Head Chef at Vivat Bacchus

Head Chef, Vivat Bacchus Farringdon - with a Path to Multi-Site Chef Vivat Bacchus | London The Opportunity Vivat Bacchus is entering its next chapter -new sites, a new brand direction, and a growing multi-venue portfolio. We're looking for a chef who wants to build something, not just run a kitchen. This role starts as Head Chef at our Farringdon site, working closely with our Group Exec Chef to bed in, learn the brand inside out, and prove what you can do. From there, as we open our next site, you'll recruit and develop your successor in Farringdon and step forward to open and run our new venues. If you build a strong track record doing that, there's the opportunity -not a guarantee, and not on a fixed timeline - to grow further into a Multi-Site Chef role across Vivat Bacchus, working under and reporting into our Group Executive Chef. We're not offering a job, or a guaranteed title down the line. We're offering a seat at the table as we scale, and the chance to earn your way into a bigger role. What the Role Looks Like Phase 1 (first 6–12 months): Head Chef, Vivat Bacchus Farringdon. Full ownership of the kitchen day-to-day, working in close collaboration with our Group Exec Chef to align on standards, sourcing, and systems. Phase 2: As we open our next site, recruit and train your own replacement in Farringdon, then step forward to open and run the new venue -bringing the standards and systems you've built in Farringdon with you. Long term (if it's earned): As the Vivat Bacchus portfolio grows, and if you've proven you can build, hand over, and open sites to a consistently high standard, there's the opportunity to grow into a Multi-Site Chef role, overseeing standards and teams across multiple venues - reporting into our Group Executive Chef, who continues to lead food across the group. There's no fixed timeline attached to this, and it isn't guaranteed; it depends entirely on you. Who We're Looking For A strong Head Chef who wants to bed in properly at Farringdon first, then grow with the business as new sites open - this is a considered, step-by-step path, not a race. A genuine leader and developer of people - someone who can recruit, train, and hand over a kitchen to a successor they've built, rather than someone who wants to hoard the role. Ambition to take on more sites over time, and the understanding that this is earned through results, not assumed from day one; multi-site experience is a plus, but what matters most is proving standards can travel and training others to hold them. Comfortable working closely with senior leadership day to day, especially in the first year, and happy to keep reporting into our Group Exec Chef as the role grows. Not in a rush, and comfortable without a fixed timeline. This is a long-term move for the right person-we're building a career path and a team around whoever takes this on, but how quickly (or whether) that path extends into a multi-site role depends on how…