Executive Sous Chef

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Salary from £42,679 to £51,000 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £54,730 pa inclusive of London allowance

The London School of Economics is strengthening and expanding its in house catering department and is looking for an innovate chef to join our team

Working alongside the Group Executive Chef, the Executive Sous Chef has specific responsibility for events and private dining at its main campus in central London.  A predominantly hands on role, this role will be responsible for providing catering to senior guests and alumni including world leaders, heads of business and industry and high net worth individuals

With events ranging from 4 to 2000 people and from private dining to street food, this role is ideal for someone to showcase their talent and ability. Predominantly a Monday to Friday role, with occasional weekend work the successful candidate will have confidence around engaging with senior leaders, creating innovate and seasonal menus and providing guidance to colleagues around service and presentation.

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 click the 'Apply' button above. 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 David Jones d.w.jones1@lse.ac.uk.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 June 2025  (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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