Catering Manager – Clown Congress 2025

 📅 Dates: Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 April 2025
📍 Location: Wickham Theatre, Bristol University
💰 Fee: £300
⏰ Event Time: 9:30am – 6:00pm
🛠 Set-up: From 9:00am
📦 Pack-up: Can happen after the last break at 4:00pm
The Clown Congress is a two-day event bringing together up to 50 practitioners each day to explore contemporary clowning practice. Now in its third edition, the event consists of four sessions per day, with built-in breaks and lunch. An essential aspect of the Congress is the networking and discussion that happens between delegates—not just in sessions, but in the spaces between.

Food plays a vital role in this. By providing shared meals and refreshments on-site, we ensure that conversations continue to flow and that participants can remain fully engaged without having to seek food elsewhere.

the role

We are seeking a Catering Manager to oversee this essential part of the event, ensuring that meals and refreshments are smoothly organised, delivered, and enjoyed.

Key Responsibilities

With support from previous conference learnings, the Catering Manager will:
  • Provide and manage the conference food and drink within the allocated budget.   
  • Source an external caterer to provide the vegan lunch for both days.   
  • Coordinate logistics, including:   
    • Setting up and maintaining a tea and coffee station.       
    • Locating and organising kettles, tea urns, and any necessary equipment.       
    • Ordering or sourcing cutlery, crockery, and serving materials.       
    • Managing food deliveries and any necessary transportation.  
  • Oversee clean-up of the catering areas, ensuring spaces are left tidy at the end of each day.   
  • Lead and manage a small support team to ensure smooth execution.   
  • Ensure set-up is completed by 9:30am and finish pack-up after the final break at 4:00pm.

the ideal candidate

  • Experience in catering, event hospitality, or food service coordination.   
  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.   
  • Ability to manage a small team effectively.   
  • Comfortable working within a set budget. 
  • An understanding of the role food plays in community-building and creative events is a plus.

to apply

If you are interested in this role, please get in touch by Friday 7 March, 5pm,
Email [email protected] with an outline of your experience and why you’re the right clown person for the job.