monitor online reviews and direct customer feedback, identifying service or product issues and working with management to resolve them and prevent recurrence., • Team Support & Training: Provide guidance to front-of-house staff on upselling techniques, promotion details and key selling points of special dishes and offers., • Where required, support the induction of new staff by explaining current promotions, key customer accounts and service standards relevant to sales., • Compliance & Company Standards: Ensure all sales activities, pricing, promotions and representations of Varanasi Chefs are accurate, honest and compliant with UK consumer and advertising standards., • Protect the company’s reputation by maintaining professionalism in all dealings with customers, suppliers and partners.

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  • Graduate Scheme
    Graduate Scheme
    1 month ago
    £25000–£35000 yearly
    Full-time
    London

    Graduate Scheme – Immediate Start £25,000 + Uncapped Commission (OTE £29,000–£35,000+) London SE1 | Full-Time | Office-Based Kick-start a high-earning, fast-paced career in sales. Global Insight Conferences (GIC), one of the UK’s top business events companies, is hiring ambitious graduates ready to learn fast, think big, and start earning from day one. Why Will I Love This Role? • Real responsibility from the moment you join, • A 10–12 month programme with training, mentoring, and rapid skill-building, • Uncapped commission (yes—uncapped!), • A clear pathway into a permanent, high-growth commercial career, • If you’re hungry to achieve, this is where you’ll thrive. What Will I Be Doing? • Calling warm leads and turning them into sales, • Building confidence, influence, and commercial awareness, • Speaking with senior professionals and global brands, • Growing your skills—and your commission—with every call, • You’ll make money early, learn fast, and level up quickly. What Do I need? • Ambition, drive, and a positive attitude, • At least 3 months’ paid work experience, • Strong communication skills, • Comfortable using digital tools (Gmail, LinkedIn, Word, Excel), • A willingness to learn and push yourself, • We don’t expect perfection—just potential. What Will I Get? • £25K basic + uncapped commission, • Realistic first-year OTE £29K–£45K+, • Performance bonuses + regular salary reviews, • 33 days holiday, pension, casual dress, socials, • A supportive, inclusive team (over 80% of our leadership team is female) I’m ready to launch my career… what do I do now? Apply now and secure your place on the GIC Graduate Programme. Your future starts here.

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    No experience
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  • Trainee Digital Marketing Assistant (Muslim Digital Agency)
    Trainee Digital Marketing Assistant (Muslim Digital Agency)
    2 months ago
    £8–£13 hourly
    Part-time
    London

    About Us Muslim Digital Agency is a growing creative and marketing agency based in Bethnal Green. We work with halal brands, Muslim-owned businesses, and Islamic charities, helping them grow online through ethical and data-driven digital marketing. We’re passionate about helping purpose-led organisations connect with audiences in line with Islamic values — from charity campaigns to halal lifestyle and wellness brands. The Role We’re looking for a motivated Trainee Digital Marketing Assistant to join our team. This is a hands-on role where you’ll gain real-world experience in: • SEO and content marketing, • Social media management, • Email marketing and campaign setup, • Website management (WordPress), • Data analysis and reporting You’ll work directly with senior marketers on live client campaigns, gaining valuable skills and career development opportunities in the digital marketing field. Requirements • Interest in digital marketing and social media, • Good writing and communication skills, • Basic computer literacy and attention to detail, • Understanding of Muslim audiences, Islamic values, or halal industry, • We welcome Muslim candidates or anyone with strong knowledge of Islam and Muslim culture (Note: We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds who align with our mission and clients’ values.) What We Offer • Training and mentorship in all areas of digital marketing, • Opportunity to work with meaningful, faith-aligned brands, • Flexible hours (office-based in Bethnal Green, with some remote work), • Career progression within a fast-growing niche agency How to Apply Send your CV and a short message explaining why you’d like to work with Muslim brands and charities. Join a team making a positive impact in the Muslim digital space. 🌙

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