Head of Events

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Wild By Tart Full time

**Head of Events | London, SW1W | Full Time**

Wild by Tart is a much loved and lauded neighbourhood restaurant, bar, events space, photography studio, retail store and coffee kiosk set within a beautiful industrial space - a 9,000 sq. ft former power station and coal store. We’re conveniently a fewminutes walk from Victoria Station, with fantastic transport links.

Events are an integral part of Wild by Tart, where we host an incredible variety of occasions; from intimate fashion press dinners for 15 to 350-person product launches, weddings, celebrations, and photography shoots.

As the Head of Events, you will be part of a young and dynamic team where a proactive approach, individuality and personal growth are encouraged. The restaurant and offices are based in Belgravia’s Eccleston Yards.

You will have a proven track record of delivering and running a broad range of events ranging from small canape events to large-scale dinners, managing large teams and budgets.

**What can you expect in return?**
- Opportunity to grow and develop our in-house events, plus our burgeoning external catering business
- Positive and nurturing work environment with forward thinking and supportive management
- Training and development programs including WSET and Watershed management courses.
- 30% discount in our restaurant
- Cost price wine
- Amazing staff meals
- Daily staff drink after a shift
- Excellent local business discounts including yoga, pottery, skincare, meditation, gym, dentist
- Visa sponsorship
- Monthly staff yoga classes
- Christmas and Summer staff parties
- Field trips in London, around the UK and abroad

**Are you the right person for the job?**
- Minimum 1 years’ experience as Head of Events in a venue of a similar size
- Fluency in English, written and spoken
- Able to work on own initiative and self-motivated
- Meticulous organisation and attention to detail, able to prioritise a demanding workload
- Excellent communication skills
- A strong, assertive, and empathetic manager, capable of motivating and directing a large team
- Competency in managing budgets; sales targets, wage costs, and cost of sales
- Level-headed and consistent in nature, trustworthy and reliable
- Ability to work flexibly under pressure
- A passion for great food, service and people

**What will your role as a Head of Events look like?**
- Day-to-day running and profitability of the events
- Managing events of all sizes, through every stage of the process; initial enquiry - conversion - contract - pre-event ops - live event F&B service - post-event analysis and follow-up.
- Manage and develop a small permanent in-house team of Event Managers and a large team of freelance staff, and recruit when needed
- Motivate and inspire in line with Wild by Tart’s strong working culture
- Maintain and develop product and service standards to ensure outstanding guest experiences
- Co-ordinate with the Marketing Manager to pro-actively drive events sales and hit revenue targets
- Build and develop meaningful client relationships to ensure repeat business
- Co-ordinating and working closely with the Head Chef to achieve seamlessly run events and menus
- Comprehensive understanding of how to hit financial targets through effective menu costing, wage cost control, and operational cost control
- Flexible working hours, with flexibility to complete some office hours remotely
- F&B services are shared equally across the team

**If you are ready to start your career at Wild by Tart, then click APPLY now We can’t wait to hear from you

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