Head – Kitchen & Dining

ABOUT RISHIHOOD UNIVERSITY Rishihood is India's first national transformation university. It prepares learners to solve the big problems of tomorrow. Our transformative education is built on three pillars:

• Personal Impact – developing physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual strength.
• Professional Impact – building real-world skills through industry-integrated, practice-based learning.
• Public Impact – fostering interdisciplinary thinking and a commitment to nation-building. At Rishihood, we nurture leaders who will transform themselves, their professions, and the nation. Position | Head – Kitchen & Dining Reports to Director – Operations Direct reports Dining hall supervisors; day-to-day oversight of the outsourced Food & Dining partner’s on-campus team Function Kitchen & Dining ROLE PURPOSE The vision is explicit that food at Rishihood must move from “campus service” to “campus experience” — every meal should nourish the body, cultivate awareness, strengthen community and make holistic living effortless. This role is the internal owner of that philosophy: it sets and enforces the Rishihood dining standard, manages the day-to-day relationship with the outsourced Food & Dining partner, and turns the dining hall into a genuine learning environment rather than just a place to eat.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own the Rishihood Dining Standard — nutritious, safe, fresh, beautiful, efficient and dignified — and hold the outsourced Food & Dining partner accountable to it day-to-day.
• Design and continuously improve menus in consultation with nutritionists/dieticians, balancing holistic nutrition with taste, variety and cultural relevance.
• Build out the Farm → Kitchen → Nutrition → Plate → Awareness → Waste → Compost → Farm loop — including food-waste tracking, composting, and where possible, local/farm sourcing.
• Turn the dining hall into a learning environment: nutrition communication, mindful-eating practices, and community-building around meals as part of holistic living.
• Own food safety and hygiene compliance across the kitchen and dining operations — FSSAI licensing, hygiene audits, staff health checks — in partnership with the outsourced partner.
• Manage dining hall ambience, service flow and efficiency at peak hours, ensuring a dignified, unhurried dining experience.
• Track food cost, wastage and quality metrics; work with Head – Procurement on ingredient sourcing and with Campus 2.0 Experience on feeding results into the Campus Excellence Scorecard.
• Handle escalations on food quality/safety and drive continuous improvement with the outsourced Food & Dining partner, including periodic performance reviews against SLA. KEY RESULT AREAS & SUCCESS METRICS Key Result Area How Success Is Measured Nutrition & quality Menu nutrition-adequacy review score; taste/quality feedback from learners and staff Food safety Hygiene/FSSAI audit pass rate; zero food-safety incidents Waste & sustainability Food waste as % of meals served; volume composted and returned to campus use Guest/learner satisfaction Dining satisfaction scores, including ambience and service Cost discipline Cost per meal against budget, without compromising the standard QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
• Degree in Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts, Food Technology or Nutrition/Dietetics.
• 8–12 years of experience in institutional catering, large-scale kitchen operations or F&B leadership — experience managing an outsourced catering partner is a strong plus.
• Working knowledge of food safety regulations (FSSAI) and large-volume kitchen hygiene standards.
• Exposure to sustainable/holistic food practices (composting, farm-to-table, waste reduction) is a plus. SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
• Deep understanding of nutrition and holistic wellbeing, not just food service.
• Strong vendor/partner management — able to hold a large outsourced kitchen accountable without running it directly.
• Communication skills to build a food-awareness culture among learners.
• Comfortable balancing cost discipline with quality and experience.