Culinary and Chef Recruitment

Serving premium talent for culinary professions

THE MONDAY GROUP provide recruitment services to professional chefs and culinary businesses, serving a wide range of needs - events, hospitality, and more.

We maintain a wide-ranging network of hospitality and restaurant contacts across Australia and the APAC region; working with them, we provide exciting opportunities and talent to the hospitality industry's best culinary professionals and businesses.

Keeping a keen eye on the local restaurant, bar, dining and catering scenes across Australia and abroad, our team has intimate knowledge of the level of skill and professionalism required to operate at the top level in culinary roles. We primarily recruit highly-skilled, senior candidates in this area.

Culinary and Chef Outlook to 2026

In 2020, almost a third of all jobs for Accommodation and Food Services professionals had disappeared from Australia, dropping from 923,500 in January to 648,300 in May. Since then, employment has normalised to 948,000 (2023), representing full recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic¹.

Turning to the upcoming few years, the amount of employed Chefs are predicted to grow healthily. The National Skills Commission expect 11,200 more positions for Chefs, a 13.9% increase on the benchmark levels taken in 2021.²

Finally, Chefs and Cooks are both present on the 2022 Skills and Priorities list, which tallies the top 20 occupations in demand across Australia³. Needless to say, the outlook for Chefs over the upcoming years is extremely positive.

The places we serve talent

Event Styling

Audio Visual

Hotels and Resorts

Pubs, Bars and Clubs

Restaurants and Catering

Event Venues

Brand Activations

Live and Public Events

Conferences and Exhibitions

Experiential Marketing

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  • Hospitality & Hotels
    • All Hospitality & Hotels
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    • Restaurant Manager
    • Reservations Manager
    • Front Office Manager
    • Sommelier
    • Head Sommelier
    • Bar Manager
    • Venue Manager
    • Beverage Manager
    • Beverage Director
    • Catering/Banquets Manager
    • Asst Restaurant Manager
    • Restaurant General Manager
    • General Manager - Licenced Venue
    • General Manager - Accom
    • F&B Manager / Operations Mgr
    • F&B Director / Group GM
    • Other
  • Marketing & Communications
    • All Marketing & Communications
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    • Product Manager
    • Brand Manager
    • PR Manager
    • Digital Marketing Manager
    • Marketing Exec/Coordinator
    • Marketing Manager
    • Marketing Director / CMO
    • Other
  • Chefs & Culinary
    • All Chefs & Culinary
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    • Sushi Chef
    • Pizza Chef
    • Pastry Chef
    • Head Pastry Chef
    • Chef de Partie
    • Sous Chef
    • Head Chef
    • Executive Chef
    • Culinary Director
    • Other
  • Executive & Senior Leadership
    • All Executive & Senior Leadership
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    • Revenue Director
    • CFO
    • HR Manager
    • HR Director
    • Commercial Director/DOSM
    • General Manager
    • COO
    • CEO
    • Other
  • Creative & Technical
    • All Creative & Technical
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    • Head of Production
    • Other
    • Designer - all disciplines
    • Traffic Manager
    • Art Director
    • Creative Director
    • Executive Creative Director
    • AV Technician
    • Production Manager
    • Technical Director
  • Sales & Client Services
    • All Sales & Client Services
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    • Sales Director - Events
    • Group Account Director
    • Partnership / Sponsorship Mgmt
    • Account Executive
    • Account Manager
    • Senior Account Manager
    • Account Director
    • Business Director
    • Client Services Director
    • Sales Coordinator - Accom
    • Sales Coordinator - Events
    • Sales Exec / BDE - Accom
    • Sales Exec / BDE - Events
    • Sales Manager / BDM - Accom
    • Sales Manager / BDM - Events
    • Sales Director - Accom
    • Other
  • Event Management & Production
    • All Event Management & Production
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    • Warehouse/Logistics Manager
    • Wedding Planner
    • Event Stylist
    • Event Coordinator/Production Coordinator
    • Associate Producer
    • Event Manager/Event Producer
    • Senior Event Manager/Senior Producer
    • Event Director/Executive Producer
    • Head of Events
    • Other

Corporate Business Development Manager- Boutique Hotel

Sydney NSW

$85,000 - $95,000

Boutique Sydney hotel is seeking a proactive Business Development Manager to grow its Corporate FIT, Government and Corporate Group Business

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Event Sales Manager - Modern Luxury Hotel with Heritage Charm

Melbourne VIC

$80,000 - $90,000

Curate and delivery unforgettable events for one of Melbourne's premier boutique destinations - where elegance meets excellence.

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Senior Event Producer - Creative Events Agency

Sydney NSW

$120,000 - $140,000

Looking for an experienced Senior Event Producer to join a global creative events agency, to lead a variety of event projects for award-winning brands

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Events Team Leader- Professional Development (1 year Fixed term contract)

Sydney NSW

$95,000 - $98,000

Experienced Event Manager specialising in educational and professional development events, ideally having worked in the professional services sector

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National Event Manager - NFP Organisation (1 yr Fixed Term Contract)

Melbourne VIC

$110,000 - $110,000

Experienced Event Manager with Sponsorship Sales experience to to plan and deliver marquee conference in addition to other events throughout the year

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