Your mission
For the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 (ESC), we are looking for a Catering Coordinator from November 2024 to the end of May 2025 (30% November-December, 50% January, 100% March-May). In this role, you will be in charge of all catering services within the St. Jakobshalle during ESC 2025 for all crew/staff, delegations and press. As part of the ESC Event team, your tasks will be the following:
1. set up a full catering concept for crew/staff, delegations and press;
2. together with the catering department of the venue, prepare an RFP in order to appoint the catering company (or companies) who will operate on ESC 2025 during the pre-production and the production/show weeks;
3. work closely with the sponsorship team on “catering sponsors” and determine areas where such sponsorship could be useful;
4. determine the different catering areas together with the venue catering department and the venue manager and set up the logistics of these areas;
5. elaborate a schedule of presence as well as a timetable from building-up to dismantling;
6. work together with the hospitality manager in order to set up the hospitality catering
Your profile
7. You have a good knowledge of the ESC and other international events
8. You have experience in working with catering on large-scale international events or similar projects
9. You have experience with event management, particularly in the catering area
10. You have good organisational and communication skills
11. You are a multi-tasker and are able to handle stressful situations in a calm and composed manner
What we have to offer
12. Many and varied responsibilities with plenty of creative freedom in a dynamic and challenging ESC 2025 environment
13. Room for ambition and creative ideas as well as the opportunity to actively help shape the event within the ESC 2025
14. An extremely motivated and cooperative working environment and integration into a committed and professional SRG-wide project team
15. You will be part of the ESC 2025 in Switzerland and in your role will contribute to the success of the world's largest music event