Bars Manager

Liverpool Guild; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Liverpool Guild is seeking a Bars Manager to oversee operations and enhance sales for the Guild’s Bars service. This full-time role requires strong leadership to guide a team and deliver an exceptional experience to members and customers. The successful candidate will balance office management with bar oversight during peak times.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills to manage staff.
• Ability to drive performance and efficiency.
• Experience in hospitality management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operations of the Guild's Bars service.
• Develop and manage staff performance.
• Ensure a safe and quality experience for customers.

Skills

Leadership

Team Development

Customer Experience

Job description

Responsible To:Deputy Director of Operations – Commercial

Responsible for:2 x Assistant Bar Managers, Bar Supervisors & Student Staff

Hours: Full Time35 hours per week, worked across a 7 day rota

Salary: Guild Pay Band 7 £35,640 (All new starters will commence at the bottom of the pay scale)

Deadline:3rd July 2025 - 9am

Interviews:Week Commencing 14th July 2025

Liverpool Guild of Students is currently seeking to recruit a Bars Managerto lead the day-to-day operations and development of the Guild’s Bars service. The postholder will drive performance, efficiency, and maximise sales whilst ensuring we deliver a safe, quality, and value-for-money experience for our members and customers.

Our Bars Manager will be a strong leader, setting the example for and developing both our small team of permanent staff and our large team of student casual staff, to deliver an exceptional customer experience.

As the Bar Manager, the post holder will play a key role in ensuring the Guild's aims and mission stay at the heart of the bars’ strategy. The Bar Manager will be an enthusiastic team player, developing exciting collaboration opportunities with wider Guild teams and campaigns, and supporting the delivery of Guild activity.

Whilst this role will be predominantly office-based, it is expected that part of the time will be spent working in the bars, especially during extremely busy periods, out of term time, or due to staff availability.

We encourage applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented within the Guild.

The Guaranteed Interview Scheme for Ethnically Diverse Candidates at Liverpool Guild of Students is committed to the principles of equality of opportunity. We annually review racial diversity within our workforce and it is a key priority for us to improve racial and ethnic diversity amongst our workforce, and as such we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse candidates and have introduced a guaranteed interview scheme. We recognise that applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds may have experienced additional barriers when applying for new roles.

Therefore, we are taking positive action to address an under-representation within our organisation. If you meet the minimum criteria (at least 80% of the 'essential' criteria in the person specification) and are from an ethnically diverse background, you'll be guaranteed an interview. If you are an ethnically diverse applicant and would like to be considered under our guaranteed interview scheme, you must indicate this by selecting the relevant box on the Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form. If you do not select this box, your application will be considered alongside all other applications. It is important to note that this scheme only guarantees an interview for ethnically diverse applicants who meet the minimum criteria. The selection decision at interview will be based on the most suitable candidate, regardless of background or protected characteristic. A full detailed job description and person specification can be found within the job pack below. If you think you have the skills required, please complete the application form and equal opportunities form on the apply now link.

For an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact or an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact: Ian Spenton, Deputy Director of Operations- Commercial, [e-mail]

More details including a full Job Description and Person Specification can be found within the recruitment pack here-

Details
£35,640.00 per year
Location: Liverpool, L3 5TR, GB