Duty Manager (full-time)

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; City Of London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Bishopsgate Institute is seeking a Duty Manager to support the safe and effective operation of the venue on a day-to-day basis. You will manage opening and closing, oversee visitors and staff, and ensure the building remains secure while coordinating events and venue hires.

The role includes hands-on duties such as event setup and pack-down, room preparation, moving furniture, and lifting where required. You will act as Fire Warden and First Aider, with supervision of staff during events.

Responsibilities

• Opening and closing the building and ensuring safety on a day-to-day basis.
• Acting as a point of contact for on-the-day activity, supervising staff and liaising with visitors and clients.
• Supporting the delivery of events, activities and venue hires and providing general operational support.
• Event set-up and pack-down, room preparation, moving furniture and equipment, and heavy lifting as required.
• Acting as Fire Warden, First Aider and bar supervisor during shifts.

Job description

Duty Manager (full-time)

Job Description

Role purpose

The purpose of the Duty Manager role is to support the safe and effective operation of Bishopsgate Institute on a day-to-day basis.

The role includes responsibility for opening and closing the building, and keeping visitors, staff and the building safe and secure. The role supports the delivery of events, activities and venue hires. It also provides general operational support across the building.

The Duty Manager is the first point of contact for on-the-day activity. This includes customer and client liaison, staff supervision and responding to operational issues. This also includes acting as a Fire Warden, First Aider and bar supervisor.

The role includes regular practical and physical activity. This includes event set-up and pack-down, preparation of rooms and spaces, moving furniture and equipment, and heavy lifting where required.

Application deadline: 09:00 on Wednesday 16 September 2026

Interview date: Friday 25 September 2026 - candidates must be able to attend in person

Successful applicants will demonstrate a keen understanding of Bishopsgate Institute's unique offer, and a passion for the work we do here.

We value and celebrate diversity, and we welcome applications from under-represented communities in our sector, including Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+, non-binary, neurodiverse and disabled candidates. We want to make sure we represent the society in which we work but recognise that the cultural sector still has much work to do in this area.

If you have any questions on our hiring process or inclusivity policies, please contact us via [e-mail]