Catering and Commercial Manager (Westlakes)
| Posting date: | 10 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Location: | Cumbria, North West England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Lancashire |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0025-26 |
Summary
When you work for the University of Lancashire, you’ll be part of a thriving community of talent that’s united in a common commitment to transform lives. We do this by delivering an outstanding educational experience and creating prosperity and opportunity in the communities we serve. Whatever your role, you’ll be playing a vital part in helping us achieve our vision.
About the role:
You will manage the delivery of hospitality and catering services across the Westlakes Campus, currently comprising of the John Fyfe Building for academic and student support delivery, and Summergrove as Halls of Residence with associated social and student support delivery for Westlakes students. You will be responsible for day-to-day operations, and planning and business development for the catering and hospitality function.
This role is based at our Westlakes campus in Cumbria and will involve some travel between buildings at the Westlakes campus.
About you:
Experience of management within Hospitality/Catering is required with strong leadership skills, along with knowledge of health and safety requirements within the Catering industry.
You will need to have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in Catering/Management, e.g. NEBSM CITY & GUILD or equivalent.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
About the role:
You will manage the delivery of hospitality and catering services across the Westlakes Campus, currently comprising of the John Fyfe Building for academic and student support delivery, and Summergrove as Halls of Residence with associated social and student support delivery for Westlakes students. You will be responsible for day-to-day operations, and planning and business development for the catering and hospitality function.
This role is based at our Westlakes campus in Cumbria and will involve some travel between buildings at the Westlakes campus.
About you:
Experience of management within Hospitality/Catering is required with strong leadership skills, along with knowledge of health and safety requirements within the Catering industry.
You will need to have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in Catering/Management, e.g. NEBSM CITY & GUILD or equivalent.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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