Vacancies
Events Executive
Closing date | 30.09.25 | 12am
Salary: £32,000
We are looking for an Events Executive to support the delivery of exceptional commercial events at Two Temple Place. Working closely with the Deputy Head of Events & Head of Events & Commercial, you’ll help ensure the smooth planning and execution of a wide range of events; from weddings and corporate functions to filming hires and cultural programmes.
This role is ideal for someone with a few years of experience in events who is ready to take on more responsibility in a unique and historic venue. You’ll be part of a small, collaborative team, contributing to our reputation for excellence and supporting our charitable and cultural aims via the income that events generate.
Job Title: Events Executive
Reporting to: Head of Events and Commercial
Working Closely with: Deputy Head of Events
Based at: Two Temple Place, London WC2R 3BD
Contract: Full-time (5 days per week). Holiday entitlement is 25 days per annum plus discretionary leave over Christmas.
Salary: £32,000 per annum. If a part-time contract is important to the preferred candidate then this can be considered.
Two Temple Place and the Bulldog Trust
Two Temple Place is a dazzling architectural gem in central London, built in 1895 by William Waldorf Astor and owned by the registered charity The Bulldog Trust. We run a growing year round programme of community activity, projects and cultural events – including a major annual free exhibition – designed to open our doors more often to more people. To make this possible, our beautiful and utterly unique building is available for exclusive commercial hire, from stunning seated dinners and glorious weddings to elegant receptions and filming, and this role will manage these events from initial enquiry to delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
• Respond promptly to event enquiries, prepare hire quotes, and coordinate client show rounds.
• Assist with invoicing, tracking income and expenditure, and maintaining accurate financial records.
• Coordinate calendars and rotas, booking external staff and updating schedules as needed.
• Liaise with internal colleagues to identify any diary clashes and work collaboratively with those teams to mitigate any building changes/maintenance that would impact events.
• Assist in the planning and delivery of venue hires, ensuring events run smoothly and meet client expectations.
• Responsible for keeping the event files updated such as the photo library.
•Liaise with clients and suppliers, providing excellent customer service and timely communication.
• Co-ordinate calendars and rotas; book external event support staff {security, cleaners,house managers}; compile monthly rotas; liase with the Premises Manager and Programme Coordinator to identify events or maintenance that may affect events; update the calendar with changes.
• Help manage Two Temple Place’s social media presence for events and contribute to marketing efforts.
• Support research and outreach to expand commercial networks and identify new business opportunities.
• Maintain the CRM database in line with GDPR regulations and ensure supplier documentation is up to date.
• Work closely with the Events Manager and wider team to align commercial activity with cultural programming and community access.
• Contribute ideas and feedback to improve processes and client experience.
• Undertake research as required during quieter periods to help expand our commercial opportunities and networks.
Person Specification
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in event coordination or delivery, ideally within a historic, cultural, or artistic venue.
• Strong administrative skills, including diary management and client communications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with confidence in liaising with clients and suppliers.
• IT literacy, Excel knowledge, CRM systems (Zoho) and social media platforms.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays as required.
• Interest in heritage, culture, and the charitable mission of Two Temple Place.
How to Apply
Please choose ONE of the following two ways of applying:
1. Send us a covering letter, of no more than two sides of A4, and CV via email to rebeccakobus@twotempleplace.org
2. Send us your CV and a short video (maximum of 3 minutes) via WeTransfer www.wetransfer.com to rebeccakobus@twotempleplace.org
In either means of application – letter or video – you should outline your interest and how your experience makes you suitable for this role.
On receipt of your application, you will receive an Equal Opportunities from by weblink. Please fill this in to complete your application. The form helps us in monitoring how we are
reaching applicants. This information is anonymously stored.
Key Dates Application: Please apply immediately as our timeline means that we will look to interview
preferred applicants as soon as their applications are reviewed.
Start date: We would like the successful candidate to be available to start as soon after 1 October 2025 as possible.
Commitment to Inclusion:
Two Temple Place welcomes applications from the widest possible range of people and is keen to encourage interest from candidates from communities that are currently under represented in the charity sector.
This includes, but is not limited to, people who identify as:
• Diaspora, Global Majority, or from ethnically diverse backgrounds
• LGBTQIA+ and non-binary
• Neurodivergent
• Disabled or living with long-term health conditions
• From a low-income background
• With a lived experience of homelessness
• Care-leavers
If there are any adjustments we can make to the application or interview process to support your needs, please let us know.
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Visitor Services Coordinator
Closing date | 06.10.25 | 10am
Salary: £30,000
Two Temple Place is looking for an energetic and ambitious Visitor Services Coordinator to join our small team to coordinate and manage our Front of House activity, a busy Volunteer Programme, growing Membership scheme, and support the administration of a year-round programme of cultural and community events, projects, and activities.
Job Title: Visitor Services Coordinator
Reporting to: Head of Culture and Community
Based at: Two Temple Place, London WC2R 3BD
Contract: Permanent (full-time). Holiday entitlement is 25 days, plus Bank Holidays. We operate a contributory Pension Scheme
Salary: £30,000
Full job description can be found here.
Two Temple Place and the Bulldog Trust
Two Temple Place is a dazzling architectural gem in central London, built in 1895 by William Waldorf Astor with no expense spared, the result is a joyful architectural fantasia. Two Temple Place is owned by the registered charity The Bulldog Trust. We run a growing year-round programme of community activity, projects, public openings and cultural events – including a major annual free exhibition – designed to open our doors more often, to more people. To generate the funds for this, we make our beautiful and utterly unique building available for commercial hire. Between the exhibition and year-round programme we welcome over 50,000 visitors in a typical year.
In 2011 we opened to the public with our first free exhibition. The exhibitions at Two Temple Place are designed to highlight the remarkable collections in UK regional museums and galleries and support the development of emerging curators and cultural staff members. We are currently planning our next exhibition for January – April ’26, The Weight of Being, which explores the profound ways in which external pressures shape artistic expression, mental health, and resilience, highlighting the power of art as a means of expression, resistance, and survival.
The Role
We are seeking an ambitious and dynamic Visitor Services Coordinator to coordinate and manage the Volunteering Programme, Membership Scheme, Group Bookings and Front of House during public openings, as well as to take responsibility for various administrative tasks, including marketing, website and social media management. During exhibitions and public openings, this role is focused on Volunteer and Front of House coordination. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day
running of visitor services when the building is open to the public, largely through the support of a dedicated group of volunteers. The Visitor Services Coordinator plays a key role in managing the volutneers, ensuring the delivery of outstanding visitor service, and welcoming them to the team.
You will also take on responsibility for promoting, developing and administrating the Members’ scheme, devising fun, engaging events for the Members and liaising with partner museums.
The Visitor Services Coordinator reports to the Head of Culture and Community and is based at Two Temple Place. The role is full-time and includes some evening and weekend work throughout the year.
Main Responsibilities
Volunteer Administration
• Coordinating and managing a well-established volunteering programme, energising and enthusing the existing volunteers, and leading on the creative recruitment and training of new ones every year
• Scheduling volunteer shifts and maintaining the volunteer database on our Zoho CRM software
• Maintaining the volunteer handbook and policies, adhering to best practice in volunteer management, H&S and security
• Supervising volunteers during shifts, including arranging rotations and breaks
• Managing and training part-time or freelance Duty Managers for exhibitions
Members’ Scheme
• Managing the Two Temple Place Members’ scheme – including devising promotional opportunities, registering and welcoming new Members, sending renewal reminders, overseeing payments, and planning benefits’ delivery and special Members’ events throughout the year
• Updating and maintaining records on Salesforce and reporting as required to the Finance Director Group & Tour Bookings
• Coordinating group bookings and building tours during exhibitions and throughout the year – including coordinating logistics, selecting tour guides, and tracking donations and payments reporting as required to the Finance Director
Website & Social Media
• Monitoring and updating our website
• Updating and programming social media pages, managing content – including that from other staff members – and generating ideas for topical campaigns
• Uploading events onto Eventbrite and our website, and contributing to marketing channels and promoting events through social media
FOH / Building & Operations
• Managing all Front of House areas – keeping spaces presentable and prepared for visitors
• Supporting the building management including ensuring H&S and Fire procedures are followed by staff and volunteers
• Responding to enquiries by email, telephone and post
• Supporting the team as required for research, data collection and Equal Opportunities monitoring
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and management may, at any time, allocate other tasks and responsibilities. As part of a small team the Visitor Services Coordinator will be involved in all aspects of the building’s life and operations.
Person Specification
Essential:
• Demonstrable enthusiasm for and understanding of working with volunteers and the public
• Personable and friendly, with outstanding customer service skills and a keen interest in people and strong and creative communication
• Experience working in a customer facing environment, or of duty management in an arts setting
• Highly organised, with a forensic eye for detail and accuracy, proven experience managing and prioritising workloads to meet deadlines
• Strong IT skills and numeracy, with experience of using Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of website content management and social media platforms
• An interest in and commitment to the charitable aims of Two Temple Place and The Bulldog Trust
• Willing to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends as occasionally required
• Demonstrable commitment to making culture and the arts available to all
Desirable:
• Experience working with volunteers in the charitable sector
• Experience working with databases and CRM systems (e.g. Zoho)
How to Apply
Please choose ONE of the following two ways of applying:
1) Send us a covering letter of no more than two sides of A4 and CV via the link on our
vacancies page, or to info@twotempleplace.org
2) Send us your CV and a short video (maximum of 3 minutes) via WeTransfer
www.wetransfer.com to info@twotempleplace.org
In either means of application – letter or video – you should outline your interest in working at Two Temple Place’s and how your experience makes you suitable for this role. On receipt of your application, you will receive an Equal Opportunities from by weblink.
Please fill this in to complete your application. The form helps us in monitoring how we are reaching applicants. This information is anonymously stored.
Deadline for applications 10am on Monday 6 October 2025.
First interviews will be held in w/c Monday 13th October, in person at Two Temple Place. We require the post-holder to be available to start mid December. Two Temple Place welcomes applications from the widest possible range of people and is keen to encourage interest from candidates from communities that are currently under-represented in the industry. We take this to include people from Diaspora and Global Majority and ethnically diverse, migrant or refugee, LGBTQIA+ and non-binary, neurodivergent, Disabled or health impaired, and unemployed backgrounds, those affected by homelessness, care-leavers, and those who demonstrably identify that they are from a
disadvantaged socio-economic background. We do not require applicants for this role to have a degree.
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