The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Catering Manager (LSE Campus - Staff Dinning Room)
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Residential and Catering Services Division
Catering Manager (LSE Catering)
Salary from £36,513 to £41,565 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £44,468 pa inclusive of London allowance
LSE is the world’s leading social science institution, which attracts students from across the globe. LSE Catering manages restaurants, cafes, bars and shops across campus and halls of residence providing catering, retail and hospitality services to our staff and student community.
LSE Catering are looking for a Catering Manager to manage the Staff Dining Room, Directors Dining Rooms, hospitality and delivering catering services for the area. The post holder will be a passionate individual who can provide high quality catering for our international staff, students, and high-profile external guests. They will be enthusiastic, positive, motivated and with great people skills.
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The successful candidate will contribute towards providing a professional, distinctive, contemporary and innovative customer-focused service in line with the Residential and Catering Services strategy and assist the team in providing excellent service.
Candidates should demonstrate:
- Degree/HND/HCIMA/Apprenticeship Level 5 in Management or equivalent relevant experience
- Experience of working in high volume diverse catering operations including hospitality fine dining using good quality fresh food
- Management experience including staff leadership, customer care, auditing and budgetary control in large scale or multi-unit catering
- Higher education or quality cost sector catering experience
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
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We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.
For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.
To apply for this post, please go to https://jobs.lse.ac.uk. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email s.babisz@lse.ac.uk.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 4 October 2026 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.
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