Events & Operations Manager

Karnival; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic street food agency in London as an Events & Operations Manager, where your passion for food and event management will shine. This role offers the chance to manage exciting street food pop-ups at corporate events and oversee flagship markets. Collaborate with clients and traders to ensure every event runs smoothly while developing your career in a growing company. If you're organized, proactive, and ready to make an impact in the vibrant world of street food, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Company events

Free or subsidized travel

Private medical insurance

Sick pay

Qualifications

• 1 year of event management experience preferred.
• Excellent communication and personal skills are essential.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients for catering needs.
• Oversee end-to-end management of events in London.
• Train new traders on Karnival operations.

Skills

Event management

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Karnival Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Events & Operations Manager

Karnival Greater London, England, United Kingdom

As one of London’s premier street food agencies, we at Karnival specialise in bringing London’s best street food traders into the corporate world – through lunches, events, markets and large sporting and cultural events.

We run flagship markets, in both the City of London and Canary Wharf, oversee 1,000s of events a year and work with many big brands to bring their events to life.

Job Summary

This is a great opportunity for an individual who is passionate about food and working at a growing company, where they will have the chance to help shape the company, as well as their own career progression.

Based in London, the role will primarily involve the management of street food pop-ups at corporate events and lunches. Secondarily it will also involve the end to end management of large scale street food markets. They will be responsible for managing their own portfolio of clients and will report to the Operations Director.

The successful candidate will be proactive, confident with excellent communication skills and have a natural ability to build a rapport with the traders as well as with our clients. Furthermore, they must be extremely well organised and be able to work well with pressure.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Events and Operations Manager:

- Manage a portfolio of regular clients to ensure that their catering needs are met, through our Karnival pop-ups

- Own the end to end management of multiple ad hoc events in and around London. This would include engaging with clients to understand their requirements, pulling together a proposal for them and then running the event on the day.

- Support other team members to deliver their events to the highest standard.

- Engage with existing traders, to book them into jobs and also give them feedback on their set-ups / events undertaken.

- Onboard new traders, by training them up in how Karnival operates.

- Oversee at least one flagship market in London.

- Assist the Managing Director with ad-hoc projects.

Candidate profile:

Experience:

A hands-on approach and excellent communication skills are required to ensure the smooth operations of all Karnival events and markets.

Skills and Knowledge

- Excellent communication & personal skills

- Enthusiastic personality

- Event management experience – 1 year preferred

- Good stakeholder management with both suppliers and customers

- Competent Microsoft office skill especially Excel and Powerpoint

- Friendly, personable with a hands-on approach to work

- A genuine desire to succeed and drive

- Passionate about joining a small company

- Well organised, diligent and professional

- Very high level of attention to detail

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,000.00 per year

• Company events
• Free or subsidised travel
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay

Experience:

• Event Management: 1 year (preferred)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Events Services

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