Studios Administrator and Buildings Manager

Connected Voice; City Of London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A charity in London is seeking a Studios Manager/Administrator to oversee operations, finances, and communications. The ideal candidate will have experience in the 3rd sector, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to work independently. Responsibilities include bookkeeping, liaising with contractors, and ensuring the effective running of the charity's activities.

Benefits

Pension benefits

Holiday and sick pay benefits

Qualifications

• Experience working in the 3rd sector or small charities.
• Highly organised and able to work independently.
• Good management of time and systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth day-to-day running of the organisation.
• Maintain organisation’s finances and bookkeeping.
• Manage service and maintenance contracts, health & safety records.

Skills

Organisational skills

Bookkeeping

Initiative

Tools

Xero

Job description

£28,275 per annum (£11,310 pro rata) rising to £30,225 (£12,090) after probation period. Plus, pension, holiday and sick pay benefits.

Hours

15 hours a week

Tue, 02/09/2025 - 17:30

Organisation

Studios Administrator and Buildings Manager

36 Lime Street is a registered charity (No. 1200138). We provide secure, affordable studio spaces for creative artists and seek to increase wider participation in the arts. In doing so, we contribute towards the regeneration of the building and our local area.

We are seeking to employ a Studios Manager/Administrator to work closely with our Board of Trustees our studio member and the members working groups.

The Studios Manager/Administrator is a key role at 36 Lime Street and represents our only paid member of staff. The role is primarily an administrative role, to ensure the smooth day to day running of the organisation. The post-holder will maintain an overview of the organisation’s finances, raising and chasing invoices, attending to bookkeeping (Xero experience is ideal) and minute taking responsibilities. The role includes managing our service and maintenance contracts, maintaining health & safety records, organising maintenance works as required and liaising with contractors as well as issuing and updating leases/subleases. The post is also the main point of call for all internal and external communications, including web-management. As the sole employee you would have to be comfortable working alone, manage your time efficiently and develop good working systems.

We would like to hear from candidates with experience working in 3rd sector or within small charities. We are looking for a highly organised individual, used to working on their own initiative, and who is able to keep an overview of process within developing situations.

We encourage applicants with relevant experience and skills to apply for this role.

Application Process

The deadline for applications is 5:30pm Tuesday 2nd September 2025

Applications are welcomed in the form of a covering letter and CV. We ask that applications are accompanied by a completed equality and diversity monitoring form to assist with our EDI policy compliance.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 16th September.