Job description

Department: Audience Experience & Operations

Grade: D

Salary: £42,750 - £47,620 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting) + Unsocial Hours payment

Job type: Full time (35 hours per week) 12 Month FTC

Attachments

attachment Operarions Manager - Job Information Pack.pdf

About Us

The Barbican is an international arts, conference and education centre in the heart of the City of London. We are London’s Creative Catalyst for arts, curiosity and enterprise. Across our theatres, concert halls, cinemas, galleries, business venues and public and community spaces, we spark creative possibilities and transformation for artists, audiences, and communities – to inspire, connect and provoke debate. We are the place to be and a place where everyone is welcome. Our impact is felt far outside our walls and ripples beyond the experiences we offer – locally, nationally and internationally.

About the role

The Audience Experience and Operations team manages and oversees all aspects of Audience, Venues, Front of House and Foyers Event Management, Soft Service Contract Management, Security, Box Office, Access, Licensing, Health & Safety and Fire Safety Management. The team exists to provide the highest standards of audience, customer, clients, and staff, experience. As an Operations Manager you will strive to promote the Barbican and its activities, maximise revenue generation, ensure a welcoming, friendly and safe environment is provided to all whilst maintaining observance of relevant statutory regulations, including the delivery of the Fire Management plan and Major Incident plan.

We are looking for a proactive team player to drive the vision of the Audience division, fulfilling the Audience Strategy and to be an exemplary role model to other members of staff to provide an excellent experience that is friendly, connected, efficient, and knowledgeable to all our audiences, clients, other staff, and customers. Experience of pastoral care for large teams, especially during culture change will be beneficial. You will work with our other Operations Managers on a rota basis to provide management cover during the opening hours of the Centre. The successful post-holder will also act as representative of the licensee and assume responsibility for all activity taking place. We particularly welcome those with experience of arts and conference management, venue management or customer experience. If you are interested in applying for this exciting and rewarding opportunity, please get in touch. This role requires regular weekend and evening work.

Barbican Benefits

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, annual pay progression and an annual pay review, a generous pension scheme, season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes, free access to museums and galleries, discounts on retail, healthcare and on-site cafes and restaurants. You will have access to Employee Assistance Programme, trained Mental Health First aiders and City of London employee networks.

How to Apply

To apply, please click on the apply online button on the bottom of your screen.

If there are any issues with the application process, please contact the Barbican Careers team at careers@barbican.org.uk.

Deadline for applications is Wednesday 22nd January 2025 at 23.55pm.

Please note that we are unable to accept late applications.

The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation – and is committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay against external sectors. As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of staff within the Barbican we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from groups that are currently underrepresented, including people from the Global Majority* and D/deaf and disabled people. We want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please contact us if you require reasonable adjustments as part of the application process.