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Assistant Bars Manager (Performance Bars)

Role: Assistant Bars Manager 

Starting Salary: £31,120 inclusive of London Weighting

Job Type: Full-time (35 hours) Permanent

About us

The Barbican is an arts, learning, and conference centre in the heart of the City of London. We’re passionate about showcasing the most exciting art from around the world, pushing traditional artistic boundaries and helping us understand our lives in new and unexpected ways.  Each year we present thousands of different performances, events and exhibitions that entertain and inspire millions of people, create connections, provoke debate, and reflect the world we live in.

We’re rooted firmly in our neighbourhood, collaborating with local communities to create joyful celebrations of the stories and places they care about, while putting the City of London on the map as a destination for everybody. Central to our purpose is supporting emerging talent, shaping opportunities that will accelerate the next generation of creatives.

As a purpose-driven organisation, our values inform our work as well as our everyday decisions. We want to ensure that creativity, inclusion, community, and enterprise are an essential part of the Barbican. By underpinning everything we do with our organisational values, by being inclusive, connected, sustainable, and daring, and by approaching our work in a joyful way, we hope that being part of the Barbican community will become a positive, life-enhancing experience for everyone.

The Person 
The ideal candidate will have strong previous cocktail and mixology experience, as well as having a high level of customer service and sales experience. You will be confident in leading a team, teaching cocktails, and running service in a busy environment. 
You will be able to cope well with pressure and show a strong ability to solve problems. You will be flexible in your approach to work and be able to learn new skills quickly.

This role works on a rota basis of 35 hours per week over 7 days, including evening and weekend work. 

Barbican Benefits

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, annual pay progression and an annual pay review, a generous pension scheme, season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes, free access to museums and galleries, discounts on retail, healthcare and on-site cafes and restaurants. You will have access to Employee Assistance Programme, trained Mental Health First aiders and City of London employee networks.

How to Apply

To apply, please click on the apply button at the top right of your screen.


If there are any issues with the application process, please contact the Barbican Careers team at [email protected].


Deadline for applications is 23.55PM Wednesday 23 April 2025.


Please note that we are unable to accept late applications.

We regret that we are unable to provide feedback on your application.


The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation and is committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay against external sectors.


As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of staff within the Barbican we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from groups that are currently underrepresented, including people from the Global Majority* and D/deaf and disabled people.


We want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please contact us if you require reasonable adjustments as part of the application 
process.


*Global Majority is a collective term that refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or, have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities'