Job Title: House Manager
Reporting to: Head of Events & Commercial
Based at: Two Temple Place, London, WC2R 3BD
Contract: Zero Hour
Salary: £25 per hour for weekdays, £30 per hour for weekends

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 generate the funds for this, we make our beautiful and utterly unique building available for commercial hire, for both corporate and private events, from weddings to conferences.

Two Temple Place is now looking for a House Manager to join the team who will look after the house during corporate, private and charitable events. This role will report directly to the Head of Events & Commercial and take over the on-site event management responsibilities once the Event Manager leaves the premises.

The Role:
The role of the House Manager is varied and requires a flexible, proactive approach. Key aspects of the include liaising with caterers, production companies, florists and other suppliers for the duration of events including set up and pack down to ensure the safe execution of all events activity and the preservation and avoidance of damage of this Grade II* listed building. The House Manager will need to be dedicated, proactive and responsive to ensure that events run smoothly and to the satisfaction of our clients. This can include general maintenance of the house, for example: changing light bulbs, alerting the cleaner to spillages and occasional manual labour such as lifting chairs and moving equipment around. The House Manager is required to undertake full Health training which will be given by the Health and Safety Manager.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Maintaining security of the building.
• Support the care and conservation of the building, reviewing suppliers actions.
• Overseeing the on-site security personnel.
• Acting as the fire marshal. Responsible for the safe evacuation of Two Temple
  Place if the fire alarm is activated during an event and is required to brief all event suppliers on the fire evacuation procedures for the house during event set up.
• Knowledge of use of specialised equipment (Stair Climber).
• Management of the heating/cooling and water systems for the duration of the events.
• Ensuring that no unwanted people enter the building during the event and that all contractors and guests are behaving in an appropriate manner ensuring a safe environment for all.
• In the absence of the Events Manager, the House Manager must liaise closely with the client and suppliers at the end of the night to ensure the event runs smoothly and everyone is departed by the agreed times.
• Take full responsibility for managing the event after the Events Manager has departed, ensuring smooth execution and resolution of any issues that arise.
  Liaising with internal contractors and looking after the fabric of the building.
• Maintains clients’ expectations throughout the event, providing excellent customer service and addressing any concerns or requests in a professional timely manner.
• This role would suit someone with a background in Event Security who also enjoys the customer service element and takes satisfaction and pride in being a custodian for our stunning building.

The candidate must be:
– Helpful, polite and accommodating to clients at all times
– Proactive in their approach
– Able to work unsupervised
– Computer literate
– Professionally dressed
– Confident in dealing with the occasional intoxicated person
– Confident in dealing with difficult and demanding clients
– First Aid trained
– Fire Marshal Trained
– SIA (Door Supervisor) trained
– Ability to remain calm under pressure and respond to unexpected situations
with confidence and clarity
– Willingness to work late nights, early mornings, weekends and bank holidays

Contact:
How to Apply
Please forward a covering letter (between 250-400 words) and a CV to the Head of Events at Two Temple Place: rebeccakobus@twotempleplace.org

On receipt of your application, you will receive an Equal Opportunities form 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.

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 identify that they are from a disadvantaged socio-economic background.

We do not require applicants for this role to have a degree.

Please note that Two Temple Place is a historic building, there is a short flight of stone steps leading up to our entrance, and wheelchair access to the building can be gained via a stair climber.

Deadline: Monday, August 4, 2025 – 17:00

Salary: £38,000

Job Title: Community & Education Manager (Maternity Cover)
Reporting to: Head of Culture & Community and Director
Based at: Two Temple Place, London, WC2R 3BD
Contract: 9 months (with possibility of extension), 4 days per week inc some evenings and weekends
Salary: £38,000 per annum, pro rata for 4 days per week

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 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 generate the funds for this, we make our beautiful and utterly unique building available for commercial hire, for both corporate and private events, from weddings to conferences.

The Role
The Culture & Community team is looking for maternity cover for the Community & Education Manager to play a key role in the
development, growth and delivery of a programme of activities, creative workshops, and events working with community partners, charities and schools. This post will take the lead on the development of our community and educational offer, reaching more community groups, charities, schools and other educational partners throughout the year.

Community
• Maintain current relationships and identify and build new relationships with community groups or projects using creativity as a tool to engage, empower and inspire people

• Conceive, devise and deliver innovative activities with and for community groups. With the 2TP team, identify high quality facilitators and creatives to support delivery. These might be one-off workshops or longer-term projects depending on the needs and interests of the groups we partner with

• Research and contact community groups, devising visits and tours for them and ensuring the smooth running of workshops, family trails, and other visitor activities

• Collate data and feedback for reporting and internal learning purposes

Education and Schools
• Work with the Schools Facilitator in the production and delivery of learning and workshop resources and activities for schools throughout the year. During the exhibitions, take the lead from the exhibition’s themes as inspiration

• Work with the Schools Facilitator and workshop providers to deliver workshop activities of all kinds

• Maintain contact and ensure smooth administration of the schools and educational visits– promoting workshops, chasing and collating paperwork, maintaining the calendar, proactive correspondence and confirming details

• Meet & greet the schools on arrival

• Follow up with feedback forms and collate evaluation

Family Programme
• Conceive and deliver a programme of family and children’s events, during exhibitions and throughout the year, including the production of a family exhibition trail

• Support the smooth running of events (daytime and evening events where required.)

General
• Ensure that the Community & Education space is welcoming with materials prepared, tidy and well stocked at all times

• Monitoring and updating our website’s community and education pages, creating and scheduling social media content related to community and education programmes, and generating ideas for topical campaigns

• Working with the team as required for fundraising applications, research, data collection and Equal Opportunities monitoring

Person Specification
• Demonstrable commitment to making opportunity, creativity and culture available to all

• A real passion for and understanding of working with people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds

• Several years’ experience of running community and/or educational programmes in an arts, cultural, community or educational setting

• A proven track record of project management and programme delivery, with strong organisational skills and an aptitude for time management and working to schedule

• Excellent understanding of good practice in community engagement and participation and clear knowledge of diversity and inclusion challenges in the charity and cultural sectors

• Strong collaborative skills and a commitment to teamworking

• An interest in the charitable objectives of The Bulldog Trust and Two Temple Place

• Personable and friendly, with outstanding service skills and a keen interest in people and strong and creative communication.

• Willing to work flexible hours, including occasional evenings and weekends

• Please note that we do not require applicants for this role to have a degree

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 via email 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 Two Temple Place’s Cultural and Community programmes 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 deadline: 9am, Wednesday 16th July 2025
First Interview: 23rd -25th July 2025 in person at Two Temple Place, London WC2R 3BD.
Start date: We would need the successful candidate to be available to start by, or before,
the end of September 2025.

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 underrepresented in the cultural 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.

Access Information
Please note that Two Temple Place is a historic building. There are 8 stone steps leading up to
our entrance. Wheelchair access is available via a stair climber. If you would like to discuss
access requirements further, please contact us at info@twotempleplace.or