Head of Bars & Dining

Head of Bars & Dining - Maternity Cover

The Head of Bars & Dining (maternity cover) is responsible for developing and driving the strategic delivery of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s bars, dining and catering operation (maximising service, presentation, profitability and ongoing development) both in and out of the summer season. This is a key Head of Department role in the theatre’s core staff team.

The role involves:

• Achieving annual bars and dining income targets and minimum gross profit margins (as set with the Executive Director and Director of Communications & Audiences), leading on the development and delivery of the food and drink offer and associated pricing strategies to reach, and where possible exceed, such targets.

• Delivering excellent levels of presentation throughout the bars and dining operation, monitoring food quality and service standards in response to internal objectives, visitor feedback, and changing audience trends and demands.

• Sourcing stock, ingredients and products, negotiating cost-effective deals with suppliers, maintaining strong relationships, and encouraging sponsorship where appropriate.

• Identifying ways to increase profitability, continuing to build income levels, increase the number of audiences who use the bars and dining offer, and average spend per head.

And other jobs detailed in the recruitment pack which is attached below and can also be found on our website.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, driven and highly organised team player to join our small staff team; someone who has the ability to hit the ground running to deliver an exceptional, collaborative and profitable bars and dining operation during the organisation’s 2025 season.

HOW TO APPLY

Click on the 'Apply via website' button below to apply online. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 20th November 2024.