Deputy Cafe & Bar Manager

Uniting Holding; Dublin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free cinema tickets

Bike to work scheme

Café discounts

Enhanced sick pay

Film store discount

Pension scheme

Job summary

The Irish Film Institute (IFI) in Dublin seeks a Deputy Café & Bar Manager to support the Head of Food & Beverage in running the IFI bar/café to the highest standards.

You will lead daily operations, train and motivate the beverage team, manage rosters and costs, and ensure exceptional guest service while collaborating with kitchen, events and senior management. Flexibility to work evenings and weekends is required.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Bar Manager, Restaurant Manager or Food and Beverage Manager
• 2 years' experience within a hospitality environment
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills
• Excellent food, beverage, wine and service knowledge
• Commercial awareness with the ability to manage costs, sales and standards
• Professional, hands-on and guest-focused approach
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and busy hospitality service periods

Responsibilities

• Managing daily bar and restaurant operations
• Leading, training and motivating food and beverage team members
• Maintaining excellent service, presentation and guest experience standards
• Managing rosters, stock control, ordering, wastage and labour costs
• Supporting beverage service, restaurant service, events
• Working closely with the kitchen, events and senior management
• Handling guest feedback professionally and ensuring strong service recovery
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, HACCP and restaurant operating procedures

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Guest-focused

Service knowledge

Job description

Overview of IFI

The Irish Film Institute is Ireland’s national cultural institution for film. At the IFI’s historic home in Eustace Street, Temple Bar, our diverse audiences and loyal members enjoy our 3 cinemas, IFI Irish Film Archive’s research and access facilities, IFI Film Shop and IFI Café Bar, and our four digital streaming platforms: IFI@Home; IFI Archive Player; IFI@Schools; IFI International.

The IFI is centered around five core activities:

• EXHIBIT - Providing audiences throughout Ireland with access to the finest independent, Irish and international cinema

• PRESERVE - Preserving and promoting Ireland’s moving image heritage through the IFI Irish Film Archive

• EDUCATE - Providing opportunities for audiences of all ages and backgrounds to learn and critically engage with film through IFI Education

• INNOVATE - Using new and emerging technologies to enhance audience engagement, operations and processes, while exploring opportunities for expansion

• PEOPLE - Always considering audiences, artists and IFI staff as the triad at the heart of all decision-making regarding what we do and how we do it.

Role Overview

Contract: 2-year fixed term, Full-Time

Reporting to: The Head of Food & Beverage

Benefits: Free cinema tickets, bike to work scheme, café discounts, enhanced sick pay, film store discount, pension scheme.

Deputy Café & Bar Manager

The key requirements of the Deputy Café & Bar Manager are to support the Head of Food & Beverage in ensuring the IFI bar/café operates efficiently and to the highest possible standard, while delivering first-class service to IFI customers.

Responsibilities:

• Managing daily bar and restaurant operations

• Leading, training and motivating food and beverage team members

• Maintaining excellent service, presentation and guest experience standards

• Managing rosters, stock control, ordering, wastage and labour costs

• Supporting beverage service, restaurant service, events

• Working closely with the kitchen, events and senior management

• Handling guest feedback professionally and ensuring strong service recovery

• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, HACCP and restaurant operating procedures

Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Bar Manager, Restaurant Manager or Food and Beverage Manager

• 2 years' Experience within a hospitality environment

• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills

• Excellent food, beverage, wine and service knowledge

• Commercial awareness with the ability to manage costs, sales and standards

• Professional, hands-on and guest-focused approach

• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and busy hospitality service periods

All applications will be treated as strictly confidential. The IFI is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we welcome applications from all communities. Should you require assistance in any part of your application process, please do not hesitate to get in touch, and all reasonable efforts will be made to facilitate your application journey.

IFI is principally funded by the Arts Council.