With the Founder and Cafe Manager lead the operations team involved with opening the café, help oversee important decisions regarding the Cafe, marketing, planning and strategy.
Are you familiar with the hospitality landscape in South-East London? Do you have experience of running or working in a start-up? Plateful Café are seeking a dedicated entrepreneur to sit on their board of Trustees at this exciting time to help steer the social enterprise's development towards the next stage of opening a permanent café. Plateful Café founded in December 2022 and has been offered a free venue to open a local community cafe employing local refugees. By joining the charity at this exciting stage you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse team, providing a path to employment for out-of-work refugees in South-East London.
Main duties and responsibilities With the Founder and Cafe Manager lead the operations team involved with opening the café Action planning, piloting and market research Customer development Developing networks in the hospitality sector to provide opportunities for Plateful Café clients to seek experience and positions after the training programme Plan opportunities to diversify and capacity build Plateful Café’s income strategy Overseeing activity on the online shop and selling points e.g. markets, local shops, event
Essential Skills:
Experience of management role in hospitality industry
Experience of setting up a community Cafe
Strong track record of relationship building and networking with businesses
Experience working to KPIs Successful leadership and operations in a professional capacity
Shared commitment for creating empowering, proactive solutions to local challenges
People-centred approach with strong communication and team working skills
Understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
Desirable Skills:
Lived experience of being a refugee
Project coordination experience
Network building in South-East London
You will be helping to find employment for local refugees who may otherwise wait years to enter the UK workforce, and help them connect with their passions and bring joy to the local area.
Please respond to this advertisement if you are interested and we will put you in touch with Plateful Cafe's founder.