JKS Restaurants
Sales and Events Assistant
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The Restaurant
Gymkhana is inspired by the elite clubs of India where members of high society socialise, eat, drink, celebrate and play sport. The Gymkhana menus take influence from the breadth of India, focusing on tandoori-grilled specialties, classic regional curries, biryanis and chaat-style sharing plates. The flavours are bold, rooted in tradition and richly layered with spices. The bars at Gymkhana specialise in a collection of Club Cocktails, which showcase the finest Indian ingredients and flavour combinations, offering a modern Indian interpretation on renowned classics. Above the restaurant is 42, Gymkhana’s intimate cocktail lounge. Gymkhana received its second Michelin Star in 2024, a decade after the first Star and winning Best Restaurant at the National Restaurant Awards and BMW Square Meal Restaurant of the Year.
The Position
Gymkhana / 42 is seeking a Sales and Events Assistant to join their Sales and Events team over the festive period from October/November to December 2026. The successful candidate will be friendly, personable and passionate about all things food and drink. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Events Coordinator looking for a role in an award-winning, critically acclaimed group.
Working hours variable between 8am and 10pm, 8 hours per day, 5 days a week, including some weekends.
Duties include:
- Sales coordination and event planning
- VIP reservation line support
- Large Reservation management
- Providing administrative assistance to the Sales & Events Team, assisting with contracts, BEO's, and office administration
- Co-ordinate the planning process, to gather final details and communicate these through function sheets.
- Assisting the team with emails and drafting proposals
- Convert opportunities into confirmed revenue
- Achieve agreed KPIs including response time, conversion and revenue
- Achieve agreed revenue targets
- Track and monitor sales activity
- Take a proactive approach to problem-solving and challenges and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ensuring that all opportunities are maximized, and targets achieved.
- Assist with other festive activations where necessary, such as corporate gifting.
- Ensuring all departments have correct information on function sheets.
- Preparing documents and reports for meetings
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Benefits
Our team is the most important part of our business, translating our passion for genuine hospitality to our guests every day. We are proud to work with industry-leading talent and recognise the importance of offering our teams the tools, guidance and experience necessary to build confidence and grow.
We encourage you to bring your whole self to work and celebrate the skills and characteristics that make you unique. Your commitment to be kind and work hard comes with a range of benefits such as:
Treat Yourself
- Up to 50% off dining across JKS Restaurants
- Retail & Takeaway Discounts
- Code App Membership
Look After Yourself
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Stream – stream your pay earlier
- Company Donations for your involvement with Charities
- Employee Assistance Program
- Access to Financial Advice
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Progress Yourself
- Wedding Gift & New-born Care Package - Celebrating your big occasions
- Access to our fantastic L&D Calendar
- A personalised learning & development plan to develop your skills and knowledge
- Career progression with a fast-growing, critically acclaimed restaurant group.
Be Yourself
- Additional holiday for every year with us (rising to 33 days)
- Employee referral scheme - paying up to £600 per referral
- Staff parties & long service awards
The Group
JKS Restaurants was founded by siblings Jyotin, Karam, and Sunaina Sethi in November 2008. Since its inception, the group has received critical acclaim and industry recognition, including 8 Michelin stars, 6 Michelin Bib Gourmands, a restaurant ranked among the World’s 100 Best Restaurants, a spot in the Sunday Times Best 100 Places to Work 2025 and one of codes happiest places to work 2025.
The JKS portfolio currently features Michelin-starred restaurants such as Trishna, Gymkhana, Ambassadors Clubhouse, Kitchen Table, Sabor, and Legado, along with cult favourites Hoppers, Brigadiers, Berenjak, Plaza Khao Gaeng, Speedboat Bar and Bibi.
JKS Restaurants offers a unique opportunity to pursue a career in fine dining or to develop within trend-focused casual cuisine, with opportunities across all disciplines for those looking to advance their careers within a people-focused, collaborative hospitality group.
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