Heritage Portfolio are known for creating stylish, memorable and glamorous events across Scotland. As a multi award winning  privatley owned independent caterer, we have fantastic opportunities throughout our business for talented, dynamic, professional and passionate individuals to join our expanding team.

We currently have the following posts available Venue General Manager, Hospitality Services Director, Senior Cafe Supervisor, Cafe Supervisor and P/T & F/T waiting staff - see below for further details.

If we don’t have a job opportunity in your field at the moment then why not register your interest in a career with Heritage Portfolio.  If you think you have what it takes to join our team register your interest and we’ll email you when something matching your perfect job becomes available. All registrations are treated in the strictest of confidence.

Hospitality Services Director

Hopetoun House

A unique opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a Hospitality Services Director working for Heritage Portfolio within “Scotland’s Finest Stately Home” Hopetoun House.

You will be responsible for the overall management and service delivery of the hospitality operation and will be expected to work closely with our client principal to develop a business development strategy encompassing, hospitality, day visitor and public events.

You will have the opportunity to interact with a like minded team across our range of heritage venues including some of Edinburgh’s and Central Scotland’s most prestigious Castles, Palaces, Stately Homes and buildings of distinction.

With meticulous attention to detail, excellent strategic and proven business skills you will manage a small team in this hands on role to build on the successful hospitality operation. This is an influential role which forms part of the senior management team.


Applicants must have:
A track record in a senior hospitality role preferably within the special events sector.
Proven experience of strategic business planning and development
Experience of event planning and management working to a 5 star standard
Excellent communication skills both orally and written
Proven experience of financial management and budgetary controls

Salary £32,000 - £36,000 pa

The position is permanent / full time and will be based at Hopetoun House, South Queensferry. The successful applicant will be subject to a security vetting process. The closing date for applications is Friday 22nd February 2013.

To apply, please send CVs to:
maureen@heritageportfolio.co.uk or for an informal discussion please contact
Ian D’Annunzio-Green
Executive Director
Heritage Portfolio
Hopetoun House
South Queensferry
EH30 9SL
0131 319 2929

Hopetoun House Tea Room, South Queensferry

Full time and part time waiting Staff

We are about to open for the season and looking for waiting staff for the Hopetoun House Tea Room.

We are currently looking to recruit full & part time talented cafe staff for Hopetoun House TeaRoom- you must have had previous experience of working in a cafe/restaurant, preferably with table service.

This is a highly interactive role - applicants must have an excellent command of both written and spoken English

5 shifts per week, which will include week-end work. Hopetoun House is only open from March until the end of September, however, successful applicants will be given the opportunity to transfer to one of our other venues e.g Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, Ratho, National Portrait Gallery, National Galleries of Modern Art hence providing a full time permanent position.

The Hopetoun House Stables Tea Room has a strong emphasis on local and seasonal food, where we prepare everything from scratch. We are passionate about food and enjoy creating delicious and tasty dishes sourcing local and seasonal produce from our suppliers as well as The Hopetoun House Farmshop. Our afternoon teas have become famous for their amazing cake and sweet treats selection.
We require you to have the following skills:

Key Skills –
• Great coffee making skills, however training will be given.
• Enthusiastic, able to multi-task
• Excellent communication skills
• Positive outlook & ability to work under pressure.
• Be health & safety, food hygiene focussed
• Have commitment & passion to deliver the highest standards
• Have a good eye for detail, flexible and adaptable
• Have heaps of energy, positivity & enthusiasm
• Still have a sense of humour, when busy!


We have a great team, offer training and development, good rates of pay. Your own transport is essential as there is NO public transport to Hopetoun House.

Please send your CV & a short note about yourself and why you think you would be the right person for the job to Yvonne Stirling, Café Manager vacancies@hplfoodies.co,uk

Or alternatively, send your CV to; 49 North Fort Street, Edinburgh, EH6 4HJ

The Edinburgh Indoor Climbing Arena

Cafe Supervisor

Are you energetic, enjoy working in a team and enjoy a diverse role?

This is a highly interactive role - applicants must have an excellent command of both written and spoken English - you must have had previous supervisory experience of working in a cafe/restaurant. The role will be full time, 5 shifts per week, which will include week-end work.

We are really really passionate about food, want our customers to receive the best customer service and enjoy good quality food - we do also have high standards. Our emphasis is on great food, served with a smile!

The Edinburgh Indoor Climbing Arena cafe is a lively and busy cafe, much loved by its regular visitors to the arena. The emphasis is on fresh, tasty food prepared daily, using local, seasonal where possible. A second, smaller cafe is located, in Scrambles, the EICA soft play centre, where parents and children flock to in search of tasty child friendly food and a place to have fun.

We cater for events within the EICA opening hours, but also occasionally for events in the evening. Therefore you must be able to liaise and communicate well within the team and assist the management to ensure that events are well organised and the food offer is delivered as planned.

The arena has many exciting events, whether they be sporting events from climbing competitions and Judo competitions or large conferences and team building meetings within some of the buildings fantastic conference rooms.

This is a challenging but exciting role. There is an opportunity to progress for the right candidate within the management team. Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• A fantastic presence, ability to lead, supervise & motivate the team
• Health & safety, food hygiene focussed
• Great barista skills
• Commitment & passion to deliver the highest standards of customer service
• A good organiser, an ability to co-ordinate many activities at once
• A true passion for fresh food & ingredients , cooking & baking
• An excellent eye for detail, flexible and adaptable
• Heaps of energy, positivity & enthusiasm, ability to work under pressure
• Fantastic communication skills both orally and written, computer literate
• A high standard of personal presentation

In return for your experience, we offer good rates of pay, superb learning and development. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone keen to put their knowledge and passion to the test with an opportunity to progress your career with a great company.

Please send your CV & a short note about yourself and why you think you would be the right person for the job to Yvonne Stirling – vacancies@hplfoodies.co.uk

Or alternatively – send your CV to; 49 North Fort Street, Edinburgh, EH6 4HJ

Hopetoun House Tea Room, South Queensferry

Senior Cafe Supervisor,

Are you energetic, enjoy working in a team and enjoy a diverse role?

We are about to open for the season and looking for a Senior Cafe Supervisor for the Hopetoun House Tea Room.

This is a highly interactive role - applicants must have an excellent command of both written and spoken English - you must have had previous supervisory experience of working in a cafe/restaurant, preferably with table service.

The role will be full time, 5 shifts per week, which will include week-end work. Hopetoun House is only open from March until the end of September, however, successful applicants will be given the opportunity to transfer to one of our other venues e.g Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, Ratho, National Portrait Gallery, National Galleries of Modern Art hence providing a full time permanent position.

We are really really passionate about food, want our customers to receive the best customer service and enjoy good quality food - we do also have high standards. Our emphasis is on great food, served with a smile!

We also cater for events within Hopetoun House during opening hours, but also occasionally for events in the evening. Therefore you must be able to liaise and communicate well within the team and assist the management to ensure that events are well organised and the food offer is delivered as planned.

The Hopetoun House Stables Tea Room has a strong emphasis on local and seasonal food, where we prepare everything from scratch. We are passionate about food and enjoy creating delicious and tasty dishes sourcing local and seasonal produce from our suppliers as well as The Hopetoun House Farmshop. Our afternoon teas have become famous, for their amazing selection of homebaking.

This is a challenging but exciting role. There is an opportunity to progress for the right candidate within the management team.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• A fantastic presence, ability to lead, supervise & motivate the team
• Health & safety, food hygiene focussed
• Great barista skills
• Commitment & passion to deliver the highest standards of customer service
• A good organiser, an ability to co-ordinate many activities at once
• A true passion for fresh food & ingredients , cooking & baking
• An excellent eye for detail, flexible and adaptable
• Heaps of energy, positivity & enthusiasm, ability to work under pressure
• Fantastic communication skills both orally and written, computer literate
• A high standard of personal presentation

In return for your experience, we offer good rates of pay, superb learning and development. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone keen to put their knowledge and passion to the test with an opportunity to progress your career with a great company.

Please send your CV & a short note about yourself and why you think you would be the right person for the job to Yvonne Stirling – vacancies@hplfoodies.co.uk

Or alternatively – send your CV to; 49 North Fort Street, Edinburgh, EH6 4HJ

Venue General Manager

Musselburgh Racecourse

A unique opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a Venue General Manager working for Heritage Portfolio at one of our key venues; Musselburgh Racecourse.

Musselburgh Racecourse is a 5 Star Visitor Attraction who are ambitious and think holistically about the visitor experience which includes the hospitality offer as part of the overall guest experience.

You will be responsible for the overall management at a strategic, commercial and service delivery level, with regards to the hospitality operation and will be expected to work closely with our client principal to develop a business development strategy encompassing, corporate hospitality, public bars which will be operated by Heritage Portfolio and a mobile catering offer which will be operated by a number of sub contracted concessions partners.

This is a unique position within Heritage Portfolio as you will not only be managing our own hospitality teams at the racecourse but also a number of sub-contracted concessions which will make up the overall offer.

You will have the opportunity to interact with a like-minded team across our range of heritage venues including some of Edinburgh’s and Central Scotland’s most prestigious Castles, Palaces, Stately Homes and buildings of distinction.

This position will require meticulous attention to detail, excellent strategic and proven business skills, as well as the ability to carry out detailed planning and co-ordinate a number of sub-contractors. You will need to manage a small team during the planning stages and scale up to overseeing and managing a larger team on the race-days themselves. This is an influential role which forms part of our senior management team.


Applicants must have:
A track record in a senior hospitality role preferably within the special events sector
Proven experience of strategic business planning and development
Experience of event planning and management working to a 5 star standard
Proven track record managing sub-contractors / concession partners
Excellent communication skills both orally and written
Proven experience of financial management and budgetary controls

Salary £34,000 - £36,000 pa

The position is permanent / full time and will be based at Musselburgh Racecourse in East Lothian. The successful applicant will be subject to a security vetting process. The closing date for applications is Friday 1 March 2013.

To apply, please send CVs to:
maureen@heritageportfolio.co.uk or for an informal discussion please contact
Ian D’Annunzio-Green
Executive Director
Heritage Portfolio
Hopetoun House
South Queensferry
EH30 9SL
0131 319 2929

Kitchen Supervisor

The Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

Are you energetic, passionate about all things foodie and enjoy a team enviroment?

Café Modern One, at the Gallery of Modern Art is a lively café, much loved by its regulars. The emphasis is on fresh, tasty food prepared daily, using local, seasonal where possible. Everything is made in our kitchen is made from scratch with the exception of the bread!

With summer just around the corner, we are looking to recruit a kitchen supervisor with a passion for all things foodie, who also has good people skills, is good at assisting with the day to day running of the kitchen and supervising the team, as well as placing orders and monitoring the kitchen working practice - you must have had previous experience of working in a fast paced, busy kitchen environment.

Full time position. No split shifts. Shifts from 8/9 am to 5/6pm. This is a highly interactive role - applicants must have an excellent command of both written and spoken English. We are really really passionate about food, want our customers to receive the best customer service and enjoy good quality food - we do also have high standards. Our emphasis is on great food, served with a smile!

We also cater for events within the gallery space during cafe hours, but also occasionally for events in the evening. Therefore you must be able to liaise and communicate well within the team and assist the management to ensure that events are well organised and the food offer is delivered as planned.

As Scotland’s largest independent day attraction and event caterer, this is a challenging but exciting role. There is an opportunity to progress for the right candidate within team.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• A fantastic presence, ability to lead, supervise & motivate the team
• Health & safety, food hygiene focussed
• Great kitchen kills with an ability to lead the baking and cooking side of the kitchen
• Commitment & passion to deliver the highest standards of customer service
• A good organiser, an ability to co-ordinate many activities at once
• A true passion for fresh food & ingredients , cooking & baking
• An excellent eye for detail, flexible and adaptable
• Heaps of energy, positivity & enthusiasm, ability to work under pressure
• Fantastic communication skills both orally and written, computer literate
• A high standard of personal presentation
• Place accurate orders and monitor stock
• Imaginative and able to create daily menus in tune with our cafe philosophy

In return for your experience, we offer good rates of pay, superb learning and development. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone keen to put their knowledge and passion to the test with an opportunity to progress your career with a great company.

Please send your CV & a short note about yourself and why you think you would be the right person for the job to Libby Andrews : libby@hplfoodies.co.uk

Creative cook & baker required

Cafe Modern Two - Gallery of Modern Art Two (Dean Gallery), Edinburgh

Are you energetic, passionate about all things foodie and enjoy a team environment?

Are you a great cook and baker and a self confessed foodie! We're looking for a talented and enthusiastic cook who can also bake! You'll be passionate about using the freshest, seasonal ingredients. You will have a creative flair for food, flavours and presentation.

Café Modern Two, The Gallery of Modern Art is a lively, 60 seater, table serviced café, much loved by its regulars and famous for its afternoon teas. The emphasis is on fresh, tasty food prepared daily, using local, seasonal where possible. Everything is made in our kitchen is made from scratch with the exception of the bread!

With summer just around the corner, we are looking to recruit a great cook and baker to run our cafe kitchen who has a huge passion for all things foodie. The right person should have great people and communication skills, good at assisting with the day to day running of the kitchen and supervising the team, as well as placing orders and monitoring the kitchen working practice - you must have had previous experience of working in a fast paced, busy kitchen environment.

The right candidate should be able to demonstrate;

• A hard working and reliable attitude
• Heaps of energy, enthusiasm
• Good kitchen practice, cooking techniques and knowledge of food and ingredients
• A flare for baking as well as cooking
• Experience of dealing with suppliers and placing orders
• Be able to co-ordinate many activities at once with good communication
• Good understanding of English, both written and orally
• Be able to menu plan to use the best of local and seasonal food
• Most importantly to create fantastic and delicious food on a daily basis

Daily duties would include: making soup, sandwiches, salads and hot dish of the day as well as preparation for the afternoon teas & baking. We are extremely passionate about food, customer service and standards. We also operate the cafes at National Portrait Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh International Climbing Arena Ratho, Hopetoun House and The Famous Grouse Experience, Crieff.

This is a full time position - 5 days out of 7 with no split shifts. Shifts run from 8/9 am to 5/6pm. However, weekend work is essential and will form part of the working week. We offer a competitive rate of pay, superb learning and development. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced cook, keen to put their knowledge and passion to the test with a great company with high standards. Our emphasis is on great food, served with a smile!

We also cater for events within the gallery space during both daytime and evening. These range from day delegate and conference lunches to drinks & canapés or three course dinners. Therefore you must be able to liaise and communicate well within the team and assist the management to ensure that events are well organised and the food offer is delivered as planned.

As Scotland’s largest independent day attraction and event caterer, this is a challenging but exciting role. There is an opportunity to progress for the right candidate within team.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following skills:

Please send your CV & a short note about yourself and why you think you would be the right person for the job, drop an email to Libby Andrew libby@hplfoodies.co.uk

Senior Supervisor

Cafe Modern 2 – The Gallery of Modern Art 2 (Dean Gallery), Edinburgh

Are you energetic, passionate about all things foodie and enjoy a customer facing role?

Café Modern Two, at the Gallery of Modern Art is an atmospheric café, much loved by its regulars for its location and renowned afternoon teas. The emphasis is on fresh, tasty food prepared daily, using local, seasonal where possible. Everything is made in our kitchen is made from scratch with the exception of the bread!

We have got some great exhibitions at the Galleries this year, and with summer just around the corner, we are looking to recruit a senior supervisor with a passion for all things foodie and a great eye for top quality customer service. The ideal candidate will have good people skills, and be confident in dealing with the day to day running of the cafe as well supporting and assisting the general manager, you must have had previous experience of working in a fast paced, busy cafe environment.

Full time position. No split shifts. This is a highly interactive role - applicants must have an excellent command of both written and spoken English. We are really really passionate about food, want our customers to receive the best customer service and enjoy good quality food - we do also have high standards. Our emphasis is on great food, served with a smile!

We cater for events within the gallery space during cafe hours and occasionally in the evenings which you may have to assist with. Therefore you must be able to liaise and communicate well within the team and assist the management to ensure that events are well organised and the food offer is delivered as planned.

As Scotland’s largest independent day attraction and event caterer, this is a challenging but exciting role. There is an opportunity to progress for the right candidate.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• A fantastic presence, ability to lead, supervise & motivate the team
• Health & safety, food hygiene focussed
• Great barista skills
• Commitment & passion to deliver the highest standards of customer service
• A good organiser, an ability to co-ordinate many activities at once
• Be able to take on a number of responsibilities, with ongoing support to the management
• A true passion for fresh food & ingredients , cooking & baking
• An excellent eye for detail, flexible and adaptable
• Heaps of energy, positivity & enthusiasm, ability to work under pressure
• Fantastic communication skills both orally and written, computer literate
• A high standard of personal presentation

In return for your experience, we offer good rates of pay, superb learning and development. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone keen to put their knowledge and passion to the test with an opportunity to progress your career with a great company.

Please send your CV & a short note about yourself and why you think you would be the right person for the job, drop an email to Libby Andrew libby@hplfoodies.co.uk

Creative cook & baker

The Edinburgh Indoor Climbing Centre, Ratho

Are you energetic, passionate about all things foodie and enjoy a team environment?

Are you a great cook and baker and a self confessed foodie! We're looking for a talented and enthusiastic cook who can also bake! You'll be passionate about using the freshest, seasonal ingredients. You will have a creative flair for food, flavours and presentation. We are really really passionate about food, want our customers to receive the best customer service and enjoy good quality food - we do also have high standards. Our emphasis is on great food, served with a smile!

The Edinburgh Indoor Climbing Arena cafe is a lively and busy cafe, much loved by its regular visitors to the arena. The emphasis is on fresh, tasty food prepared daily, using local, seasonal where possible. A second, smaller cafe is located, in Scrambles, the EICA soft play centre, where parents and children flock to in search of tasty child friendly food and a place to have fun.

The arena has many exciting events, whether it be sporting events from international climbing competitions to judo competitions or large conferences and team building meetings within some of the fantastic conference rooms.

This is a full time position - 5 days out of 7 with no split shifts. Shifts run from 8/9 am to 5/6pm. However, weekend work is essential and will form part of your working week. We offer competitive rates of pay, superb learning and development. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced cook, keen to put their knowledge and passion to the test with a great company with high standards. Our emphasis is on great food, served with a smile!

We also cater for daytime and occasionally evening events. These range from day delegate, conference lunches to canapé receptions & buffets You must be able to liaise and communicate well within the team and assist the management to ensure that events are well organised and the food offer is delivered as planned.

Daily duties would include: making soup, sandwiches, salads and tasty dish of the day as well as baking some fantastic items for our extensive cake counters. We are extremely passionate about food, customer service and standards. We also operate the cafes at National Portrait Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art One and Two, Hopetoun House and The Famous Grouse Experience, Crieff.

The right candidate should be able to demonstrate;

• A hard working and reliable attitude
• Heaps of energy, enthusiasm
• Good kitchen practice, cooking techniques and knowledge of food and ingredients
• A flare for baking as well as cooking
• Experience of dealing with suppliers and placing orders
• Be able to co-ordinate many activities at once with good communication
• Good understanding of English, both written and orally
• Be able to menu plan to use the best of local and seasonal food
• Most importantly to create fantastic and delicious food on a daily basis

As Scotland’s largest independent day attraction and event caterer, this is a challenging but exciting role. There is an opportunity to progress for the right candidate within team.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following skills:

Please send your CV & a short note about yourself and why you think you would be the right person for the job, drop an email to Libby Andrew Libby@hplfoodies.co.uk