Description
The Senior Director of Event Services, provides leadership, direction and vision to manage the self-operated and self-supporting Conference and Event Services, Catering, Marcum Hotel and Concession operations. The Senior Director of Event Services ensures all areas of the food service program operate with the highest standards of safety and sanitation, quality of service, healthy and on-trend menus while optimizing efficient and effective operational and financial performance. Areas of service include but are not limited to Conference & Event Services, Catering, Concessions, and Marcum Hotel.
Provides strategic leadership to manage the long-range and day-to-day operations for Catering,
Conference & Event Services, Concessions, and Marcum Hotel.
Ensures university and departmental policies, work rules and performance standards are met.
Ensures the maintenance and monitoring of labor, food, supplies, utilities and other costs and
preparation of various financial and operational reports to provide an accurate representation of
operational performance.
Evaluate and report on the quality, efficiency and performance of all operations.
Performs all aspects of employee supervision to include training, scheduling, evaluation and
performance management.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts, Dietetics, Management, etc.), and 5+ years of progressive experience in higher education or other food service operations; OR
- Associate’s degree (or other technical degree) in a related field (Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts, Dietetics, Management, etc.), and 7+ years of progressive experience in higher education or other food service operations; OR
- 9+ years of progressive experience in higher education or other food service operations
Servsafe certification
Certificate in a related field from a nationally recognized program (Foodservice Management Professional or similar)