Assistant Manager

Artisan People; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cultural organization in Central London is seeking an experienced Assistant Manager to oversee day-to-day operations at a busy visitor attraction. You will lead teams across various services while ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. The role requires strong leadership and organizational skills in a fast-paced public setting. Ideal candidates will have a customer-focused attitude and be available for a fixed rota including weekends. This temporary role promises diverse and rewarding experiences.

Qualifications

• Experience working in gallery or heritage environments.
• Ability to motivate teams in a fast-paced public setting.
• Confident in managing daily operations and teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations as Duty Manager.
• Manage daily takings and cashier responsibilities.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Prepare rotas and manage staffing levels.
• Act as the person in charge during weekends.

Skills

Customer focused experience

Strong leadership skills

Excellent organisation

Clear communication

Job description

Join the London Transport Museum, a world-class cultural and heritage attraction in Central London as Assistant Manager, delivering outstanding experiences to thousands of visitors every day.

The role

As an experienced Assistant Manager, you will play a key part in the smooth day to day running of a busy visitor attraction, leading teams across galleries, ticketing, welcome and information services on a full time temporary basis. This role requires commitment to a fixed rota, including working some weekends.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as Duty Manager, overseeing daily operations including opening and closing checks and staff briefings
• Taking responsibility as Duty Cashier when required, managing daily takings, cashing up procedures and issuing refunds
• Ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations and procedures, managing operational situations and taking responsibility for staff, visitors and volunteers on site
• Overseeing roster management, preparing rotas and ensuring appropriate resourcing for daily operations
• Acting as the designated person in charge during some weekend shifts in the absence of senior management

How you’ll dazzle us

You are a confident and hands on manager with proven customer focused experience in gallery or heritage environments. You bring strong leadership skills, excellent organisation and the ability to motivate teams in a fast paced public setting. Clear communication is second nature to you, and you can juggle multiple priorities while keeping standards high. You are happy to work to a fixed rota, including some weekend days, and can commit to key interview, training and shadowing dates. A DBS check is required.

What’s next

If you are ready to step into a rewarding temporary role where no two days are the same, apply via the form below to be considered.