Venue Manager

Are you ‘our’ Hospitalier Extraordinaire ?

Entrecote Prahran (Happy Cow Leasing) is looking for a Venue Manager for our beautiful Parisian brasserie, Entrecôte.

French fare, cocktails, caviar, events privé and an award winning wine list, are just the tip of the iceberg at Entrecôte. Peek behind the curtains, and you’ll discover a deep commitment to hospitality and the arts, a desire to innovate and create a collection of incredible individuals who dream big, show pride over the detail and deliver with exuberance and kindness.

Prahran is home, but our team of 90 join us from across the globe. And we put our all into creating a supportive environment to empower our people to make extraordinary things happen. To foster integrity, a sense of belonging for all and joie de vivre.

Entrecôte’s raison d’etre (*purpose) is to divert and escape the ordinary. Kind, gracious, perhaps slightly eccentric, you delight in delighting your guests.

In making today just a little bit better than yesterday. In inspiring others, and leading by example.

We’ll give you the keys to Entrecôte and a world of opportunity.

The opportunity to enchant hundreds on a daily basis, and nurture long lasting guest relationships

The opportunity to cultivate a skilled, knowledgeable front of house team who embody our values and exude joie de vivre.

The opportunity to lean into your love for leading the front of house experience without the stresses of owning a business!

Naturally, you’ll bring your hospitality and leadership experience to this role.

• Your comprehensive knowledge and understanding of what it takes to maintain the highest level of guest experience in a multifaceted hospitality business.
• A Bachelor Degree or three years working in a similar position.
• Your expertise hiring, onboarding and managing diverse teams - to support individuals to be their best selves.
• You’ll contribute to shaping engaging training and development programs for the team
• You enjoy juggling a multitude of activities and appreciate process, structure and the importance of upholding agreed upon standards. You enjoy completing dining reports, supporting rostering and ensuring our home is safe, well organised and magnifique at all times.
• AND You’ll inspire the team by showing the way! By celebrating success and supporting the vision, values and goals in place to enable Entrecôte to thrive, to continue to reimagine, and to create tomorrow’s stories.

Acknowledging our 7 day a week endeavour, we’re looking for a flexible Venue Manager to ensure our venue is covered in the busiest of times.

You’ll work closely with our Operations Manager, and enjoy:

• A competative generous salary and weekly tips
• A welcome dinner
• Access to Mr J’s curated library (& the Entrecôte book club)
• A freshly renovated team room
• Discounts across all Caboodle & Co venues
• The Entrecôte EAP (Employee Assistance Program) - with two free psychology sessions for all staff and wellbeing focused workshops
• A learning & development program with internal and external opportunities
• Generous rewards & recognition - think monthly prizes, the opportunity to win a weekend away and an annual awards day
• Glorious events, creativity and working with a founder who has created diamonds out of dust!

We welcome your interest - please send us a brief letter sharing why this opportunity is the perfect match for you, and your curriculum vitae.

We look forward to meeting you.